NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

*PLEASE NOTE WE ANTICIPATE A HIGH LEVEL OF INTEREST IN THIS POSITION AND MAY CLOSE THE VACANCY EARLY ONCE A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. THEREFORE, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU COMPLETE AND SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AT AN EARLY STAGE*

Role: To supervise the category team and utilise the procurement journey and procurement tools across the commodity area to manage spend and deliver best value
By engaging with stakeholders to understand their needs, develop a customer focused approach to ensure queries, complaints sourcing requests and product availability is communicated efficiently and effectively across the category area
Provide procurement advice to stakeholders to ensure compliance with EU procurement rules and standing financial instructions. Ensuring governance of spend and minimise risk
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Jill Shearer on 07977 246891 or email jill.shearer@nhs.scot
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a “regulated role”, your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes

Please refer the Job description for details