Procurement Officer

Scottish Council of Independent Schools; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading independent school organization in Edinburgh is seeking a part-time Procurement Officer to centralise procurement processes and manage supplier relationships. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in reporting, compliance assurance, and leading process improvements. A competitive benefits package is offered, including generous holiday allowance and membership in the discount scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Enhanced sick pay

Family friendly policies

Free sports club membership

Employee Assistance Service

Funding towards professional qualifications

Qualifications

• Experience creating and preparing reports and financial information.
• Ability to create policies and procedures for centralized procurement.
• Proven experience in leading process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Centralise procurement for office suppliers and materials.
• Ensure efficient processes are implemented and maintained.
• Manage supplier relationships and compliance.

Skills

Report creation

Relationship management

Compliance assurance

Process improvement

Job description

Package Description

Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are currently recruiting for a Procurement Officer to join the Finance Department on a part-time, permanent basis from December 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). This is a key role responsible for ensuring compliance and managing supplier relationships.

The purpose of the role is to centralise procurement across the organisation for office suppliers, provisions, and materials whilst ensuring efficient processes are implemented and maintained.

The successful candidate will have experience creating and preparing reports and financial information and is able to create policies and procedures which support centralised procurement. Proven experience in leading process improvements is essential while experiencing working in an education environment and supporting teaching and professional staff is desirable.

Eligibility

ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Benefits

Staff are offered a range of benefits including: a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, family friendly policies, use of the Schools’ swimming pool and fitness room outside school hours, membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations.

Values

We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role modelling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

For further enquiries, please contact the HR Team at [e-mail].

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Friday 28 November 2025. We anticipate interviews will be held week commencing 8 December 2025.

About ESMS

Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant family of independent schools, set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co-educational nursery and junior school, single‑sex but closely twinned secondary education, and a co‑educational sixth form.

We are a consistently award‑winning School, with an educational legacy that stretches back more than 300 years. Our Schools have always been pioneers of rounded education. Children’s education is underpinned by our values: kindness, confidence, resilience, integrity and curiosity. From virtual reality headsets in the classroom to developing one of the first outdoor learning programmes in Scotland, we are always searching for new ways to develop the whole child.

The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.

Benefits

• Fee remission from Nursery to S6
• Free school lunches
• Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites
• Generous holiday allowance
• Generous pension
• Death in service benefit
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
• Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations
• Employee Assistance Service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
• Annual professional review process
• Regular salary reviews
• Funding towards professional qualifications