The Procurement Unit is organizationally part of Finance and belongs to the City Management Office, one of six departments in the City of Lidingö. Here, approximately 120 employees work with broad expertise and diverse professional roles, including HR, finance, procurement, communication, records management, legal affairs, and IT. We serve as the bridge between politics, administration, and the city's operations – and pave the way for new opportunities through knowledge, collaboration, and innovation. In a culture characterized by openness, trust, and joy in work, your commitment and expertise will grow together with us.
The Procurement Unit consists of a manager and ten employees: 1 procurement lawyer, 6 procurement specialists, 1 procurement coordinator, 1 e-commerce officer, and 1 food services operations monitor.
Welcome to Lidingö City - a lush island just 15 minutes from central Stockholm. Through knowledge and collaboration, we build bridges that lead to new opportunities, both for life today and for what lies ahead. With us, there are many opportunities to develop your strengths – or discover entirely new ones. With our hearts in our operations, our eyes on the future, and curiosity as our guide, we make life and working life in Lidingö a little better every day. Welcome to become part of Lidingö City – the bridge to the future
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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
As a procurement specialist focused on care and social services, you work closely with operations and contribute to enabling the municipality to offer residents high-quality social services, care services, and support activities. You serve as strategic and operational support to managers, purchasers, and operations specialists throughout the procurement and purchasing process. The role involves independently managing procurements from needs analysis through contract signing and follow-up.
In this role, you will, among other things:
• Plan, lead, and conduct procurements in accordance with the Public Procurement Act (LOU) and, if necessary, the Public Procurement Ordinance (LOV).
• Work closely with operations alongside managers and specialists from care and social services to analyze needs and identify appropriate solutions.
• Develop procurement documents, requirements specifications, contract terms, and evaluation models.
• Conduct market dialogues and environmental monitoring within areas such as social care, individual and family services, support services, elderly care, and related welfare services.
• Manage the qualification and evaluation of received bids.
• Provide advisory support to operations on matters concerning public procurement, purchasing, and contract issues.
• Participate in and support contract monitoring together with operations to ensure quality, contract compliance, and effective use of municipal resources.
• Contribute to the development of work methods, procedures, and governance within procurement and contract management.
• Collaborate with other municipalities, regional procurement partnerships, and external stakeholders in the welfare sector.
QUALIFICATIONS
We would like you to have a solid foundation in the procurement process and be able to independently manage procurements. You understand legislation and can translate it into practical and business solutions.
Further, we are looking for someone who has
• Relevant education, vocational training in public procurement, or other experience deemed equivalent
• Experience working with public procurement according to LOU and have conducted your own procurements and direct procurements, preferably within IT.
• We would also appreciate experience with LOV and previous experience working against welfare fraud and contract monitoring
• Strong ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in Swedish
• Good administrative skills and experience working in a structured, project-based manner
At Lidingö City, we work based on the core values of committed, professional, and proactive. We therefore expect you to contribute with commitment, a professional approach, and that you take initiative to continuously develop yourself and our operations.
Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Ongoing.
The City applies individual salary setting. Start date by agreement. The position is a full-time, permanent position.
We offer a workplace where you have the opportunity to grow and develop. For us, it is self-evident that we learn from each other and together create a work environment where everyone feels valued and included. We welcome your application!
As a procurement specialist at Lidingö, you are offered opportunities for skills development both internally and through external courses, and in collaboration with partner municipalities within NOFI.
In preparation for the recruitment process, Lidingö City has made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment sites, and similar.The Procurement Unit is organizationally part of Finance and belongs to the City Management Office, one of six departments in the City of Lidingö. Here, approximately 120 employees work with broad expertise and diverse professional roles, including HR, finance, procurement, communication, records management, legal affairs, and IT. We serve as the bridge between politics, administration, and the city's operations – and pave the way for new opportunities through knowledge, collaboration, and innovation. In a culture characterized by openness, trust, and joy in work, your commitment and…