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Welcome to the Municipal Executive Office. Here you work together with employees in the departments for communication, HR, IT, finance, procurement, and property, as well as the departments for quality and planning, safety and sustainability, and the administrative office. The Municipal Executive Office also houses the organizations for business and destination as well as shared services. The Municipal Executive Office serves as the link between the decisions of our elected officials and all municipal operations. Our mission includes coordinating and driving overarching issues related to democracy, societal and business development, as well as ecological and social sustainability.

More information about what it is like to work in Uppsala Municipality can be found at https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/ (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/).

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Do you want to counteract welfare fraud and enable fair competition? We are now looking for a Contract Controller – a key person who wants to contribute to a secure, sustainable, and legally sound welfare system. Have we sparked your interest? We welcome your application for this exciting position!

With nearly 250,000 inhabitants, Uppsala is Sweden's fourth-largest city, combining the pulse of a large city with the proximity and intimacy of a smaller town. The municipality is among Sweden's fastest-growing and is geographically well-positioned with short distances to Arlanda Airport and only a 30-minute commute to Stockholm.

Uppsala Municipality purchases goods and services worth several billion kronor every year. Therefore, efficient, business-like, and strategic procurement work is an important tool for achieving the municipality's goals and contributing to economic, social, and ecological sustainable development. We in the Procurement Department are responsible for the municipality's framework agreements and object-specific procurements. We currently consist of approximately 46 employees distributed across 4 units: two procurement units, a purchasing unit, and the follow-up unit.

The Follow-up Unit supports procurers and operations in developing extended requirements regarding sustainability, supply security, and finance, as well as following up on these extended requirements in contracts. The follow-up work also includes monitoring invoices, where the unit works strategically with sample checks and deeper audits.

Read more about the Procurement Department here: https://www.uppsala.se/foretag-och-naringsliv/upphandling-och-leverantor/ (https://www.uppsala.se/foretag-och-naringsliv/upphandling-och-leverantor/)

Description of Duties

As a Contract Controller, you have a strategic and operational role focused on preventing, detecting, and countering welfare fraud, unfair competition, and unreliable suppliers. You are a specialist in the contract field and, through analysis, collaboration, and a consultative approach, you contribute to strengthening the quality of our purchases and contracts and ensuring that public funds are used correctly. You work closely with managers, procurers, buyers, and other specialists throughout the municipality and become an important partner in matters concerning contracts, follow-up, and development. You analyze contract compliance through sample checks and audits, follow up on purchasing patterns and other statistics to identify areas for improvement.

Summary of Duties:

• Develop and coordinate the municipality's work with contract follow-up, purchasing, and preventive work against welfare fraud.
• Support buyers within the municipality in contract follow-up and supplier follow-up.
• Collaborate with procurers, legal, finance, e-commerce, sustainability, and other operations.
• Communicate and act as an ambassador, establishing and developing relationships with suppliers and employees in operations.
• Conduct negotiations together with the responsible procurer and/or buyer.
• Draft texts for penalty payments and other sanctions, and realize these as needed during the contract period.
• Conduct internal training and lecture externally about the municipality's work.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a post-secondary education with a focus on economics, law, procurement, or equivalent, or alternatively equivalent knowledge acquired in another way. To succeed in the role of Contract Controller, it is important that you have an interest in purchasing and contractual relationships. In addition, you need to have good knowledge of Microsoft 365 and especially Excel.

It is meritorious if you have previously worked as a Contract Controller in a public authority and have knowledge of procurement legislation. It is also meritorious to have experience working against welfare fraud or other economic crime.

In your role, you take responsibility for your tasks and structure your own work method, while driving your processes forward independently. As a person, you set high goals for yourself and work purposefully to achieve them, with a strong focus on results and a willingness to take on new challenges. You collaborate well with others and build good relationships by being receptive, communicative, and constructive in your handling of dialogue and potential conflicts. At the same time, you have a good ability to plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively, setting clear time frames and adhering to them. You enjoy working with complex issues, where you analyze and break down problems into smaller parts to find well-founded and sustainable solutions.

Information

If you have questions about the position or the recruitment process, contact: Rasmus Gardahl, Unit Manager, 018-726 17 26. Helena Sköld Lövgren, Procurement Manager, 018-727 21 24.

Union Representatives:
Academic Professionals' Union SSR, Camilla Ahlsén Hoff, 018-727 24 34.
Vision, Liselotte Ehn, 018-727 49 49.

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application, contact the Recruitment Area: 018-727 12 86.

Uppsala Municipality applies individual and differentiated salary setting according to the current collective agreement.

In your application, you must state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance.

Employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve being placed on the war establishment.

Salary Form: Monthly salary.
Employment Type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent, start date: By agreement.