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Institution: University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
Retrieved : 2019-03-19 Expired
Description :

Applications are invited for the above post based at King’s Meadow Campus.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing general administrative support to the Procurement Team and assist with procurement procedures ensuring a high quality service is offered to internal and external customers.

Duties will include: main point of contact for department Help-desk (email and telephone); providing advice/guidance to staff and customers on procurement procedures, regulations and purchasing systems; routine system administration; maintaining accurate records; providing assistance to team colleagues; filtering and/or resolving issues to meet customer expectations; assisting with tender administration, spread sheet analysis and coordinating supplier meetings; use of electronic spend analysis tools and general office support duties.

Candidates should have a good standard of education with five GCSEs at Grade C or above (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics. A formal procurement qualification is desirable e.g. CIPS Foundation Level 2 or NVQ (Level 2) qualifications or equivalent administration, accounts and customer service experience.  Candidates should be competent with a number of Microsoft Office applications, have strong analytical ability, an organised approach to work, good interpersonal and influencing skills and be an effective communicator. The successful candidate should have experience of working in an office environment both in isolation and part of a team and the ability to quickly grasp and apply new technologies, working effectively and calmly under pressure with frequent interruptions.

This is a permanent full-time post, however job share arrangements may be considered.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Lesley Lane, tel: 0115 9513634 or email lesley.lane@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 05 Apr 2019
Category: Administrative, Professional and Managerial (APM)





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