Location: | Milton Keynes, Hybrid |
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Salary: | £37,099 to £44,263 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 7th August 2024 |
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Closes: | 4th September 2024 |
Job Ref: | 187 |
Closing Date: 04 September 2024
The role
The Procurement Services team provides professional commercial services to support the delivery of value for the goods and services purchased across the University, ensuring all procurement activities obtain value for money, comply with all legal obligations and manage risk, through robust and responsible procurement processes.
Due to internal career progression following a retirement vacancy and the expansion of the team, we are recruiting for two (2) Category Managers positions to support the digital services and STEM categories. The Category Manager role provides a professional procurement service including, stakeholder engagement, tendering, commercial negotiation, and supplier management to internal customers, ensuring that value for money is achieved and procurement decisions consider financial, environmental, health & safety and ethical policies and regulations.
We are open to discussions about flexible working to a minimum of 34 hours.
It is anticipated that a hybrid working pattern can be adopted for this role, where you can work from home and the office. However, as this role is contractually aligned to our Milton Keynes office it is expected that some attendance in the office will be required when necessary and in response to business needs. We’d expect this to be a minimum of once a month with the option to attend weekly as desired.
Skills and experience
Essential
A full job description is available on the OU Career page
What you get in return
We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.
We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 33 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus 8 Bank Holidays and 3 extra Christmas closure days.
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