Experienced Procurement Specialist

GÖTEBORGS KOMMUN · Vollzeit

Göteborgs Stad, Göteborg, Schweden

Do you thrive in a varied role where collaboration and communication are key to success? Do you have solid experience in public procurement and enjoy driving complex assignments from start to finish? Do you want to contribute to sustainable and cost-effective purchasing in one of Sweden's largest public procurement organizations? Then you might be the person we're looking for! If you're early in your career, please take a look at our other job posting "Procurement Specialist – varied assignments and opportunity to develop" About the job The Purchasing and Procurement Department aims to be the city's first choice for support in procurement and purchasing. As a procurement specialist, you will be an important part of developing both our working methods and the city's purchasing operations. With us, you get the opportunity to work broadly across many different areas and categories. You will carry out procurement assignments on a consulting basis for the city's departments and companies, as well as procurements of joint agreements for Gothenburg City. The assignments vary in scope and complexity. One assignment might involve a new competitive bidding process, and the next might be a larger procurement. You may also work with direct procurement and other procurement-related initiatives. In this role, you take significant personal responsibility for planning, prioritizing, and managing multiple assignments in parallel. You handle assignments with different conditions and many stakeholders, and you use your experience to make assessments and find ways forward. The role does not include contract responsibility or contract management. After completing an assignment, you hand over to the contract manager internally at the department or to the operations that commissioned the assignment. You will, among other things: independently plan, project manage, and carry out procurements of varying scope and complexity manage multiple parallel assignments and coordinate different stakeholders based on timelines, deliverables, quality, and operational needs collaborate closely with strategic buyers, other specialist roles, and representatives from the city's operations to achieve the city's goals and contribute to sustainable purchasing contribute your expertise in developing our working methods and in assignments that require independent assessments and solutions. You will be part of the Procurement Unit, which consists of ten people in the roles of procurement specialist and administrator. We have broad collective experience and expertise, and we work together to develop both our operations and our working methods. About you For this position, you must have post-secondary education from a university or vocational training in public procurement, law, economics, or similar fields that the employer deems relevant. We are looking for someone with several years of experience independently managing procurements within the public sector. You are confident in the entire procurement process and have experience managing assignments of varying scope and complexity. It is a merit if you have experience procuring different types of goods and services as well as experience with different procurement regulations. You have experience leading projects with multiple stakeholders and are used to taking responsibility for the whole picture. You can structure and prioritize your work, make independent assessments, and drive assignments forward even when conditions are complex or changing. You have a good ability to balance operational needs with time, quality, and other conditions to achieve a successful result. You are communicative, solution-oriented, and enjoy collaborating with different operations and professional roles. With us, you get a role with great variety, personal responsibility, and the opportunity to make a difference in Gothenburg City through professional and sustainable purchasing and procurement. We warmly welcome your application! Other information With us, you will work alongside knowledgeable and great colleagues on a meaningful assignment that impacts and makes a difference for many. We want our workplace to be characterized by dialogue and collaboration and to promote a sustainable working life with balance. We work in pleasant offices in the heart of the city and offer employee benefits such as flexible working hours, wellness allowance, and bicycle benefits. Gothenburg City applies individual and differentiated salary setting. Here you can find more information about, among other things, salary statistics: Salary and compensation At the Purchasing and Procurement Department, several positions are assessed to be covered by the Act on Background Checks for Appointment to Leading Positions in Municipalities. If this position is one of these, more information will be provided at a possible interview. To staffing and recruitment agencies: We decline offers for advertising and recruitment assistance. Interviews are planned for October 13, 14, 15, and 16. About us The Purchasing and Procurement Department leads Gothenburg City's strategic purchasing work. Our mission is to ensure that the city's purchases are efficient, resource-smart, and sustainable over time. We do this by setting overarching strategies, procuring joint agreements, and supporting all of Gothenburg City with services in purchasing, such as purchasing analysis, training, and various types of consulting services. Gothenburg City purchases goods and services for more than 30 billion each year. This makes us one of Sweden's largest buyers, and with that comes great responsibility and great opportunities. In our centrally located offices, approximately 100 driven colleagues work together to make a difference for those who live, work, and live in Gothenburg. Want to know a little more about us and what it's like to work at the department? Read more on our Work with us page! Follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/gbginkop/