Purchasing Manager
Applications for this vacancy closed on 31 January 2024 at 12:00PM
The postholder will use category management and strategic relationship
management techniques to ensure that the University leverages its full
potential spend and achieves best value for money in particular spend
categories.
The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an
international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research
plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon
emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.
The Purchasing Department sits in the Finance Division, which supports the
academic, research and administrative community at the University providing
sound financial advice and timely information with a range of support services
including financial operations, financial reporting, financial support and
professional services.
**What We Offer**
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• A welcoming and diverse community
**About the Role**
We have an exciting opportunity to join the central Purchasing Department of
the University of Oxford. You will play an important role in providing a
professional purchasing service to the University in support of the delivery
of world-class research and teaching activities.
Reporting to a Senior Purchasing Manager, you will develop and manage internal
and external strategic relationships within selected categories of spend to
ensure the needs of the University are met at best value for money.
You will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing purchasing
strategies in line with the University’s objectives; developing a robust
category management approach; negotiating and bringing to completion robust
contractual agreements with category suppliers, ensuring value for money and
in accordance with best practice; identifying, developing, and implementing
continuous improvement opportunities with category suppliers; identifying and
reporting on value for money activities within your categories; and acting as
a local expert and first point of contact within the categories for the wider
University and suppliers.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
You will be based in Hythe Bridge Street, and will be able to agree a pattern
of regular remote working with your line manager (most of our staff work two
days a week in central Oxford).
**About You**
To be considered at shortlisting you should have experience of purchasing and
a proven ability of developing strategic plans for spend categories and
evidence of successfully executing those plans; driving value for
money/savings in the category; negotiating complex arrangements with
suppliers; constructing and negotiating contractual terms; continuous
improvement initiatives with category specific suppliers and internal
customers and influencing at all levels within the organisation.
You should be educated to degree level and be CIPS qualified or be willing to
study to become a full member of CIPS.
**Application Process**
You will be required to upload a supporting statement, CV and the details of
two referees as part of your online application.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 31 January 2024
Interviews will take place during week commencing Monday 5 February 2024 and
will be in person.
**We will be conducting interviews throughout this process and hold the right
to close applications early should we find a suitable candidate.**
**Committed to equality and valuing diversity**
management techniques to ensure that the University leverages its full
potential spend and achieves best value for money in particular spend
categories.
The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an
international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research
plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon
emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.
The Purchasing Department sits in the Finance Division, which supports the
academic, research and administrative community at the University providing
sound financial advice and timely information with a range of support services
including financial operations, financial reporting, financial support and
professional services.
**What We Offer**
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• A welcoming and diverse community
**About the Role**
We have an exciting opportunity to join the central Purchasing Department of
the University of Oxford. You will play an important role in providing a
professional purchasing service to the University in support of the delivery
of world-class research and teaching activities.
Reporting to a Senior Purchasing Manager, you will develop and manage internal
and external strategic relationships within selected categories of spend to
ensure the needs of the University are met at best value for money.
You will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing purchasing
strategies in line with the University’s objectives; developing a robust
category management approach; negotiating and bringing to completion robust
contractual agreements with category suppliers, ensuring value for money and
in accordance with best practice; identifying, developing, and implementing
continuous improvement opportunities with category suppliers; identifying and
reporting on value for money activities within your categories; and acting as
a local expert and first point of contact within the categories for the wider
University and suppliers.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
You will be based in Hythe Bridge Street, and will be able to agree a pattern
of regular remote working with your line manager (most of our staff work two
days a week in central Oxford).
**About You**
To be considered at shortlisting you should have experience of purchasing and
a proven ability of developing strategic plans for spend categories and
evidence of successfully executing those plans; driving value for
money/savings in the category; negotiating complex arrangements with
suppliers; constructing and negotiating contractual terms; continuous
improvement initiatives with category specific suppliers and internal
customers and influencing at all levels within the organisation.
You should be educated to degree level and be CIPS qualified or be willing to
study to become a full member of CIPS.
**Application Process**
You will be required to upload a supporting statement, CV and the details of
two referees as part of your online application.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 31 January 2024
Interviews will take place during week commencing Monday 5 February 2024 and
will be in person.
**We will be conducting interviews throughout this process and hold the right
to close applications early should we find a suitable candidate.**
**Committed to equality and valuing diversity**
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The postholder will use category management and strategic relationship management techniques to ensure that the University leverages its full potential spend and achieves best value for money in particular spend categories. The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic. The Purchasing Department sits in the Finance Division, which supports the academic, research and administrative community at the University providing sound financial advice and timely information ... The postholder will use category management and strategic relationship
management techniques to ensure that the University leverages its full potential spend and achieves best value for money in particular spend categories. The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic. The Purchasing Department sits in the Finance Division, which supports the academic, research and administrative community at the University providing sound financial advice and timely information with ... |
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