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Operational buyer

Manchester
Permanent
The University of Manchester
Buyer
€28,000 a year
Posted: 20 December
Offer description

Join to apply for the Operational Buyer role at The University of Manchester.

You will work as an Operational Buyer in the busy Procurement Hub. You will be a user of the Oracle Financial System familiar with processes for raising requisitions and converting them to purchase orders in line with the University’s ‘procure to pay’ process.

The role requires you to ensure that requisitions and orders follow the University’s Financial Regulations, Procedures and Purchasing Policy, and that purchase orders are issued accurately and on time. You will undertake necessary system housekeeping including reviewing and processing current year requisitions and purchase orders, chasing those over three months old with an ‘open’ status, and truing up/closing.

You liaise with colleagues across the University providing general advice on Oracle to ensure that orders are issued, received and paid and that each stage of the process is actioned and recorded on the Oracle Financial System. In addition to this you will work with a number of other systems in use within the Procurement Hub.

You will work well within a team, be organised, accurate, numerate and familiar with Oracle Financials. You will possess a good working knowledge and experience of the MS Office suite including sound ability with Excel and Access.

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Purchasing and Supply Chain

Industry: Higher Education


What you will get in return

* Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
* Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
* Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
* Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
* Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here.

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we unfortunately may not be able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies. Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk. Any CVs submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.


Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews

Name: Matthew Hearn

Email: matthew.hearn@manchester.ac.uk


General enquiries

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk


Technical support

Jobtrain: 0161 850 2004 https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

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