Senior Procurement Officer

This new full-time post is available immediately on a fixed-term basis for 9 months to cover for maternity leave. We will consider reduced/compressed hours for the right candidate.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

Summary of the role
As a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world, your procurement skills, sustainability and commercial knowledge could empower you to make a significant impact by managing the procurement of various goods and services across a range of categories.

We are seeking an experienced, creative and solution driven Senior Procurement Officer (SPO) in the Strategic Procurement team, who will be responsible for helping to drive value from procurement of goods and services whilst realising the university’s sustainability ambitions and collaborating with key stakeholders (internal and external) to develop sustainable, procurement initiatives. Sustainability training will be given.

We will be reviewing applications as they come in, so please don’t hesitate in applying, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 Days leave per year.
• Options for flexible working.
• Numerous discounts at leading retailers.
• Onsite gyms on all of our campuses and a cycle to work scheme.
• Sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy.
• Stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England.

Further information
Please contact Dave Burchill, d.burchill@exeter.ac.uk, Category Manager Hard FM/Research & Lab for any further information.

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