Procurement and Commercial Portfolio Specialist

2 weeks ago

Glasgow, United Kingdom Social Security Scotland Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 357786**Salary**:

- £36,585 - £41,834**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer- B2**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- SSS - Finance and Corporate Services**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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Location
- Dundee, GlasgowAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Are you an experienced, motivated, forward-thinking procurement professional? Do you have strong analytical, problem solving and communications skills?

If so, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for a Procurement and Commercial Portfolio Specialist to join our friendly Procurement and Commercial Team in Social Security Scotland.

The Procurement and Commercial Team sits within the Finance and Corporate Services division of Social Security Scotland. It is responsible for leading on the procurement of a wide range of goods and services, ensuring compliance with the procurement regulations, and driving the realisation of savings and benefits for the organisation.

In this role you will report to the relevant Senior Procurement and Commercial Specialist and will support the planning, development, and implementation of a variety of contracts, including and up to medium value/ medium risk contracts to enable Social Security Scotland to deliver benefits to the people of Scotland. This will involve delivering at pace, working with and influencing key stakeholders in the Scottish Government and other UK government departments.

**Pay Supplement**

**Job description**:

- Lead and manage all stages of the procurement process to deliver a variety of contracts including and up to medium value/risk contracts in line with procurement policy, best practice, and Public Contracts Scotland Regulations. This includes from initial conception, procurement strategy development, tender management, evaluation to contract award.
- Draft all associated procurement and contract documentation and use relevant tools and systems in delivery of procurement projects including Public Contracts Scotland and Public Contracts Scotland - Tender.
- Effectively manage a range of customers/stakeholders within Social Security Scotland and the wider public sector to optimising value for money while ensuring key objectives and critical success factors are achieved e.g. sustainability, community benefits, fair work practices and the inclusion of Small to Medium Enterprises and supported businesses.
- Engage and influence internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority to encourage the delivery of Social Security Scotland’s business objectives. Prepare and submit a range of reports to facilitate decisions taken by stakeholders on procurements and contracts.
- Assist your customers with contract management during the contract lifecycle using contract/supplier reviews and appropriate management information to identify risks to delivery, time, cost, and quality.
- Work closely with customers and relevant suppliers to support effective contract outcomes, continuous improvement, innovation, and on-going benefits realisation. This may include using market knowledge to conduct negotiations with suppliers where required.
- Support our communication specialists to draft briefings for Ministers, coordinate and draft replies to Ministerial Correspondence cases, Freedom of Information Requests and Parliamentary Questions on procurements and contracts.
- Work flexibly across the organisation, sharing experience and input to the identification and deployment of best practice to help deliver the organisation’s wider goals.

**Additional Duties**
- Have line management responsibility for at least one member of staff with the responsibility to support their further development in the procurement profession.

**Person specification**:
1. Knowledge and understanding of undertaking the full end-to-end procurement process in line with United Kingdom public sector procurement legislation.

2. Ability to engage and develop constructive working relationships and collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders.

3. Ability to collect and analyse information from a variety of sources, draw out key messages to problem-solve and/or make recommendations.

4. Ability to plan and organise workload autonomously to meet competing deadlines and deliver objectives and outcomes in a fast-paced environment

**Benefits**:

- Annual Leave - You will receive 25 days annual leave on joining us. This will increase to 30 days after four full years of service. You will also have 11.5 public and privilege days of leave every year. We also offer Flexi-time. Any extra hours you've worked can be taken as leave when suitable.- Healthy work life balance - We can offer the possibility of full-time, part-time, term-time, and job shares. We also encourage flexible working.
- Discounts - You can enjoy a vast range of retail, travel and lifestyle di

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