Procurement Specialist

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

- 384320

**Salary**:

- £37,471 - £42,512
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

**Type of role**:

- Procurement and Contracts Management

**Working pattern**:

- Full-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

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Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Saughton House, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD

About the job

**Job summary**:

- SCTS plays a key role in the administration of justice. We fulfil our purpose by providing the people, buildings and services needed to support the judiciary, the courts, devolved tribunals and OPG. Our work focuses on improving access to justice, reducing delay and cost within the justice system, modernising our services in line with reform, and using leading technology to improve our services for everyone.
The Procurement Team works across the whole of SCTS business at all levels. This is an exciting role within the Procurement function of the Finance and Procurement Unit (FPU). FPU is part of the Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service (SCTS) Corporate Services. The role reports to the Senior Procurement Specialist and works closely with other members of Procurement as well as Courts & Tribunals staff to deliver efficient and compliant contracts throughout the estate.

**Job description**:

- The Procurement Specialist is responsible for assisting with the efficient delivery of the Procurement service including governance, professional advice, support, guidance, training and project administration. You will lead on procurement projects for SCTS varying in size and value and supporting all categories of spend. This role will sit within the Estates and Built Assets category with a focus on that category of spend.
Working with and influencing key senior stakeholders, you will drive delivery, realise identifiable savings, contribute to the wider public sector economic and sustainability agenda and play a key part in delivering a robust procurement service. You will work across the organisation, sharing experience and input to the identification and deployment of best practice. You will be required to resolve complex issues when necessary to achieve outcomes providing robust commercial advice and guidance to stakeholders and assurance levels of a high standard.

**Person specification**:

- Comprehensive understanding of public sector procurement
- Knowledge of e-Procurement and Purchase to Pay
- Effective written and confident verbal communication skills
- Excellent stakeholder, contract and supplier relationship management skills.
- Data analytical skills
- Proven experience of leading low / medium value / risk public sector procurement projects and of supporting high value / risk public sector procurement projects.
- Experience of strategic procurement techniques
- Experience of delivering successful outcomes and outputs and supporting a culture of continuous improvement.

Please see the Person Specification within the Job Information Pack for full details.

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £37,471, Cross Departmental Opportunities contributes £10,855 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- A supportive and professional induction programme with regular check-ins with your line manager
- Job stability and security with excellent and varied career prospects
- Flexible working arrangements
- 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days after 4 years’ service) plus 11.5 public and privilege holidays
- Special leave and paid leave for study or voluntary public service
- Excellent Civil Service Pension Scheme
- Family friendly policies
- Free and confidential Employee Assistance
- A variety of staff discounts and offers with major retailers
- Payment of professional membership fees
- Access to opportunities across all Civil Service departments that are not available to non-Civil Servants
- Security of full pay when unwell (up to a maximum of 6 months)
- Learning and development (including digital) opportu

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- Vacancy Closes for Applications: 19th January 2025
Interview and presentation: from 30th January 2025

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

**Security**:
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**Medical**:
**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with set