Purchaser

Do you have expertise in procurement, enjoy driving processes forward, and working towards goals? Here’s your chance to develop in an exciting and versatile role within a vital societal operation. Contribute to the future of education! About the Job As a purchaser with us, you will carry out and support all forms of procurement activities in close collaboration with stakeholders in the organization. You will work to achieve increased operational benefit and business acumen for the Swedish National Agency for Education, ultimately benefiting our target groups in schools. You will act as a project leader by supporting stakeholders throughout the procurement process and driving the assignment to completion. In this role, you will handle direct procurements, call-offs, and less complex procurements. Specifically, this position will focus on the procurement categories of services for schools and purchases from educational institutions through agreements. Your responsibilities include supporting and developing external collaborations with suppliers and other government agencies, focusing on business acumen, negotiations, supplier management, and contract follow-up. Proactively providing advice and support to the agency's stakeholders and occasionally training internally in the area is also part of the role. You will be part of the Procurement and Purchasing Unit, which consists of 14 employees. We work category-based with our procurements, and the unit is divided into three groups focusing on IT & consultants, goods & services, and services for schools & purchases from educational institutions. The groups include purchasers alongside procurement officers who have category leadership roles. Additionally, we have specialist roles such as procurement lawyer, procurement controller, and procurement administrator. Together, we possess both broad and deep expertise in the field, supporting and learning from each other. Here you can read an interview with Louise, who works as a purchaser in the unit. * * * * * “We are engaged in an exciting development effort to create better business acumen in our agreements with educational institutions and therefore want to expand our team to meet the increased demand for our services within the agency. Welcome to a great team that works together to achieve this goal.” Peter Norén, Head of Procurement * * * * * You will become a valuable advisor and project leader for our stakeholders. You will contribute to the entire procurement process and create business-oriented and positive external collaborations. The tasks are exciting and varied, in an organization with an important mission. You will work in our modern and spacious office in Solna Business Park. You may also have the opportunity to work up to 50% remotely. About You To perform well and thrive with us, you need to embody and uphold the values of the public sector and our core values for employee engagement: role model, trust, responsibility, collaboration, and development. Read more at www.skolverket.se/jobb. In this job, you should have: - Post-secondary education in procurement and purchasing, or other education combined with experience that we consider relevant, - Current experience in procurement work, such as competitive bidding and contract management, - Current experience working with modern procurement tools, - Excellent ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in Swedish. It is advantageous if you have a university degree in economics, law, or another relevant professional field, and if you have experience working as a purchaser/procurement officer under LOU, the Public Procurement Act. Experience with more complex agreements between government agencies is also a merit. As a person, you need to: - Be communicative and ensure that your message reaches the recipient, - Prioritize achieving goals and completing work in a structured manner, focusing on the needs of the stakeholders and the agency, - Have a business-oriented mindset and demonstrate this by focusing energy and resources on projects and tasks that generate added value, - Have a good ability to develop trusting collaborations and positive relationships with all different parts of the agency. Important to Know The application deadline is November 24. The employment is permanent and begins with a six-month probationary period. When you register your application, you will answer a few questions instead of attaching a cover letter. Please review the application form and prepare your answers before applying. The Swedish National Agency for Education works to ensure that all children and students receive a good and equitable education in a safe environment. We support Swedish preschools, schools, and adult education in various ways. As an employee at the Swedish National Agency for Education, you contribute to creating good conditions for children's and students' development and learning. Get to know us better by visiting our website https://www.skolverket.se/jobb. Our mission – the future of education.