Team Leader - Procurement

Company description:

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

Job description:

The Role

Are you interested in working with a team that processes over £200m of spend per year?
Are you an experienced Team Leader with excellent people management skills?
Are you interested in Procurement or have experience of working in procurement and order management?
Do you want to be part of a team working to improve the Procurement process throughout a major University?
If so, you sound like the person we are looking for! We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Team Leader to work within our Procurement Operations team in the University Financial Hub.

The Hub is a large team of skilled and experienced colleagues who manage the financial business activities of the University. We provide a professional and proactive service to our students, colleagues and stakeholders. We are committed to supporting the personal and professional development of our team, this opportunity would therefore be ideal for a colleague keen for further progression, responsibility, and continued career development.

Your role will be to support the overall purchasing activity of the University by managing and motivating a team of Operational Buyers to ensure that the ‘procure to pay' process operates effectively and that standards are maintained in line with published SLAs. Ensure invoice issues and queries are resolved in a way that meets all stakeholder requirements.

You will report to and be supported by the Procurement Operations Manager and will be responsible for line management of several Operational Buyer's. You will work in our state-of-the-art King's Gate office and will receive excellent benefits in terms of leave allowance, pension and hybrid working arrangements.

We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who have experience managing large teams, can demonstrate previous experience upskilling staff and can build relationships with key stakeholders at all levels in the organisation to effectively solve problems and be able to demonstrate this clearly in the application. To be successful in this role, you will need to use your excellent people skills to motivate the team through a time of process change.

Note; you do not need to be an expert in procurement nor do you need extensive experience using SAP / procure-to-pay systems, however, these skills are advantageous.

If you would like to talk to us, please get in touch with Mark Elliott, Procurement Operations Manager via e-mail at mark.elliott@newcastle.ac.uk

To apply, please click on the Apply button above to complete an online application and upload a CV and a cover letter. Please complete any application questions as directed. Your cover letter is a supporting statement and you should outline how you meet the essential criteria of the role and evidence this with examples. 

We are happy to have discussions about flexible working and hybrid working is available for this position.

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