Stores Manager

About the Role

The School is seeking to appoint a Stores Manager to oversee the provision of support for three key operational areas; technical procurement, stores management and assisting in maintaining hazardous waste stores, ensuring a comprehensive facility for safe storage, procurement and handling of consumable items and equipment for use in research and teaching.

The role will provide procurement support to a vibrant, multidisciplinary School with a wide variety of teaching and research activities. Based in the Joseph Priestley Building, the Stores Manager will be responsible for providing a full range of Stores services to support teaching and research in all buildings SPCS is active in, to manage the operation of Stores to a high standard and to manage appropriate financial procedures and records.

About You

Candidates should have experience of working in a Stores/ laboratory environment at a higher level. The postholder will oversee and contribute to the provision of an outstanding store service to our staff and students; taking care to ensure that the goods are delivered in a professional manner, that the orders are correctly receipted and that all tasks are completed with an attention to detail.

You will also be required to have financial management experience to monitor and maintain the assigned annual budget for the Facility.

We are looking for an individual with a willingness to problem solve and initiate new and improved methods of service.

About the School

The School forms one of five within the Faculty of Science and Engineering and consists of two distinct research departments delivering world-leading research and high-class teaching: Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable. We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus. It is full time (35 hours per week), permanent appointment, with an expected start date of May 2022. The starting salary will be Grade 4, in the range of Grade 4, £36,348 - £42,592 per annum (pro-rata), inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to David Boyle, School Manager (david.boyle@qmul.ac.uk).

To apply for the role, please click the ‘apply’ button.

The closing date for applications is 10th February 2023.

Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.

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