Buyer

2 weeks ago


Milton Keynes, United Kingdom The Open University UK Full time

**Unit**: Finance
**Salary**: £36,333 to £43,155
**Location**: Milton Keynes
**Please quote reference**: 20889
Permanent, Full Time
**Closing Date**: 2 June, 2023 - 12:00

**Change your career, change lives**

The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education. Be part of a highly experienced team delivering essential finance services and support within a world leading University.

**The role**

The postholder will provide a professional procurement service including, stakeholder engagement, tendering, commercial negotiation and supplier management. At all times ensuring that value for money is achieved and ensuring that procurement decisions consider financial, environmental, health & safety and ethical policies and regulations.

**Skills and experience**
- Previous procurement experience within a large-scale organisation.
- Excellent communication skills, excellent commercial negotiation skills, ability to network with stakeholders at all levels of the business.
- Have experience of working with staff at all levels to develop project sourcing strategies for key areas of spend.
- Have experience of preparing and drafting tender documentation under official PCR 2015 procurement procedures.
- Have experience or knowledge of public sector procurement and PCR 2015 procurement Regulations.
- Have experience of reviewing, drafting and negotiation of commercial contractual documents.

A full list of responsibilities and requirements can be found in the job description below.

**What you get in return**

We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 33 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.

**How to apply**

Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: 01908 655544, quoting the vacancy reference above.
- **CV**:

- **Personal statement, **_up to 1,000 words_**, you should set out in your statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.**

**Closing Date**:2nd June 2023 at 12 noon

Find out more about us and our mission by watching this short video (you will be taken to YouTube by clicking this link).
- The Open University is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion which is reflected in our mission to be open to people, places, methods and ideas. We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive environment so that all in our OU community can reach their potential. We recognise that different people bring different perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and culture, and that this difference brings great strength. _


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