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Procurement Specialist at Väsbyhem

Do you want to take overall responsibility for procurement, contract, and purchasing processes within the Väsbyhem Group, with significant opportunities to influence and develop working methods? Then we might be looking for you!

About the role

As a Procurement Specialist at Väsbyhem, you will have overall responsibility for our procurement and contract work, combining strategic procurement efforts with close support to the business operations. You will lead own procurements and direct procurements in accordance with the Public Procurement Act (LOU), develop our purchasing processes, and contribute to ensuring that our resources are used in a smart, sustainable, and responsible manner.

You will become an important part of the finance unit and contribute to ensuring that our purchases and contracts create the greatest possible value for the business, our tenants, and society at large. The role involves many contact points where you work closely with managers and employees throughout the organization, as well as with the municipality's procurement unit to ensure that our contracts are used correctly and that we continuously develop our working methods.

This is a role for you who appreciate switching between operational work and long-term development work – and who wants to help create the conditions for smart and sustainable business.

Your main responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and document procurements in accordance with the Public Procurement Act (LOU)
• Provide support and advice to the business regarding procurement and purchasing matters
• Develop and manage Väsbyhem Group's procurement, purchasing, and contract processes
• Conduct analyses, follow-ups, internal controls, and risk assessments related to procurement, purchasing, and contracts
• Contribute to increased knowledge about procurement, purchasing, and contracts within the organization
• Manage and participate in the development of system support and methods for follow-up and control
• Contribute to the handling of environmental, social, and ethical requirements in a suitable manner in procurements, in collaboration with relevant functions

We are looking for you who

• Have relevant post-secondary education in law, procurement, or purchasing
• Have good knowledge of the Public Procurement Act (LOU)
• Have experience in procurement, purchasing, or contract follow-up
• Have good analytical skills and experience in making risk assessments
• Express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing
• Are curious about how digital tools and AI can streamline procurement and contract processes and see opportunities to develop working methods through new technology

It is an advantage if you also have:

• Experience from the public sector or the real estate industry
• Experience with procurement systems
• Experience with systems for purchasing and contract follow-up
• Experience with data analysis, for example in Excel or BI tools

Who are you?

We believe you are a person who likes to create structure and order. You work carefully, have an easy time analyzing complex information, and can weigh different perspectives against each other to make well-founded decisions.

You are not content with merely maintaining existing working methods but see opportunities to develop processes, create structure, and simplify for the business. You combine an analytical approach with a good understanding of the business's needs and have an easy time translating regulations into practical and business-oriented solutions.

At the same time, you are pedagogical and communicative. You have the ability to make regulations and processes understandable to others and enjoy collaborating with many different parts of the organization. You take responsibility for your tasks, drive the work forward, and contribute to good collaboration by being receptive, unpretentious, and solution-oriented.

Why you should work with us

At Väsbyhem, you become part of an organization that works to create safe and pleasant living environments for our tenants. We are proud of our culture where positivity, receptiveness, drive, and responsibility permeate everyday life.

With us, you get:

• A specialist role with significant individual responsibility
• The opportunity to build upon and develop procurement and contract work in an organization where your ideas and initiatives are valued
• Competent and engaged colleagues who enjoy collaborating
• A workplace where development, community, and balance are important

Practical information

The position is a permanent full-time employment and you report to the Finance Manager. Start date is by agreement.

Selection and interviews take place continuously, which means that the position may be filled before the application deadline (Aug 11). In order for us to focus on your competence, we do not want you to send a personal cover letter. Instead, we want you to attach your CV and answer our selection questions.

We look forward to your application!

Best regards,

Finance Manager Marie and HR Generalist Linnea