Finance & Procurement Directorate Professional & Business Support Grade 6 - 30,487 - £37,099 per annum, dependent on experience
Working within a diverse and supportive team, you will have existing procurement experience and strong proven administrative and communication skills to deliver this dynamic role. You will:
• provide procurement support to strategic activities
• co-ordinate and support the implementation of new procurement legislation
• develop and manage appropriate procurements
• collate information, conduct research, analyse data and prepare reports
• work with a wide range of stakeholders
You will join Sheffield Hallam at a challenging time as Higher Education institutes continue to respond to the current economic environment. Our Procurement Team is a key enabler to delivering transformational change programmes and driving innovation to realise the potential that best practice procurement outcomes can deliver.
Sheffield Hallam is an outstanding university with a single mission: to Transform Lives. It has a bold ambition to enable healthier lives, build stronger communities and drive future economies.
Transformational plans for the future include a long-term strategy to diversify income including investment into estates and facilities with a new landmark zero carbon ready campus development set to open in Sheffield City Centre later this year encompassing state-of-the-art teaching, learning and study spaces. This is accompanied by a new online learning offer, opportunities for partners, enterprise, research and innovation activities and, excitingly, the development a new campus in Northwest London from 2026.
These transformation programmes are all designed to underpin the future growth and development of the university, and will generate new opportunities in Sheffield as our city.
The Procurement Team sits within the Finance and Procurement Directorate and is recognised for its value and contribution to achieving the core ambitions of the university. We are recruiting to strengthen the existing team's capacity in order to influence the potential in the University's existing supply chain and future procurement requirements.
We offer a diverse range of benefits and opportunities to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling career in a supportive environment.
You will be contractually enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.
Find out more about the LGPS.
If you have been a member of Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) directly prior to joining us, (or you are a current staff member who is a member of USS), you can choose to opt out of the LGPS and remain in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).
For this job, we particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic applicants who are underrepresented in this area/ this type of job at Sheffield Hallam.
The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international applicants in this role; this will depend on a number of factors specific to the individual applicant.
We welcome applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements.
To find out more, take a look at our guide to applying .
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Contact Person : Chris Rouse Contact Number : Date Advertised : 13-Dec-2024 Closing Date : 12-Jan-2025 Location : Furnival Works Employment Type : Job number : 109346 Contact Email : [email protected]