Procurement Manager

Application Deadline: 14 April 2025

Department: Finance

Location: Bath, Somerset - Newton Park

Compensation: £44,128 - £46,735 / year

Description

Bath Spa University are looking to grow the procurement team and have two roles available, Procurement Manager and Procurement Specialist. The new role of Procurement Manager is to support the Head of Procurement with development of the procurement practices and leading on the procurement of strategic projects.

About the Role

The team manage a range of procurement activity across all categories ensuring there are plenty of exciting opportunities and projects, working with different customers and suppliers, through a range of different processes. Identifying opportunities to achieve value for money and improve efficiencies in processes. Using various sources of information to develop the pipeline of activity, tendering, contract management, and process improvement. Advising on the end-to-end procurement process that's most appropriate for the requirement and supporting customers through the process, leading on the more complex processes often with support from the Strategic Projects Team.

About You

• Experience with a range of complex procurement processes and across a variety of goods and services, with a category management approach preferably including Estates and IT.
• Understanding of public sector procurement, with knowledge of both the Public Contract Regulations 2016 and the Procurement Act 2023 and resulting regulations and guidance.
• Experience of developing strong relationships with stakeholders, suppliers, and an external network including purchasing consortia and others within the sector.
• Experience of contract management, negotiation and reviewing terms and conditions.
• A strong team ethos and coaching approach to developing others, ability to adapt and drive change, with a continuous professional development mindset.
• Process Improvement including through the use of systems and data, developing guidance and templates for customers, and consideration for a responsible procurement approach with sustainability at its heart.

Additional Information

Salary: Grade 8S - £44,128 to £46,735 per annum. A job share would be considered for the right candidate.

Staff Benefits

We offer a wide range of great benefits at BSU, including:

• Generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme/Teacher's Pension Scheme). This is a defined benefit pension scheme which pays members a secure income for life, post-retirement.
• Enhanced paid leave - 41 - 46 days depending on the role (Full Time) - more details here: Staff Benefits.
• Family friendly policies including hybrid working, flexible work environment, on-site nursery.
• Sector-leading maternity and adoption leave (26 weeks full pay for eligible staff, plus statutory 13 weeks).
• Employee Assistance Programme which offers access to on-demand GP appointments, wellbeing support and advice, and access to counselling.
• Transport schemes including Electric Vehicle Scheme and Cycle to Work.
• Wide range of discounts and financial benefits, accessed through an easy-to-use app.

For further details about all our staff benefits, have a look at our rewards page: Rewards and Benefits.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.