Procurement & Supply Chain Management Trainee

APUC (Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges), the Centre of Procurement Expertise for and jointly owned by the Scottish Higher and Further Education Sectors, is looking to recruit for their established Supply Chain Management Development Programme. APUC is headquartered in Stirling and has regional offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Programme aims to recruit and develop future management level supply chain / procurement professionals who have the potential to develop their careers within APUC and / or in client institutions.

APUC establishes collaborative framework agreements on behalf of the HE/FE sector and delivers best practice expertise and guidance to the sector. APUC is committed to training and developing procurement skills in the sector, ensuring our client institutions can achieve best value, compliant and responsible procurement.

We are therefore looking for a highly committed and driven individual to join us on our Supply Chain Management Trainee Programme. The successful Procurement & Supply Chain Management Trainee will work across several Higher and Further Educational institutions in Aberdeen so the post-holder is expected to travel between the campuses as required. There will also be some travel required to the Central Belt to the core APUC offices in Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh for training and development.

We have currently adopted a hybrid way of working so incumbents can expect to be based in the office environment for around 3 days per week - this may vary slightly depending on placement requirements. If incumbents are not able to work from home at all, we are able to offer office accommodation full-time. The role may require periods of frequent travel dependent on placements (travel expenses are funded by APUC depending on base location in line with APUC's travel policy).

Starting salaries will be £25,000 per annum rising incrementally (normally every 6 months) during the 18-month programme. Procurement is a rapidly developing career path, with procurement professionals' salaries now frequently exceeding those of peers in many traditional professional services. On completion of the 18-month programme, incumbents can expect to earn over £32,000 per annum as a Procurement/Supply Chain Manager in our sector.

The start date for the role is as soon as practically possible.

**Application and Selection Process**.

**Brief Statement of Terms and Conditions of Employment**

**Employer (Head Office)**
- Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen, Stirling, FK8 2DZ

**Grade and Salary**
- The appointment will be made on the following salary scales depending on experience and qualifications:

- Circa £25,000 starting salary
- Any cost-of-living increases are normally awarded on 1st August each year.

**Contract Type**
- Permanent, Full Time

**Location**
- Aberdeen

**Hours of Work**
- Full Time hours are 35 hours per week on average and can be worked 5 x 7 hour days or you can compress your hours to work either 4.5 days per week, 9 days per fortnight or 9.5 days per fortnight.
- Flexibility with start and end times will be accommodated wherever possible.

**Holidays**
- 280 hours combined leave (Equivalent to 40 days holiday each year).

**Pension**
- Automatically enrolled into the company pension scheme.

**Cycle To Work**
- The cycle to work scheme enables you to obtain a bike and/or cycling accessories under a loan agreement to use for riding to work and allows you to pay for the loan via salary sacrifice thus making tax and National Insurance savings. You are also free to use the bike and equipment for your own leisure.

**Home Tech**
- Home Technology benefit is an affordable way of accessing new technology by making savings on National Insurance. Products include tablets, laptops, desktops, SmartTV's, games consoles.

**Discounts**
- Discounts on over 260 big brands, supermarkets, online shops, on the high street and gym memberships. Car hire discounts with Arnold Clark

**Wellbeing**
- APUC aims to provide a safe and supportive working environment for all its employees. We have a team of trained Mental Health First Aiders, and all our people managers are trained to provide support for employees experiencing mental health issues.
- Employee Assistance Programme is a free benefits service that is provided to all staff and is fully funded by APUC. The online portal and app offer a library of health and wellbeing articles and resources on nutrition and fitness, including yoga videos and a range of Iifestyle information. Counselling services are available from specialised dedicated counsellors who are on hand to help over the telephone, via video and face to face.
- Wellbeing activities and events are organised throughout the year in accordance with key national mental and physical health awareness dates.

**Staff Development**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

**Salary**: From £25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
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