Procurement Assistant to EU agency

Would you like to work in a multicultural and international organization with an important mission within the European Union? Would you describe yourself as someone with the ability to work under pressure and a high level of service orientation? Then you might be the right person for this position.
About the position
Perido is looking for a Procurement Assistant for our client, an independent and important agency of the European Union. The position is placed at their beautiful office nicely located in Solna. At the moment you are allowed to work from home, but also allowed to work at the office under certain safety conditions.
Your daily tasks
In this assignment you will take on a broad and exciting role that offers an ever-changing workday. You will work closely with a specific procurement programme within the agency where you will:
· Provide general administrative and clerical assistance and support the Procurement Section’s processes and work flows.
· Administer correspondence and notifications to tenderers and contractors.
· Manage electronic and paper document; scan and archive documents according to the procurement archiving policy.
· Respond to queries and requests with a high level of service attitude, tact, discretion and confidentiality.
· Perform any other task assigned by the supervisor.
Your qualifications
To be successful in this role you need the ability to take initiative as well as a high level of discretion and ability to handle confidential matters. You have a high level of service orientation and experience in organizing work and prioritizing accordingly. Furthermore we believe that you enjoy teamwork and to communicate with team members, colleagues and external resources.
If this sounds like the position for you, please send your application in English as soon as possible!
Requirements
· Education at university level, or other relevant post-secondary education and relevant professional experience
· Proven experience in a financial/ administrative/ contracting environment
· Experience and knowledge linked to the relevant aforementioned tasks
· Good exposure and understanding of administrative processes and systems, ideally in the area of procurement
· Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Microsoft Excel
· Excellent command of English; spoken and written.
Contract type and hours
Full time. Start as soon as possible, end date December 31 with possible extension.
Application
Please apply for this vacancy through our website. The company name and more information about this position will be revealed at the first contact with responsible recruiter. We recommend that you submit your application since interviews will be held continuously.
If you have any questions you are welcome to contact us by mail, fraga@perido.se and one of our recruitment assistants will answer you within 24 hours on weekdays. State the reference number 31866 in the subject line.
About Perido
Perido is a successful consultant- and recruitment company, active within the civil service sector. The company has grown consistently since the start in 2003. Our vision is that everyone should thrive and feel dedicated at work. This includes our co-workers, clients and consultants. Through questioners that cover well-being we up hold high scores of contentment among our employees, both in-house co-workers and consultants year after year. This is something that we continue striving towards in everything we do. Today, Perido consists of 70 in-house co-workers and over 700 consultants working all over the country. Our vacancies can be found within several different industries, including banks, multinational IT-corporations, world leading telecom companies, government agencies and smaller companies within the private sector. We are affiliated with collective labor agreements to certain safe and secure work environments for all our employees.