Are you an experienced procurement professional looking for your next challenge? HIAL is seeking a Procurement Specialist to join its growing Procurement Team.
In this role, you will lead on regulated and non-regulated procurement activities across a diverse range of works, goods, and services, ensuring compliance with public procurement legislation and HIAL’s Procurement Policy. You will play a key role in delivering value-driven, strategic procurement solutions while supporting sustainable and best-value outcomes across HIAL’s 11 regional airports and corporate functions.
Working closely with stakeholders, you will proactively coordinate procurement activities within an assigned category, supporting the delivery of HIAL’s strategic objectives. Categories include Operations, Infrastructure Services, and Corporate Services.
We are looking for an experienced procurement professional with a strong track record in public sector procurement, including an in-depth knowledge of public procurement regulations. The ideal candidate will have experience in category management structure and leading complex procurement exercises. A proactive and strategic mindset to drive efficiencies and improvements. Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills. MCIPS qualification or working towards it.
Whilst the role is based at Head Office, hybrid working is available for candidates based within daily travelling distance of one of our 11 airport locations.
Procurement has been recognised by Scottish Government Ministers as playing a key part in delivering Scotland’s economic strategy, focused on sustainable economic growth, and delivering better outcomes for Scotland. The HIAL Procurement Strategy -26 provides a targeted transformational approach in support of our corporate mission to ‘create social benefit and economic prosperity by building Scotland’s sustainable regional airport group of the future; reinforced by our vision to become a net-zero carbon regional airport group’.
Closing date for applicants is midnight 4th March. Please complete an application via our careers site - Careers – Highlands and Islands Airports Limited
All salaries are subject to review through the Company's evaluation process.