Senior Procurement OT Specialist

Kintec Global Recruitment; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Kintec Global Recruitment seeks a Senior Procurement OT Specialist to lead IT and OT procurement for a digital programme in Solna, Stockholm. Hybrid work, 40 hours per week, 5 days, with a planned window from 19 October 2026 to 30 April 2027.

You will manage market analysis, RFI/RFP processes, supplier evaluations, negotiations, contracting, and onboarding, ensuring compliant, transparent and financially robust outcomes that align IT, architecture, security, legal and programme teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Procurement, Supply Chain, IT, Finance, Law or related field.
• 3–5 years of IT procurement experience preferred.
• Experience with IT/OT sourcing, RFIs/RFPs, supplier negotiations and onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT and OT procurement processes from market analysis to contracting and supplier mobilisation.
• Advise stakeholders on sourcing strategy, criteria, and commercial considerations.
• Develop sourcing plans aligned with business, security, and transition needs.
• Manage procurement milestones, risks, and decisions within the programme roadmap.
• Coordinate supplier evaluations, negotiations, and contracting activities.
• Maintain auditable procurement records and supplier selection status.
• Provide procurement input to programme reporting and budget discussions.
• Collaborate with programme teams and corporate procurement functions.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Procurement management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Procurement/Business/IT

Job description

Senior Procurement OT Specialist

Location: Solna, Stockholm, Sweden

Start Date: 19th October 2026

End Date: 30th April 2027

Work Style: Hybrid - 40 hours per week, 5 days per week

Role Objective

Support the Indirect Procurement OT category within a digital programme. Establish and execute strategic sourcing activities required 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.