Sourcing & Supplier Contract Manager (997418RR)

SOURCING AND SUPPLIER CONTRACT MANAGER X 2 ROLES

The University of Southampton is one of the world’s leading universities. We are consistently placed in the top 100 universities in the world by the QS World University Rankings. There are currently in excess of 24,000 students on campus in the UK. Using conventional business metrics, the University is a large enterprise with an annual turnover of over £500m and a staff establishment in excess of 5,000 FTE.

The Procurement Service plays an important role in supporting colleagues in procuring a diverse range of goods, services and works, which are critical to the successful operation of the University.  As a sourcing and supplier contract manager you will play a vital role in ensuring contracts procured by the wider team are implemented successfully and managed robustly to deliver maximum value for money and benefit to the university, achieved through working with external suppliers and internal stakeholders across the organisation. As a souring and supplier contract manager, you will also be responsible for the management of a small-centralised team of buyers undertaking sourcing activity for requirements across the University.

The Higher Education sector is changing and so is the procurement service, we are looking to expand in order to ensure our procurement and contractual arrangements reflect the University strategy by embedding a category managed approach aligned with strong commercial contract and supplier management, delivering value for money through high quality arrangements. As a member of the team, you will need a high level of commercial acumen, experience of excellent contract management, a good knowledge of procurement process and the ability to build strong, productive relationships with a diverse stakeholder group – including academic and research staff, heads of the University’s professional services functions and key external suppliers and partners.    

You should have previous experience of managing a variety of contractual arrangements across a number of spend categories, successful implementation of corporate contracts in a complex and diverse organisation ensuring compliance with internal & external regulations, proven track record of delivering savings & associated benefits. Please see the job specification for full role details. 

The University of Southampton is a member of the prestigious Russell Group committed to attracting and supporting exceptional staff to deliver at the highest levels in all activities. In return the University can offer an excellent package for staff on the basis of recognition of knowledge, experience and performance.

In addition to a competitive salary the University offers a highly attractive Defined Benefits pension scheme with employee and employer contribution. The University also offers a generous holiday allowance of 30 days annual leave, plus 6 University closure days and 8 bank holidays. In addition to a competitive salary etc.

As part of our expanding team we also have vacancies for a Procurement Manager, please see related advert.

Interviews are likely to be w/c 7th of May 2018 

Application Procedure

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Elsa Samwell (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 2507. Please quote reference 997418RR on all correspondence.

Closing Date: 22 Apr 2018
Post Type: Management, Specialist & Administrative