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Procurement Officer
| Posting date: | 21 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £35,896 to £39,650 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Pay review pending |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 April 2025 |
| Location: | Selkirk, Scottish Borders |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Scottish Borders Housing Association |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Role Overview
An exciting new role has arisen for a Procurement professional to join Scottish Borders Housing Association, a Registered Social Landlord, owning and managing 5,600 homes across the wide geography of the Scottish Borders. SBHA provides affordable rents across its communities, spending & investing around £20m each year in its properties to ensure high quality homes along with a 300 new build programme.
As an anchor institution in the Scottish Borders, SBHA promote progressive procurement, that is, developing local supply chains of businesses likely to support local employment and keep wealth within communities. Our values promote fair employment and just labour markets, which improve the prospects of local people and increases the flow of investment within local economies whilst harnessing and recirculating the wealth that exists.
Supporting the Senior Procurement Adviser, you will work together to deliver innovative procurement strategies, collaboration and partnership models of delivery. Additionally, you will support the preparation of statutory annual returns and maintain accurate records of Contracts Awarded, Extensions required and Projected Pipeline.
Your responsibilities will include delivery of efficient tendering processes, contract management guidance supporting and developing skills and knowledge of colleagues across the business with procurement responsibility, to enhance assurance and control to the Executive Team and Board of Management.
You should have a minimum of 3 years' procurement experience at Officer level, and be MCIPS qualified or willing to work toward qualification within 4 years.
This role is office based and while we welcome flexible working requests, the successful candidate should be prepared to commute regularly to our office in Selkirk.
Please view the job description and person specification accessable on our career site for full details on the essential and desirable criteria for this role before applying.
Benefits
Created by Tenants for Tenants, Scottish Borders Housing Association enhances lives and communities across the Scottish Borders. Being part of the SBHA team, you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including a flexible working, a competitive salary, generous annual leave and sickness entitlement, life assurance and a good pension scheme. You will be part of a team that is interested in your wellbeing and development, and work in an environment where you can flourish.
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