Regional Service Position in Nyköping, Katrineholm, or Eskilstuna

Do you want to work to ensure sustainable food procurement in a socially vital operation? Region Sörmland Operations Service Meals is now looking for a Procurement Specialist responsible for all food procurements for the region's meal operations.

In this role, you will have a key position in creating sustainable, high-quality, and cost-effective food contracts for hospitals, restaurants, and other operations within the region.

Your Responsibilities

As a Procurement Specialist, you are responsible for the entire procurement process within the food sector – from needs analysis and market dialogue to implementation and contract follow-up. You work closely with the operations, our purchasing organization, and partner regions. The role is both strategic and operational, involving many contact points, significant personal responsibility, and the opportunity to influence working methods and development in the area.

The work is primarily conducted through project-like processes where several procurements often run in parallel over time. The location is Nyköping, Katrineholm, or Eskilstuna, with the possibility of remote work part of the time.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting needs and market analyses
• Working with supplier dialogues and RFI (Request for Information)
• Planning and executing food procurements
• Coordinating needs mapping and requirement collection together with the operations
• Developing procurement documents
• Conducting bid evaluations and quality assurance
• Implementing contracts and initiating contract start-ups
• Following up on contracts, statistics, and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Contributing to the development of sustainable and efficient purchasing processes
• Collaborating, communicating, and holding dialogues with operations within Meals, purchasing functions, other operations within the region, as well as wholesalers and suppliers

Your Qualifications

You have a relevant higher education in areas such as:

• Dietetics/Food and Nutrition Science
• Public Procurement
• Economics
• Or other education deemed equivalent by the employer.

You have experience in public procurement, preferably within food or meal operations. Experience working according to LOU (Swedish Public Procurement Act) is required.

It is meritorious if you have experience with:

• The food industry
• Meal operations or public gastronomy
• Head of Dietetics in public operations
• Contract follow-up
• Sustainability work in food purchasing
• Working in procurement and follow-up systems such as Hantera Livs/Procure & Spend
• Project management or process leadership

As a person, you are

• Service-oriented
• Structured and analytical
• Self-initiative and responsible
• Quality-conscious and meticulous
• Communicative and team-oriented
• Confident in driving processes forward towards clear deadlines
• Excellent command of Swedish in both speech and writing

You thrive in a role where you need to combine strategic thinking with operational work and have the ability to handle several parallel processes simultaneously.

We place great emphasis on personal qualities.

What We Offer

With us, you get:

• An independent and developing work environment
• The opportunity to influence the region's sustainable food supply
• Engaged colleagues and broad contact networks
• Flexible working methods with the possibility of remote work
• Opportunities for competence development and networking within the field

About Us

Meals within Region Sörmland is responsible for meal solutions for care, patients, restaurants, and other operations in the region. The operations work actively with quality, sustainability, and resource efficiency to create good meals and smart use of tax money.

Employment Type

Permanent position, 100%. Start date by agreement.

Information about the position is provided by

Unit Manager Jimmy Frischenfeldt Bååth, 070-425 94 21.
Union representatives can be reached via the contact center, 0155-24 50 00.

Join us in Regional Service!

Please submit your application, including CV, by 2026-07-24. Interviews may take place on an ongoing basis.

The position is filled subject to it not needing to be taken over by existing staff or if the recruitment conditions change.

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