Procurement Specialist

7 days ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Pertemps Scotland Full time

Pertemps Scotland are currently recruiting for a temporary Procurement Specialist to work with our public sector client in Edinburgh
**Location** - Edinburgh City Centre
**Rate of pay** - £17.10 - £18.68 per hour depending on experience
**Hours** - Mon-Fri 36hours per week
**Duration** - Temporary ongoing
**Immediate start**
**Duties to include**:

- Project planning and management
- Supporting savings proposal development
- Engage with suppliers and service areas to develop procurement approaches that optimise value for money
- Mentor and provide support to Trainee Procurement Specialists, apprentices and those involved in procurement activities
- Ensure projects are delivered in the most commercially effective manner, based upon the Procurement Specialist's deep and current market insight
- Ensure compliance with Contract Standing Orders and relevant legislation
- Lead the selection of appropriate suppliers and contractors, to demonstrate value for money
- Promote good procurement practice including with regard to sustainability, ethical purchasing standards, equalities and delivering community benefits
- Report on progress to Senior Category Manager, Procurement Delivery Lead, Senior Procurement Specialist or lead Project Manager where supporting a complex tender
- Identify and manage risks and issues
- Undertake contract handover process on completion of each procurement project, including identification of risk, issues and mitigation strategies, to ensure all savings and benefits are realised.
- Ensure sourcing and procurement projects are delivered in the most commercially effective manner and take cognisance of all relevant policy and best practice drivers such as sustainability, social considerations, financial systems, etc.
- Contribute to the preparation of committee reports, reports to directors and waiver reports
- Deputise for Senior Procurement Specialists

**To be successful in this role you must have**:

- Strategic procurement experience in leading and developing commodity or less complex category strategy and implementation at local sector level.
- Current market insight, including current trends and needs.
- Able to analyse and use data including market research, spend analysis, market options
- Effective Project planning
- Compliance with regulations and legislation affecting Procurement
- Promotion of best practice in procurement and ethical purchasing standards
- Can plan, lead, prioritise and delegate work responsibilities and identifies the skills required within the team to deliver on the business plan
- Ability to manage conflicting interests
- Ability to take sound and decisive judgements in a fast moving and highly pressurised environment
- Communicate effectively, able to articulate and provide competent handling of all written, verbal and electronic forms of internal and external communication.
- Present issues effectively and clearly at a variety of forums. Creates simplicity out of complexity.
- Experience in an environment where strategic change and continuous improvement has been demonstrated



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