Procurement Officer for the Department of Finance and Planning

Mittuniversitetet · Full-time

Holmgatan 10, Sundsvall, Sweden

The Department of Finance and Planning is responsible for the university's financial management, accounting, financial statements, budgeting and forecasting work, financial monitoring and analyses, financial administration, invoice management, travel services, operational planning and monitoring, as well as procurement. The department's mission is to work with both ongoing operational activities and with development and strategic issues within its areas of responsibility. The department consists of the units Accounting and Operational Economics and a staff office. The department operates at Mittuniversitetet's campuses in both Östersund and Sundsvall. We are now seeking a senior procurement officer for campus Östersund or Sundsvall. Job Responsibilities Mittuniversitetet is facing a decision to establish a buyer organization and implement e-commerce. We are therefore seeking a senior procurement officer who will lead the work of developing the buyer organization, implementing e-commerce, and developing Mittuniversitetet's procurement and ordering processes. The purpose is to ensure efficient procurement that meets the university's needs and that procurement, call-offs, and purchases are carried out in accordance with applicable legislation and framework agreements. You are responsible for ensuring that new procurements are conducted in accordance with LOU and that governing documents and instructions are kept up to date and accessible on the university's intranet. You have the role of coordinating and providing expertise support and are responsible for monitoring the external environment and disseminating knowledge throughout the organization. The role also includes other procurement and purchasing tasks as they arise. Finally, you are responsible for ensuring that valid contracts are entered into the system and expired contracts are removed. You follow up on existing contracts and monitor the organization's contract compliance. There is close collaboration with the purchasing organization as well as with legal specialists and other specialized expertise in the field. You will be one of two people in the function and will have a close colleague to work with in your daily work. Your Background We are seeking you who have: higher education or vocational school education in a relevant field for the position. good knowledge and experience with Office applications. multiple years of experience independently conducting procurements and entering into contracts in accordance with LOU. experience working with e-commerce systems good ability to express yourself orally and in writing in Swedish and English. It is meritorious if you have: Experience in project leading or participating in a project group for implementing a buyer organization and/or e-commerce system Experience working with spend analyses Experience working with category management Experience with procurements in the public sector, project management, and experience in contract monitoring. Your Characteristics As a person you are thorough, structured, have good judgment and high integrity. The work requires that you can prioritize and independently drive the work forward. Furthermore, we see that you are communicative and trustworthy with good ability to build relationships both internally and externally and have good collaboration skills. It is important that you are pedagogical and responsible with an ability to see context, the bigger picture and consequences. You have an easy time building trust with managers and employees and good ability to understand leadership and governance from a systems perspective. We place great importance on your personal qualities. Employment and Start Date The employment is a permanent full-time position with start date 2026-11-02 or by agreement. Work Location: Östersund or Sundsvall Information Further information is provided by Deputy Department Head Susanne Walczak [email protected] phone 076-14 50 240 or Assistant Department Head Jonas Törngren, [email protected] phone 070-324 49 14. Application Application documents should be in Swedish or English. We welcome your application through our recruitment system no later than 2026-10-02. APPLY HERE! Mittuniversitetet, with campuses in both Sundsvall and Östersund, is an educational institution with close ties to students, colleagues, and the surrounding community. At the same time, we are located next to sea, forest, and mountains which create conditions for fantastic quality of life. New knowledge is created here through internationally successful research and education that contributes to societal development. In this way, we contribute to a sustainable future and a better world. As an employee at Mittuniversitetet, you should be able to combine work with leisure time and have a good balance in life. We offer, among other things, flexible working hours, support for wellness activities, salary supplement during parental leave and sick leave. You also receive generous vacation days. Mittuniversitetet actively works for equal conditions and strives to utilize the qualities that diversity and equality provide to the organization. Salary is set in accordance with the central salary agreements RALS/RALS-T. Your personal data is processed and stored in accordance with the data protection regulation. We welcome questions from you who are interested in working with us but decline from those selling ads and recruitment services.