Senior Procurement Officer

**Salary**

The starting salary will be from £42,632 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.

**Contractual hours**

36.5

**Package**

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

**Job category/type**

Admin, Professional, Managerial

**Date posted**

30/01/2025

**Job reference**

R41939

**University Corporate Services**

This new full-time post is available immediately on a fixed term basis until 24th February 2026.

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

**Summary of the role**

We are seeking an experienced, creative and solution driven Senior Procurement Sustainability Officer (SPO) in the Strategic Procurement team, 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.
- Source solutions that minimises the environmental impact of the University’s supply chain whilst realising value for money.
- Deliver Cashable and Non-cashable savings to support the University’s savings target.
- Source solutions that deliver social value benefits.
- Develop procurement strategies compliant with the Procurement Regulations, which also promote and realise new sustainability ideas and solutions.
- Collaboratively work with multiple stakeholder on multiple procurements at any one time.
- Communicate and present to senior stakeholders on procurement strategy, planning and execution of end-to-end procurement projects for relevant spend categories.
- Develop 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 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent 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
- options for flexible working
- numerous discounts at leading retailers
- onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
- sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
- stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

**Further information