Procurement Assistant

Police Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Police Scotland is responsible for policing across the country with a workforce of over 20,000 officers and staff. Our dedicated finance team plays an important role in supporting funding, which is crucial to ensuring we protect the safety of people, places, and communities across Scotland.

Assist in providing a professional service across a range of category areas (goods, services, and works). Supporting the Category Manager in the delivery of the procurement function to ensure procurement delivers Best Value through the implementation of best practice across the service.

Due to a planned substantial increase in capital investment, particularly in relation to Police Scotland’s Estate Masterplan, Police Scotland has taken the decision to strengthen its procurement team in a number of areas. 10 additional roles have been created to add to current resources and facilitate the formation of an additional category team. This will enable the separation of the current combined corporate and estates category team into two dedicated category teams, one for each of the corporate and estates areas. Each team will consist of a Category Manager and a range of Senior Procurement Specialists, Procurement Specialists, Procurement Officers, and Procurement Assistants (circa team of 9-11 members for each category). This will ensure that the procurement team can meet the demand for increased capital expenditure in the most efficient and effective way possible to ensure that Police Scotland achieves its long-term 2030 vision for policing.

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced procurement professionals to join a thriving and expanding procurement team who recently won the GO Awards Scotland Procurement Team of the Year award following a period of improvement and reorganisation. The reorganised Police Scotland procurement team provides excellent opportunities for personal development and career progression within the team. Policing is a fast-paced, dynamic environment and the Authority is looking to attract candidates for this role who will relish the unique challenges that policing brings, working with a variety of partners across the organisation to deliver sustainable, strategic, and best value procurement projects and activities.

Benefits

1. Competitive salary and guaranteed allowances
2. Annual salary increments
3. Local Government Pension Scheme
4. 28 days annual leave and 6 public holidays on appointment
5. Wide range of family friendly policies
6. Employee Assistance Programme
7. Access to range of staff associations
8. Scottish Police Recreation Association
9. Scottish Police Credit Union
10. Cycle to Work Scheme

Residency and Eligibility to Work in the UK

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. You should also have been resident in the UK for a minimum of three years immediately prior to application.

To Apply

Please visit the Police Scotland Career Site - Job Reference Number – 3633

Applications close at midday on the 29th April 2025.