Senior Procurement Officer

2 weeks ago


Exeter, United Kingdom University of Exeter Full time

**University Corporate Services**

**PS Connect - Strategic Procurement**

This full-time post is available from late January 2024 on a permanent basis.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working - some time on campus and some from home.

Interviews will take place on the 18th and 19th January.

**Summary of the role**

Looking for a new opportunity? As a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world, your procurement skills, sustainability and commercial knowledge could empower you to make a significant impact by managing the procurement of various goods and services in the Soft Facilities Management category. This category provides support spanning a variety of areas including Catering & Retail, Cleaning, Furniture, Apparel, Waste, Vehicles, Plant & Transport, Residences, Events, Security, Sports and Grounds. You may also be called upon to support spend in other categories.

We are seeking an experienced, creative and solution driven Senior Procurement Sustainability Officer, who will be responsible for helping to drive value from procurement of goods and services whilst realising the university’s sustainability ambitions and collaborating with key stakeholders (internal and external) to develop sustainable, procurement initiatives. Sustainability training will be given.
- Sourcing solutions minimising the environmental impact of the University’s supply chain whilst realising value for money.
- Support the procurement team to achieve its savings target.
- Sourcing solutions that deliver social value benefits.
- Developing procurement strategies within Procurement Regulations that promote and realise new sustainability ideas and solutions.
- Rolling out sustainability KPIs for procurement that demonstrate added value and promote better sustainable decisions in operational purchasing and practices.
- Collaborative working to develop mechanisms and scorecards to track supplier performance related to sustainability and promote continuous improvement.
- Lead sustainability reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships
- Support the Soft FM Category Manager (Sustainability) to act as key contact for sustainability initiatives and influence key stakeholders
- Communicate and present to senior stakeholders on procurement strategy, planning and execution of end-to-end procurement projects for relevant spend categories.

In addition, the SPO Sustainability role in Soft FM will have experience in:

- Developing procurement strategies derived from spend data analysis & research and using where appropriate, frameworks to source goods & services within a dynamic & agile environment.

**Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.**

**The University of Exeter**

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99% of our research is of international quality and 47% is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

**Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment**

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

**Benefits**

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

- 41 days leave per year
- o


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