Procurement apprentice for the Ministry of Defence's Material- and Procurement Agency at Varde Barracks

Would you like an exciting procurement apprenticeship where you can help set the goal yourself? In the Danish Ministry of Defence, the Defence Ministry's Materiel- og Indkøbsstyrelse (FMI) is seeking a new procurement apprentice who desires an education with exciting tasks. We are looking for a procurement apprentice at the Procurement Center Varde with the place of service at Varde Garrison.

About us

The working environment is dynamic and professionally developing. In addition, we have a strong focus on well-being, both for the individual and for the Defence Ministry's Materiel- og Indkøbsstyrelse as a whole. We have room for laughter and high spirits. However, we focus on our customers and prioritize the importance of delivering very good and stable service.

You will experience great diversity with good camaraderie, as everyone's function is necessary to deliver a good product to our customers. We distinguish ourselves from civilian workplaces by the fact that everyday life with us has a military flavor with uniformed colleagues and military traditions.

About the training

As a trainee in the Purchasing Department you will receive a versatile procurement education, with the opportunity to strengthen both professional and personal competencies. In addition you will greatly have the opportunity to influence your tasks based on your experience and commitment.

During your apprenticeship you will gain insight into the workflows and tasks in the purchasing department.

You will have the opportunity to be part of an apprentice group across the country’s other procurement apprentices. In addition to the opportunity for sparring, we also use the apprentice group to develop our trainees professionally in the form of apprentice meetings. At these meetings you plan the content and facilitate the meeting yourself.

You will participate in visits to workshops, barracks and depots across the country.

You will participate in internal courses and seminars that span several days with overnight stays at military facilities. There will also be an opportunity for a study trip to Texas, though with partial self-payment.

About you

We expect you to be open and approachable and keen to work in a large organization where you will come into contact with many different colleagues and tasks. You are reliable and passionate about a daily life with both varied and routine tasks to be solved. You are service-minded and take pride in following through on your tasks with the best possible result. You should be a team player and enjoy working closely with your colleagues.

You are motivated by many different types of tasks and independently seek knowledge to solve the tasks in the best possible way.

Being part of a larger apprentice group is something for you, and it is natural to contribute and take initiatives that ensure good camaraderie and an apprentice network.

You have passed/are passing one of the following

• EUD or EUX with a trade orientation in commerce
• Gymnasium education such as STX, HTX, HF, Student or HF exam supplemented with 5 weeks EUS. Alternatively a logistics economist education.

Employment terms

Employment is carried out in accordance with the applicable Collective Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Public Employees’ Organizations – The Public Sector Agreement (OAO-S collective agreement) and the agreement for office workers, lab technicians and IT employees.

If you are 18 years old, the salary in the first year will be 16,763.75 DKK per month. If you are 25 years old, the salary will be 23,640.43 DKK per month. There is an employer-funded pension scheme attached to the position.

As an apprentice in the Purchasing Department, your school program takes place at Aarhus Business College, Handelsfagskolen, Skåde Skovvej 2, 8270 Højbjerg, and during the school periods you will live at the school near Aarhus with the other apprentices.

As an employee in the Defence, you are subject to special terms. You must, among other things, be able to undergo security clearance and maintain the security clearance throughout the employment.

As an employee, you are obliged to perform service outside the country’s borders, including with units in international operations aimed at participation in conflict prevention, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, humanitarian and other similar operations.

Contact and application

If you want to know more about the workplace, you are welcome to contact

Procurement Center Varde: Didi Sandvang Nielsen at phone 2096 4554

If you have questions about salary and terms of employment, please contact Aya Ghaleb Shokour at phone 5134 8665.

Apply for the position by clicking the link and attaching your application, CV, diploma and any relevant recognition of prior learning (RPL).

If you are 25 years old, remember to attach a validation of prior learning (RPL). If you do not have an RPL assessment, you can obtain one at a school offering the program. If you cannot have an RPL assessment prepared in time, you can bring it to a potential interview, alternatively the school can prepare one for a possible employment.

The application deadline is 8 November 2026. We expect to hold interviews shortly thereafter.

The interviews will be held locally.

Employment commencing on 1 December 2026.

In the Defence Ministry's organization we believe that diversity strengthens task execution. Therefore we encourage all interested regardless of background to apply.

ABOUT THE DEFENCE MINISTRY'S MATERIAL AND PROCUREMENT AGENCY

The Defence Ministry's Material and Procurement Agency (FMI) is an agency under the Ministry of Defence, and we administer up to 10 billion kroner annually of the overall defence budget. We are responsible for the entire defense and emergency materiel and IT systems, so we procure, operate and dispose of all materiel and IT—from tanks, warships and fighter jets to computers, cables and switches. We are about 2,500 civilian and military employees distributed across Denmark, and our headquarters are in Ballerup.

You can read about the Defence and the Defence Ministry's Material and Procurement Agency at www.forsvaret.dk and www.fmi.dk or find us on IG: @fmi_dk