Buyer/Contract Officer

Procurement Officer £Permanent/Secondment Opportunity (2 years) We’re looking for an experienced and motivated Procurement Officer to join our team and play a key role in delivering high quality, compliant procurement across the organisation. You’ll lead and support the full end to end procurement lifecycle for designated categories of spend, from developing sourcing strategies and managing tendering processes through to contract award and contract management. Working closely with colleagues across the SSSC, you’ll provide expert procurement advice, help manage risk, and ensure procurement activity delivers best value and strong supplier performance. You’ll also work with national procurement bodies such as Scottish Procurement, Scottish Government Procurement and Scotland Excel, promoting collaboration, compliance with frameworks and the sharing of best practice. You’ll have significant experience in a procurement, purchasing or contract management role, with a strong understanding of public sector procurement in Scotland. experience of delivering end to end procurement activity knowledge of procurement regulations and public sector best practice a relevant qualification or commensurate experience (such as Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) or SCQF equivalent). We are the regulator for the social work, social care and children and young people workforce in Scotland. Read more about us on our website. We offer a generous salary, flexible working arrangements, a full range of benefits, local government pension scheme and up to 43 days holiday (dependent on service). Read more about our benefits on our website. Our office is based in Dundee, and we offer a flexible, agile working approach that combines remote working with time in the office. We value the benefits of in-person collaboration and working together, so while most roles allow flexibility, we ask colleagues to attend the office occasionally for key activities such as meetings, training, and team events and other occasions. We value diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates who identify as having a disability and for individuals who are Care Experienced, where they meet the essential criteria for the role. Find more information about our Guaranteed Interview Schemes on our website. For an informal chat about the role, please contact Laura Shepherd at the email shown on our website. To apply, please complete the online application by 8.00am on Monday 25 May 2026 . We expect to hold interviews on the 3 and 4 June 2026 at our office in Dundee.