For a vibrant Kiruna. One thing is certain: with us, you make a difference. “We are Kiruna,” we often say. We are the healthcare workers who hold Grandma’s hand and the teacher who helps little brother read his first words. We are the childcare provider who helps someone grow every day and the social worker who does whatever it takes to change lives. We’re the personal assistant who gives freedom and the librarian who brings literature to life. We’re the home care workers who drive to the villages in snowstorms and under the midnight sun to be there for people. We are hundreds of skills, thousands of people, and generations of experience that together provide security, care, inspiration, education, save lives, think innovatively, transform cities, stand up for one another, and look after people. With pride and compassion. From the mountains to the city. Today and tomorrow, for a vibrant Kiruna. There’s something special about that. Would you also like to work for life, people, and the future in the Municipality of Kiruna? Do you want to create value and make a real difference for what matters most? Do you want to lead and develop a strategically important function in one of Sweden’s fastest-growing municipalities? Kiruna Municipality is in a unique phase of development where major investments, ongoing societal transformation, and future-oriented initiatives place high demands on a professional and business-oriented purchasing and procurement operation. Our current Purchasing Manager plans to retire, and we are now seeking a dedicated and development-oriented Purchasing Manager who wants to lead our purchasing unit and help ensure good deals for Kiruna’s residents. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES As Purchasing Manager, you will be responsible for the municipality’s central purchasing and procurement function. You will lead a team of four procurement specialists and one purchasing and contract controller, and you will have overall responsibility for developing, managing, and ensuring the quality of the municipality’s work in purchasing, procurement, and contract management. You play a key role in creating the conditions for effective, sustainable, and business-oriented purchasing that contributes to the operations’ goals and the municipality’s long-term development. Job Responsibilities: • Lead, allocate, and develop the work within the municipality’s procurement function • Be responsible for personnel, workplace safety, and operational matters within the unit • Be responsible for the municipality’s strategic development in purchasing and procurement • Ensure that procurement processes are conducted in a legally sound, business-oriented manner, and in accordance with applicable legislation • Provide support to managers and departments on strategic purchasing and contract matters • Develop working methods, governance, and processes within the purchasing area • Drive efforts related to category management, contract monitoring, and purchasing analysis • Represent the municipality in external contacts and collaborative forums Start date to be agreed upon. The position is a permanent appointment combined with a fixed-term management contract. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who Demonstrates clear and confident leadership, along with the ability to foster and maintain job satisfaction, engagement, structure, and professional development within your team. You are strategic, business-minded, and have a good understanding of how a professional procurement function contributes to operational benefits and sound financial management. Qualifications • Relevant college degree in, for example, law, economics, public administration, or another field deemed equivalent by the employer • Several years of experience in specialized work within public procurement/strategic purchasing • Experience in team leadership or managerial roles • Strong knowledge of the Public Procurement Act (LOU) and related regulations • Excellent ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in Swedish Desirable Qualifications • Experience in municipal operations or another politically governed organization • Experience in change management and business development • Experience in establishing or developing strategic procurement processes • Experience in category management or procurement analysis We offer • A meaningful and rewarding leadership role • The opportunity to influence and develop a key support function • Health and wellness benefits and flexible working hours We look forward to receiving your application! Employment type: Permanent position. Duration: Permanent; start date: to be agreed upon. To work with us, you must share Kiruna Municipality’s core values, where respect, responsibility, and collaboration are the guiding principles. We offer a pleasant work environment and stimulating tasks, ensuring that you, as an employee, enjoy a good work-life balance. We offer a variety of benefits, including free access to various fitness centers up to 5,000 SEK per year, cabins in the mountains that you can rent, and the option to exchange part of your salary for time off. We strive for gender equality and view diversity as a strength; we welcome employees from diverse backgrounds and work to ensure our workplaces are accessible to everyone. Kiruna Municipality views full-time employment as a right and part-time employment as an opportunity. Knowledge of Finnish, Sami, and/or Meänkieli is a plus, as Kiruna Municipality is an administrative area for these languages. Kiruna Municipality has engaged an external recruitment agency for this position and therefore requests that advertising agents or other providers of recruitment services refrain from contacting us.