Procurement Manager

Our University

Ravensbourne University London is a dynamic institution at the intersection of creativity, business, and technology. Based in London’s Design District in the heart of North Greenwich, we are home to a diverse, global community in one of the world’s most vibrant business and creative hubs.

Over the last three years, RUL has tripled in size (from £28m turnover to £90m today).  As a result, and based on our new 2030 strategy, we are looking for an in-house Procurement Manager to join us and build a small resilient team.

The Role

This is a full time role, but we are keen to hear about candidates who would like to work on a part-time basis (0.8 FTE). Please note the salary advertised is for full time.

This is a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to make his/her mark in a Higher Education environment and implement best procurement practice in a fast growing organisation.  Reporting to the Director of Finance (DoF), the Procurement Manager will be the operational procurement lead for of the University and will be a key member of the Finance directorate. Once in place, the objective is to recruit a Procurement Officer to second the Procurement Manager.  Further support and assistance are available from the DoF as well as from our external procurement specialists from Ensemble Purchasing.  

This role is a great combination of practical all-round procurement activities including:

• Tenders on major University-wide contracts
• Departmental procurement activities
• Procurement administration such as the development and maintenance of our various   registers (e.g. contracts, conflict of interest etc)
• Ongoing business partnering with budget holders and buyers
• Monitoring and reporting on current procurement policies and procedures
• Management of systems and procurement information to enable better decision-making and value for money

The Candidate

You will need to bring the following to enable success:

• A disciplined, systematic and principled approach to procurement
• A good experience of leading tender activities across a wide range of categories, including public tenders and framework agreements, ideally from the HE sector
• Be approachable, clear and friendly, partnering all stakeholders across academic and support services
• A good understanding of finance, purchase order and procurement systems / portals (Agresso would be an advantage)
• The ability to network effectively and be resilient

We Offer

• Generous leave
• We operate a hybrid working model of on-site and working from home for most of our posts
• Talk to us about hybrid working
• Competitive Pension Scheme
• An Employee Assistance programme
• A cycle-to-work scheme
• Season ticket loans

Further details:

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, and in particular those that are currently under-represented in our workforce. This includes, but is not limited to, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities, and female candidates.

At Ravensbourne, we are committed to supporting applicants with disabilities. We offer interviews to those who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role. In situations where we receive a high volume of applications, we will prioritise interviewing those disabled applicants who most closely align with the minimum requirements.

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