Procurement Officer

Procurement Officer Department : Digital, Data & Technology Group Salary : Starting from £30,505, rising to £36,924 Closing date : Monday 03 February 2025 About the role The University of Bath (UoB) is embarking on the next stage of its digital transformation journey. A key part of this is to transform the delivery of technology services. This work includes routine operations within DDaT, the Data Project, Digital Transformation Programme (DTP) and DDaT project portfolio. These changes do not impact on the work of this position. The IT Procurement Officer will organise the day-to-day operations of the IT Procurement team including raising Purchase Orders. They will ensure customer satisfaction and timely processing of hardware and software support requests, allocating work to IT Procurement staff and ensuring ticket queues do not exceed agreed service levels. An understanding of software licensing is helpful but not essential, as guidance and support will be provided. A key part of the role will be maintaining IT Procurement documentation and ensuring key information is available to stakeholders. About you Proficient in organising tasks effectively and adept in handling numerical data with precision and accuracy. Approaches work with meticulous attention to detail. Skilled in managing tight deadlines and multiple workloads simultaneously. Displays effective written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrates a nuanced approach in handling confidential and sensitive information. Competent using Microsoft Office products (Word, Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint). Self-motivated with strong organisational and time management skills. Able to work within a team and independently when required. Further information This role is offered on a full time basis (36.5 hours per week) covering maternity leave with an expected end date of 06/03/2026 or the early return of the post holder. What we can offer you: A very generous employer contributory pension scheme. Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days. Family-friendly policies and flexible working arrangements. An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce. A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities. Support options for immigration expenses including relocation allowance and interest-free loans. We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected, and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. We are very proud to be an autism-friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us on Twitter for more information. We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process.

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