Procurement Manager (109708-0924)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

About the Role  

For informal enquiries, please contact Katia Merine (Head of Procurement & Supply Chain - Estates) at K.Merine@warwick.ac.uk. 

The University of Warwick is a world class Higher Education Institution and is looking for experienced and enthusiastic Procurement Manager to join its team of Procurement professionals within the Estates Procurement team.

With an acknowledged reputation for excellence in research and teaching, for innovation and for links with business and industry and ranked comfortably within the top 10 of all UK university league tables, the University of Warwick offers a diverse, exciting and rewarding procurement environment, opportunities for personal development and to make a real contribution to the organisation. The post available is to support the Estates operations. Estates provide a place of opportunity and inspiration for students, staff, business partners and local community. Estates create and care for spaces to help customers thrive and reach their potential. Estates work stretches from planning and constructing teaching and learning spaces such as the Faculty of Arts, huge research facilities like the National Automotive Innovation Centre, maintaining infrastructure throughout all its campuses.

This is a key role for the development and delivery of effective category and supplier management within the Estates Procurement Team. The role is Procurement Manager - Estates (works and consultancy), reporting into Senior Procurement Manager - Estates (works and consultancy).

What's on Offer

• A wide range of learning and development opportunities to support career progression.
• Wider Finance Office briefings, sector networks and training where appropriate.
• Generous annual leave allowance including Christmas closure and 30 days of paid annual leave.
• An attractive pension scheme (USS) Pensions (ac.uk)
• Access to exceptional facilities including a world class Sports and Wellbeing Hub, Ofsted rated Outstanding (2016) Nursery and the region's leading cultural venue Warwick Arts Centre (fees apply).
• Hybrid working: a minimum 60% in-office working with optional 40% remote working and subject to wider Finance Office working practices. (In-office days are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday minimum)

About You  

The Successful Applicant

• Will relish operating within a complex organisational environment, will be driven and will build effective relationships with colleagues and suppliers.
• Has experience managing a defined portfolio of spend, developing and undertaking category strategies to deliver best value and continuous improvement solutions.
• Will understand market dynamics and cost drivers and have experience of undertaking a range of sourcing activities including RFQs, formal tenders and
• sourcing competitions.
• Will be a keen negotiator with strong contract management experience to ensure full benefits realisation and robust supplier management.
• Possesses excellent communication, planning and organisational skills and the ability to foster effective and collaborative relationships across a broad spectrum of stakeholders.
• Has a proven track record of contributing to the delivery of an efficient, responsive and value generating Procurement service.
• Will be able to work effectively within a framework of robust procurement, regulatory and audit procedures.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 15 October 2024 at 11.55 pm

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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