Strategic Sourcing Lead

About the OrganisationThese Strategic Sourcing Lead jobs in Edinburgh with the National Trust for Scotland offer an outstanding opportunity for three skilled procurement professionals to play a key and active part in the development of the procurement function for Scotland's largest charity. Since 1931, the Trust has pioneered public access to some of the most magnificent buildings, collections and landscapes in Scotland. We care for ancient houses, battlefields, castles, mills, gardens, coastlines, islands, and mountain ranges as well as the plants and animals which depend upon them. Last year, a record 5.6m people visited our properties, meaning our work is more important than ever to ensure Scotland’s heritage is preserved for future generations.About the RolesIt’s an exciting time to be joining the Trust’s Procurement team in these newly created roles. We are modernising Procurement with the aim of providing a “best in class” function to act as an essential partner to our charity’s regional property-based teams and central departments in the run up to our Centenary. Procurement currently supports over £40m of annual spend and is involved in a huge variety of contracts for the Trust.ResponsibilitiesImplement strategic procurement across the Trust including developing category management plans, undertaking strategic sourcing, working collaboratively on tender processes and subsequent contract management of key suppliers.Provide Procurement support to internal stakeholders, including providing advice and guidance on sustainable procurement, procurement policy and processes.Develop strong collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate information gathering on upcoming projects to enable engagement and better workload planning, together with the identification of savings opportunities plus other opportunities for efficiency and business improvement.Develop strong collaborative working relationships with key suppliers to ensure business critical contracts are delivered as expected, with ongoing improvements in value and sustainability over the period of the contract.Undertake a portfolio of tenders over £50,000 and ongoing contract management of strategic suppliers.Support the Head of Procurement with various Trust-wide projects including implementation of the Sustainable Procurement Policy and procurement procedures, supplier rationalisation, achieving savings targets and ultimately reducing the Trust's Scope 3 carbon emissions.QualificationsIn order to be successful, it is anticipated that you will be degree educated and ideally possess, or be working towards, full MCIPS accreditation coupled with demonstrable and relevant procurement experience.Required SkillsDemonstrable relevant experience in procurement in activities such as: tendering and contracting, stakeholder engagement, sustainable procurement initiatives, data analysis, procurement systems and contract management.Demonstrable track record of collaborative working.Experience in supporting non-procurement managers and staff to comply with procurement processes.Experience of identifying savings opportunities or process changes required and influencing stakeholders to participate in these.Preferred SkillsKnowledge and experience of Power BI and Microsoft Dynamics would be particularly attractive.A clean driving licence as you will be expected to visit a number of properties and locations on a not infrequent basis.Charity/third sector experience is a “nice to have” but is by no means essential. Indeed, candidates from a construction/project-based environment in the private sector will be warmly welcomed.Pay range and compensation packageAs well as a competitive salary, the post is offered on a hybrid working basis (2 days being office-based), a generous pension contribution, 30 days annual leave plus additional leave over the Christmas break, and a full suite of other benefits.Equal Opportunity StatementWe are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of race, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs.Next StepsFor a formal/informal discussion about these opportunities - in complete confidence and without obligation - please don't hesitate to contact our retained advisor, Ivan McGeorge of McGeorge Appointments Ltd. Please note that all direct and third party applications will be sent to Ivan for review.Thank you again for your interest in the National Trust for Scotland and we look forward to receiving your application shortly.

Created: 2025-08-02