Your new company

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Procurement Assistant to join a large-scale enterprise system transformation programme within a complex, fast‑moving organisation. This role will suit someone who enjoys working at the heart of change - supporting procurement activity, analysing spend, improving processes and helping stakeholders transition to new systems and ways of working.

Your new role

Working closely with a central programme team and senior procurement stakeholders, you will play a key part in ensuring procurement activity is efficient, compliant and aligned to new systems and best practice. You will be involved in the end‑to‑end procurement lifecycle, data and reporting, and supporting users through a major system change.
Your duties will include but not limited to:

Supporting procurement activity across a large transformation programme
Analysing spend data to support cost control and informed decision‑making
Preparing tender and mini‑competition documentation and supporting contract set‑up
Assisting with the creation and maintenance of supplier catalogues
Gathering and coordinating commercial, technical and legal information
Working with data teams to support procurement data migration
Supporting users transitioning from legacy finance systems to a new platform
Ensuring adherence to procurement policies, governance and controls
Contributing to continuous improvement and cost‑saving initiatives

What you'll need to succeed

Recent experience working in a procurement environment
Strong knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, particularly procurement
Experience using computerised finance systems
Confident data analysis skills, including strong Excel capability
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
A proactive, analytical mindset with the confidence to challenge existing processes
Strong communication skills and a customer‑focused approach
An understanding of governance, control and risk

What you'll get in return

A competitive rate of pay
Flexible working
Hybrid working
Office location - Glasgow city
Free on site parking

What you need to do now

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