Procurement Specialist

Reporting to the Category Manager, as Procurement Specialist you will manage and deliver a range of complex spends in order to provide SPA/Police Scotland with efficient and effective provision of procurement services in line with overall organisational goals and relevant legislation and directives.

You will support and influence continuous improvement and value-add deliverables across the relevant categories of non-pay spend, across all relevant suppliers to provide SPA/Police Scotland with efficient, effective and compliant provision of procurement.

You will help devise, implement and manage all relevant contracts, covering a diverse range of contractual areas and relevant specialisms, across a specific category.

You will have responsibility for the delivery of efficient, effective tendering processes, contract management and ensuring adherence to legal and statutory requirements and support delivery of Procurement and Supply Chain policy across the entire organisation.

The post-holder will support the development of Police Scotland contracting ability, contracting approaches and risk management and be responsible for supporting the implementation of these to ensure compliant, transparent and best value spending decisions, whilst supporting innovative procurement, collaboration and partnership models.

Full details regarding this vacancy can be found in the attached Role Profile.

Applicants must be a British citizen, a member of the EU or other states in the EEA, a Commonwealth citizen or a foreign national free of restrictions.