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IT Procurement Officer

University of Bath - Digital, Data & Technology Group

Location: Bath
Salary: £30,505 to £36,924 Grade 6, per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 10th July 2025
Closes: 23rd July 2025
Job Ref: ED12871

The University of Bath is seeking an IT Procurement Officer to support the delivery of IT procurement services across the University.

About the role

This role plays a key part in the day-to-day operations of the IT Procurement team, overseeing the processing of hardware and software requests, raising purchase orders, and maintaining procurement documentation.

The post-holder will manage a small team, ensuring workloads are prioritised effectively and service levels are consistently met. 

They will also support supplier relationship management, contribute to procurement planning, and ensure compliance with University policies and procedures. 

The role involves regular use of procurement and finance systems and close collaboration with colleagues across the Digital, Data & Technology department and wider University.

About you

Our ideal candidate:

  • Proficient in organizing tasks effectively and adept in handling numerical data with precision and accuracy, ensuring inclusive approach and execution.
  • Approaches work with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring precision and thoroughness in all tasks performed
  • Skilled in managing and navigating through tight deadlines and multiple workloads simultaneously, accommodating diverse perspectives and needs.
  • Displays effective written and verbal communication skills, embracing diverse communication styles in all interactions.
  • Demonstrates a nuanced approach in handling confidential and sensitive information, employing tact, discretion, and respect for diverse perspectives and backgrounds.
  • Competent using Microsoft Office products (word, outlook, teams excel, PowerPoint)
  • Is self-motivated with strong organisational and time management skills
  • Able to work within a team, however also work independently when required
  • Have a passion for technology

Additional information

This is a hybrid role, with an expectation of on-campus presence at least three days per week. It offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment where service delivery and continuous improvement are valued.

The position is offered on a full-time basis to cover maternity from August 2025 until March 2026.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sally Harding (ccssah@bath.ac.uk) or Rachel Hall (rcf21@bath.ac.uk).

What we can offer you:

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader.

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