Procurement Coordinator (22060-0324)

About the Role

For informal queries, please email Khamsin Wager (Procurement Manager) at [email protected] .

We are looking for a Procurement Coordinator to support the Procurement and Insurance Office across all / any streams of activities, working both with suppliers and University stakeholders to ensure that the full benefits of procurement activities are realised, that procurement initiatives are delivered effectively and that target savings and efficiencies are achieved.

Procurement at Warwick is diverse, exciting and challenging and offers the opportunity to make a real contribution to the University.

We are looking for an individual who relish such environments, who can build relationships with stakeholders and suppliers, will effectively manage cross functional project teams, can work within defined and robust procurement and audit procedures and will drive the best commercial outcomes for Warwick.

We impact over £230M of the University's expenditure across a broad range of category areas including; Estates and FM, STEMed, Commercial, Professional Services, IT and Office, and Library services.

Collaboration is a key element of the Procurement team's role, whether this be working closely with departmental stakeholders to deliver their requirements within deadlines and budgets, or working with colleagues at other HEIs or consortia to maximise value through aggregated spend arrangements or framework agreements.

We utilise a comprehensive suite of eProcurement tools including eTendering, eRequisitioning, eMarketplace and electronic PO distribution which complement the corporate Finance system, SAP.

About You

You will have strong general administrative experience, with excellent IT skills (especially in SAP and Excel) and an aptitude to quickly learn new systems. A good understanding of procurement processes and systems. You will work to tight deadlines and demonstrate excellent teamwork with colleagues across the Team and wider stakeholder groups across the institution.

A proactive attitude to tasks is essential, together with a high level of enthusiasm, self-motivation and flexibility will make you an integral part of our team.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 09 April 2024 at 11.55pm

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.