Commodity Specialist

As part of this transformation, NSS and NES have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.

About the Organisation:
PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.

We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services., This post is part of the non-medical team with the key job purpose to undertake efficient and effective procurement in relation to required legislative and national policy and service delivery standards, which will contribute to the Strategic Sourcing Directorate Targets and ensures NP delivers a service which adds value and reflects best procurement practice. Data and information are key to the success of this process.

The candidate should have and be able to demonstrable experience meeting key results in a similar organisational setting and should also be working towards, or have, membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS) or equivalent.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who have lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency

Location and Working Pattern:
This post is based at Gyle Square, Edinburgh, or National Distribution Centre at Larkhall.

Currently hybrid working

Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week

PSD Scotland is a remote-friendly employer with colleagues based throughout Scotland. We support hybrid and office-based working arrangements where possible and welcome discussions about alternative working patterns during the application process.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK and have entitlement to work in the UK for the post in which you will be employed., Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits HR Benefits Brochure.