ICT Procurement Consultant

Gofore Plc; Jyväskylä; On-site; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Procurement Consultant to manage ICT procurement projects end-to-end. You will engage with clients from strategic planning to contract negotiations, with a focus on both public and private sector experience. Fluency in Finnish and analytical skills are essential, alongside a higher education degree. Join a transparent, skilled community where you're empowered to thrive and contribute to ethical digital transformation.

Benefits

Flexible working conditions

Comprehensive benefits package

Employee satisfaction activities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in public sector ICT procurement.
• Understanding of public procurement law and related regulations.
• Fluency in Finnish.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end ICT procurement projects.
• Conduct market research and competitive tendering.
• Develop procurement functions and contract management.

Skills

Public sector ICT procurement

Interaction skills

Independence

Analytical skills

Education

Higher education degree

Job description

As a procurement consultant, you are responsible for the end-to-end management of our clients' ICT procurement projects.

Our customer projects range from strategic planning of procurements tofinalizing contracts and also include consulting related to other aspects of ICT procurements and contracts.Customers we have supported in procurement include for examplethe cities of Helsinki, Vantaa and Tampere, Kempower, Valio and Fintraffic.

Ourcustomer projects typically includestrategic planning ofprocurement,preliminary investigation,market research, planning and carrying out competitive tendering, and carrying outcontract negotiations. Our procurement consultants also support our customers in other aspects such as developing the procurement function, contract management and vendor management.

Customer projects are often implemented by several of ourconsultants.You don't have to be an expert in all of the above-mentioned steps of the procurement project, as long as you identify entities within the steps that you have extensive expertise in.

What we offer

Comprehensive well-being and smooth everyday life are at the core of Gofore. Our goal is to be a work community where working is inspiring, rewarding, and enhances your professional skills. Our customer satisfaction is high, our NPS being 62 (2025), and our reputation for providing high-quality services to our customers is solely thanks to our top experts. Gofore employees receive particularly good feedback for their customer-oriented attitude. Our employee satisfaction is based on a skilled community and collaboration.

We are proud of our transparent culture, pioneering spirit, and the fact that we have a greater purpose than just generating profit - striving for a more humane, sustainable, and ethical digital world and working life. With us, you will become part of a community where you are close to other experts in your field and at the same time work closely with other top experts on customer projects. We are organized in a customer-oriented manner, which allows visibility towards individual and team successes and professional development, for example, within a specific industry.

The community spirit of Gofore employees also extends outside of work through various activities such as small event workshops, board games, and family days. To ensure optimal balance, we offer flexible working conditions and tools that you can choose from according to your needs. In addition, we have comprehensive benefits . Gofore has its own collective agreement that reflects our employees. You can familiarize yourself with it here .

What we expect from you

You have extensive experience in public sector ICT procurement as a representative of the customer. Ideally, your expertise is complemented by experience in ICT procurement within the private sector as well, giving you an understanding of the specific characteristics of both environments.

You have comprehensive understanding ofthe public procurement law and other relevant regulation

You have experience in carrying out extensive and significant procurement projects

You are able to identify and analyze broad procurement needs

You know how to help the customer in choosing the best procurement model and method

You are able to take charge ofthe entire ICT procurement project andmanage it all the way

You are able to produce the materials required for procurement projects – or at least a significant part of them.

You have at leasta basic understanding ofICT contract law

Fluency in Finnish is needed due to the nature of our customer projects.

Thanks to your good interaction skills, you get along well with customers, project-related stakeholders and other Gofore consultants. You are independent, productive and customer centricin your working methods. You understand that high-quality outputs and end results that exceed the customer's expectations are at the center of the success of an ICT procurement consultant. You purposefully strive towards a solution and dare to tackle problems. In addition, you have a passionate attitude to your work.

We consider it an advantage to have experience in project management and a higher education degree.

Salary development

For us it is important that Goforeans receive reasonable total compensation for their work. The compensation is the outcome of, not only experience and skills, but also active work for our two values: being a good workplace for everyone and considering customer perspective in everything we do. The feedback that you receive, your utilisation rate (we are consultants, after all!) and your own professional development are central in the salary discussions with your People Leader (i.e. supervisor).

The typical salary range for this role is between €4,000 and €7,000 per month, in addition to a bonus based on your monthly billing rate. We can define the appropriate level together as our discussions progress and we learn more about your skills.

We also offer additional bonuses tied to the company’s success, which may relate to areas such as recruitment, sales, or increasing Gofore’s brand awareness.

The person selected for the position may be subject to a personal security clearance by our customers.

We recognise and understand neurodiversity, and are willing to adapt our recruitment process based on your needs.