Procurement Specialist - Would You Like to Be Part of Making Successful Deals in Karlskoga?
Exciting things are happening in beautiful Karlskoga right now. In our city, you always have easy access to both stunning nature and the high-tech industrial sector. We offer you a welcoming workplace where people and innovations can flourish. Welcome to meaningful work where you can truly make a difference! The Municipal Management Office is responsible for the leadership and coordination of all municipal operations. We are in the midst of a transformation journey in public procurement and are seeking someone who wants to help drive this development forward. We are currently implementing a new, modern procurement system that gives us access to new AI tools at a rapid pace. We are also introducing e-commerce and investing significantly in developing work methods, roles, and expertise. Our procurement unit consists of eleven dedicated employees in various roles, such as buyers and procurement specialists. The Procurement Unit also supports several neighboring municipalities with procurement, and together we are building a modern and business-oriented purchasing organization with the support of the latest technology. Our workplace is centrally located in Karlskoga, with easy access to both free parking and public transportation (Örebro/Karlstad). We offer the opportunity to work remotely part of the time. The administration has several supporting and management functions, such as HR, communications, economics, and IT. Karlskoga Municipality practices competence-based recruitment, which aims to recognize each person's skills and thereby counteract discrimination. 1 position(s). DUTIES As a procurement specialist, you will be responsible, both independently and as part of a team, for the entire procurement process—from initial needs analysis and discussions with requesters to the preparation and monitoring of agreements, all with a clear operational and business focus. The procurements are varied and encompass many exciting and interesting areas, such as goods, services, and construction projects. Your duties also include supporting and advising the municipality's requesters on purchasing, procurement, and contract matters, participating in information and training initiatives, and performing other common tasks within purchasing and procurement. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who is digitally skilled, engaged, and innovative—someone who welcomes change. It is very important that you dare to think differently and use tomorrow's digital tools to make smart and sustainable deals, as well as actively participate in our development work. In other respects, you are collaborative, structured, creative, and analytical. You hold a post-secondary education in procurement, economics, law, or another relevant field, or you have equivalent competence through extensive work experience in procurement. You must also be able to express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish. As the municipality's representative to suppliers, you maintain a business-ethical and impartial approach. It is obvious that you have a genuine interest in procurement and purchasing matters, and we place great value on personal suitability. We consider it a merit if you have experience with: • Structuring and visualizing data, for example through Power BI • Strategic procurement • Project management or change management • Public procurement • Driving change initiatives with the help of AI Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, Start date: According to agreement. This position requires you to provide an extract from the Police Register of Convictions. You must request the extract yourself from the Swedish Police Authority using the form "Extract from the Register of Convictions" from the forms archive on the Police's website. If you have protected personal data, you should not register your application documents in our recruitment system. Instead, contact PA Support (HR Department) at tel: 0586-610 55 for further assistance. Karlskoga Municipality is part of the Finnish administrative area and therefore has a responsibility to protect the status of the Finnish language. This means, among other things, that we must offer preschool activities and elderly care in Finnish. We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this announcement.
- Město
- Karlskoga
- Adresa
- Katrinedalsgatan 2-4
- GPS
- 59.3265366, 14.5267039
- Publikováno
- 17. 8. 2026
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