Senior Procurement Specialist - Flexible Procurement Team (12 months Fixed Term)

Scotland Excel is an award-winning Centre of Procurement Expertise providing a wide range of procurement, commissioning, consultancy, and learning and development services for our members.

Since 2008, we have helped to establish procurement as an effective driver for local and national economic growth and wellbeing. Our £2bn portfolio of collaborative contracts supports the delivery of savings, social value, community benefits, fair work practices and environmental policy, and covers a wide range of public services including construction, roads, transport, environment, corporate and education.

We also provide procurement and consultancy services to help our members get the most from their procurement resources, ranging from ad-hoc tendering support through to transformation programmes and strategic procurement partnerships.

The Scotland Excel Academy offers applied learning programmes leading to accredited qualifications in procurement, leadership and management, coaching and mentoring, project management and business analysis, as well as short courses and workshops.

Scotland Excel is a non-profit organisation working with members from across the public sector including local authorities, health and social care partnerships, housing associations, and other public and third sector organisations.

About the role

This post forms part of Scotland Excel’s Flexible Procurement Service and provides an opportunity for a Senior Procurement Specialist to work within one of its member councils. This role will be embedded within the member's corporate procurement team but can be conducted in a fully remote basis. The successful candidate will have experience and understanding of all aspects of the tender process including of a wide range of procurement procedures, skills, and ideally has sectoral knowledge.

You will work with like-minded colleagues who get real satisfaction from supporting the delivery of essential public services and bringing social, economic and environmental benefits to our communities.

As well as a competitive salary, you will have access to all the benefits of working for a public sector organisation including a defined benefits pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, flexible working and a range of other initiatives which reflect our commitment to creating a positive work-life balance for all our employees.

All Scotland Excel staff are currently working remotely but on return to the office a hybrid working arrangement will be introduced.

Visit the careers page on our website to find out what makes Scotland Excel an employer of choice in public procurement and what benefits we can offer you

https://home.scotland-excel.org.uk/work-for-us/

This fixed term post may also be available as a secondment opportunity for existing local government/public sector employees, subject to the agreement of your employer.

We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and guarantee an interview to those candidates who meet the essential requirements for the position. If you have a disability, please make us aware of it in your covering letter.