Procurement Specialist

Kintec Global Recruitment; Solna kommun; Hybrid; SEK 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Kintec Global Recruitment is seeking a procurement professional to support IT and OT procurement within a digital wind energy programme. You will lead market scans, develop sourcing strategies, and manage procurement milestones and supplier onboarding in collaboration with IT, architecture, security, legal, and programme teams.

The role requires 3–5 years' experience in IT procurement, strong negotiation and analytic skills, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Degree in procurement, supply chain, business, IT or equivalent.
• 3–5 years leading IT procurement.
• Experience with IT/OT categories and transformation programmes.
• Experience coordinating RFI/RFQ/RFP, negotiations, and mobilisation.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Analytical and detail-oriented with auditable decisions.
• Fluency in English; hybrid work from Solna/Stockholm.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT and OT procurement processes from market analysis to contracting and supplier mobilisation.
• Advise stakeholders on sourcing strategy, procurement planning, supplier criteria, and commercial considerations.
• Develop practical sourcing strategies and procurement plans aligned with business, technical, security, and transition needs.
• Manage procurement milestones, dependencies, risks, and decisions in line with the programme roadmap.
• Coordinate supplier evaluation, shortlisting, clarification, negotiation, contracting, onboarding, mobilisation, and handover.
• Maintain transparent procurement records, commercial assumptions, risks, decisions, and supplier status.
• Provide procurement input to programme reporting, budget discussions, and Steering Committee materials.
• Work with programme teams and corporate procurement functions throughout delivery.

Skills

IT procurement

OT procurement

Sourcing strategy

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

University degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, IT or equivalent

Job description

Role Objective

Support the Indirect Procurement OT category within a digital programme for the wind energy sector. Establish and execute strategic sourcing activities to support a new Operational Control Centre and associated OT initiatives. Deliver compliant, transparent, and commercially robust procurement outcomes while aligning business, IT, architecture, security, legal, and programme stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and lead assigned IT and OT procurement processes from initial market analysis through to contracting and supplier mobilisation.
• Advise programme and business stakeholders on sourcing strategy, procurement planning, supplier criteria, and commercial considerations.
• Develop practical sourcing strategies and procurement plans aligned with business, technical, security, and transition needs.
• Manage procurement milestones, dependencies, risks, and decisions in line with the integrated programme roadmap.
• Coordinate supplier evaluation, shortlisting, clarification, negotiation, contracting, onboarding, mobilisation, and handover activities.
• Maintain transparent and auditable procurement records, commercial assumptions, risks, decisions, and supplier‑selection status.

Tasks

• Perform an IT and OT category and supplier-market scan covering the services and capabilities required by the programme and its projects.
• Translate business, IT, architecture, security, and transition needs into practical sourcing strategies, supplier criteria, and procurement plans.
• Prepare, coordinate, and issue RFI, RFQ, and RFP documentation with relevant stakeholders.
• Plan and manage procurement milestones, dependencies, and decisions in line with the integrated roadmap.
• Develop evaluation criteria, commercial models, and scoring structures and coordinate transparent supplier evaluations.
• Support supplier shortlisting, clarification meetings, negotiations, and commercial recommendations.
• Coordinate contracting activities and support supplier onboarding, mobilisation, and handover.
• Maintain a consolidated view of supplier‑selection status, timelines, commercial assumptions, risks, and decisions.
• Provide procurement input to programme reporting, budget discussions, and Steering Committee decision material.
• Work collaboratively with programme teams and relevant corporate procurement functions throughout delivery.

Decision Authority / Responsibility

• Independently manage assigned IT and OT procurement activities within agreed governance, timelines, and delegated authority.
• Provide commercial advice and constructively challenge technical, business, and supplier stakeholders where required.
• Maintain integrity, confidentiality, transparency, and auditability when handling supplier information and procurement decisions.
• Escalate material commercial, contractual, delivery, governance, and programme risks to the appropriate stakeholders.

Requirements

• Relevant university or college degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Law, IT, or equivalent professional experience.
• Approximately 3 to 5 years of experience managing and leading IT-related procurement processes.
• Experience developing and executing sourcing activities within an IT or OT category, transformation programme, or comparable technical environment.
• Experience preparing and coordinating RFI, RFQ, and RFP processes, supplier evaluations, negotiations, contracting, and mobilisation.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to constructively challenge and align commercial, technical, and business perspectives.
• Strong analytical and structuring skills, with close attention to detail and the ability to maintain transparent and auditable procurement decisions.
• Pragmatic and delivery-oriented, with the ability to balance procurement quality, governance, and compliance against programme deadlines.
• Able to prioritise, create structure, and maintain momentum in a fast-changing environment with incomplete information and multiple dependencies.
• Self-driven and collaborative, with the ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary programme team.
• High integrity and sound judgement when handling commercially sensitive and confidential information.
• Professional fluency in English and the ability to work on a hybrid basis from Solna, Stockholm.