An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Category and Data Assistant within the UWE Procurement Team. This is a 12-month fixed-term appointment to cover maternity leave.
The role will support the Procurement team at UWE to fulfil its vision of delivering best value and service excellence to the university. Further information can be found in the attached Procurement Services Strategy overview
UWE has a supportive, friendly and customer-focused culture where all employees are offered further training and constantly encouraged to develop their skillsets through personal and professional development.
Key Responsibilities
Provision of procurement specialist advice and support to staff in colleges & services in relation to the procurement processes
To conduct tenders for supply of goods and services as required under public procurement frameworks, following all applicable legislation, including Public Procurement rules, Freedom of Information requests
Develop and deliver complex administrative support services. Including data extraction and presentation to support category management activities
Contribute to University projects using specialist procurement knowledge and/or lead short term projects within own service
To produce and update Procurement documentation including financial regulations, quarterly and annual Procurement reports
Build and maintain relationships with contacts in other services, colleges or external bodies including attending internal and external meetings
About you
To fulfil the requirements of this role, you will:
Possess good organisational skills and be able to demonstrate broad based administrative experience in a professional or specialist service in a large complex organisation.
Have excellent IT skills with experience of email, MS Office including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, data manipulation, E-procurement systems.
Have experience in working with procurement data and in extracting, analysing and interpreting data to produce reports and presenting information to others.
Have previous experience of running further competition tenders from frameworks or PCR2015 / PA23 knowledge.
Enjoy working in a busy role which provides great variety and an opportunity to promote the procurement function and to provide support to a wide range of university stakeholders.
Where is this role based?
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.
Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UKs most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community .
We are proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, were always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing community and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where youll thrive.
We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
Further information
Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Frenchay Campus on (To Be Confirmed, but normally 2 weeks after the closing date)
This is a full -time, fixed-term post until October 2026, working 37.5 hours per week.
UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for 3 days per week, with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining days.
To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.
The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.
Advice to applicants
Wed love to hear from you - if you are excited about this opportunity, please complete our application form as soon as possible.
Tell us how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description and include specific examples wherever possible.
Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.
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