Senior Buyer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Position Details
Procurement and Insurance - Finance Office

Location:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £25,506 to £27,399, with potential progression once in post to £31,718

Band: 500

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 28th June 2023

Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university.

We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential.

With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate.

We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements.

We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working.

In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.

We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site.

On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham

Background

Achieving the global ambitions of our university strategy depends on our people, and we are proud of our highly talented and engaged Professional Services colleagues.

Our culture is ambitious and high performing, but also supportive and inclusive.

Career progression is encouraged and you will have the opportunity to take responsibility for your own professional development and wellbeing.

We actively support collaboration within and across disciplines and roles. Our staff have high levels of engagement and pride in the University.

Job Summary
You will be expected to process all financial transactions with due regard to the University's Manual of Financial Rules.

This will include providing advice, guidance and resolutions to all service users, assessing, processing, monitoring, and reviewing financial transactions whilst maintaining a strong audit trail and developing systems which meet the needs of the University.

You would analyse orders processed and make recommendations for contractual improvements and engage in the enhancements of existing arrangements via analysing the order data and assist in improvements and support development of the wider customer services elements of Buying Team development.

You would be required to have excellent IT skills, a sound understanding of accounting concepts and strong communication skills to ensure that services can be professionally managed and good relationships are maintained and to manage a diverse workload, you will be expected to exercise appropriate judgement in processing financial transactions, contribute to finance process reviews to ensure effectiveness, and be involved in ensuring the services provided reflect the changing needs of Professional Services and support the efficiency agenda.

Department Overview

The Procurement and Insurance Division of Finance has responsibility for the effective procurement of Goods and Services within the University.

It has a key role to ensure best value for money in the utilisation of the University's circa £230 million annual non-pay budget, ensuring statutory obligations relating to tendering and contracting are fulfilled, also ensure commercial risks and the University's supplier base are evaluated and adequately managed.

Main Duties

Obtain quotations for Requisitioners, supporting end users in ensuring specifications are accurate and that selected suppliers can provide appropriate goods and services. Ensure that the quotation process is competitive and in line with the University's Procurem