Procurement Assistant in Newcastle upon TyneProcurement Assistant in Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Salary: £25,742 per year Recruiter: Newcastle University Date Advertised: 2024-06-27 |
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Salary: £25,742 to £26,444 with progression to £27,979 per annum
Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Closing Date: 09 July 2024
The Role
Are you interested in working with a team that processes over £200m of spend per year? Are you a procurement professional with excellent people skills? Are you interested in Procurement or have experience of working in procurement and order management? Do you want to be part of a team working to improve the Procurement process throughout a major University?
If so, you sound like the person we are looking for! We have an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Assistant to work within the Procurement Services team in the University Finance Hub.
The Hub is a large team of skilled and experienced colleagues who manage the financial business activities of the University. We provide a professional and proactive service to our students, colleagues and stakeholders. We are committed to supporting the personal and professional development of our team, this opportunity would therefore be ideal for a colleague keen for further progression, responsibility, and continued career development.
Your role will support the wider procurement team and allow you to get involved in tender activity. Key activities will include: coordinate and administer tender exercises and requests for quotes across a range of procurement categories for goods, services and works. Administer the vendor data management processes for new vendor requests and requests to amend existing vendors. Provide support the P2P purchasing process adding Intrastat codes and updating material codes; maintain and administer the P2P systems including adding and maintaining catalogues on the Marketplace; let and administer framework agreements; carry out audits of spend using university purchasing cards; provide guidance, support and training to Faculties and Schools as required; provide purchasing data reports. Don’t worry if you do not have first hand experience in all of these areas – we will provide all the support and training you need to make you a success in this role!
You will report to the Head of Procurement and work in our state-of-the-art King’s Gate office and will receive excellent benefits in terms of leave allowance, pension and hybrid working arrangements.
Note; you do not need to be an expert in procurement nor do you need extensive experience using SAP / procure-to-pay systems, however, these skills are advantageous.
If you would like to talk to us, please get in touch with Adam Bektic, Head of Procurement via e-mail on
To apply, please complete an online application and upload a CV and a cover letter. Please complete any application questions as directed. Your cover letter is a supporting statement and you should outline how you meet the essential criteria of the role and evidence this with examples.
We are happy to have discussions about flexible working and hybrid working is available for this position.
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Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.
We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.
At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.
In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. Requisition ID: 27312 Read More |