{"job":{"jobId":2423564,"fk_accountId":null,"fk_organizationId":588,"fk_adminAccountId":null,"title":"Purchasing Practitioner","description":"\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Procurement</strong></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Grade 4:</strong> - £20,092 - £22,254 per annum\nOpen-Ended/Permanent - Full Time\n<strong>Contracted Hours per Week: </strong>35\n<strong>Closing Date: </strong>25-Feb-2022, 7:59:00 AM</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Job Family: Business Process and People Services</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>OUR CHARACTERISTICS:</b> We are a globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, in a unique and historic setting.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>OUR VALUES</b><b>: </b>We are inspiring, challenging, innovative, responsible and enabling.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Durham University</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Durham University is one of the world's top universities with strengths across the Arts and Humanities, Business, Sciences and Social Sciences. We are home to some of the most talented scholars and researchers from around the world who are tackling global issues and making a difference to people's lives.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">The University sits in a beautiful historic city where it shares ownership of a UNESCO World Heritage Site with Durham Cathedral, the greatest Romanesque building in Western Europe. A collegiate University, Durham recruits outstanding students from across the world and offers an unmatched wider student experience.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Durham University seeks to promote and maintain an inclusive and supportive environment for work and study that assists all members of our University community to reach their full potential. Diversity brings strength and we welcome applications from across the international, national and regional communities that we work with and serve.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>It is expected that all staff within the University:</strong></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Contribute to our learning culture by engaging in mentoring, training and coaching.</li>\n<li>Positively contribute to fostering a collegial environment; as well as demonstrating commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.</li>\n<li>Have due regard to Health and Safety requirements appropriate to grade and role.</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Family key attributes</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Roles in this family provide a comprehensive service and deliver the efficient administration and governance of the University.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Overall family purpose</b></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Deliver direct and indirect services to stakeholders.</li>\n<li>Provide advice and answer queries as part of an enquiry-desk/help-desk function.</li>\n<li>Respond to and manage requests for information and resources.</li>\n<li>Deliver services to meet regulatory requirements and procedures. </li>\n<li>Plan and deliver a joined-up approach to University business and people services.</li>\n<li>Align business processes and services to meet operational and strategic policy objectives. </li>\n<li>Deliver business processes to ensure effective management, governance and the economic viability of the University. </li>\n<li>Encourage, collaborate and participate in the development of productive cross-institution relationships and working.</li>\n<li>Provide excellent professional services that meet strategic and operational goals and business needs.</li>\n<li>Carry out monitoring, analysis, development and planning to design new services and service updates for continuous improvement whilst meeting changes in regulations.</li>\n<li>Engage with specialist professionals, consultants, and suppliers to exchange knowledge and facilitate partnership working.</li>\n<li>Work collaboratively and network across the University with staff in other families to ensure a smooth, timely and high-quality delivery of service.</li>\n<li>Align and deliver programmes and activities to meet operational and strategic objectives to enhance the stakeholder experience.</li>\n<li>Engage and encourage participation with external professionals, schools, alumni and donors.</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Link to key strategic plan</b></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>An economically sustainable approach to delivering Professional Services across the University;</li>\n<li>A joined-up approach to University professional services, regardless of location or line management;</li>\n<li>A culture and practice of continuous improvement; </li>\n<li>Design services that meet business need;</li>\n<li>A stakeholder-focused orientation, offering satisfying careers to all staff;</li>\n<li>Support and facilitate programmes that offer intellectual challenge, cohesiveness and a strong sense of progression;</li>\n<li>Ensure that an increasingly diverse workforce is treated equally, fairly and with respect, and that all staff are demonstrably valued and actively engaged.</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>The Department and role purpose</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">This is an exciting opportunity to join Durham University’s Procurement Service, on a permanent basis, as a Purchasing Practitioner.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">The Procurement Service is responsible for the procurement of all goods, services and works for the University, using sourcing strategies within a category management framework.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">The Purchasing Team is responsible for tactical purchasing within the University, including undertaking appropriate sourcing exercises, raising of purchase orders and expediting activities. The main purpose of the Purchasing Practitioner's role is to provide day-to-day procument and oversight of the University's eProcurement system. The Purchaisng Practitioner will also be required to cope with multiple deadlines in a calm and efficient manner, providing excellent customer service and encouraging stakeholder engagement.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Additionally, Procurement, alongside colleagues in Finance, are in the process of a transformational change programme of works which will shape the services offered with a view to stream lining processes and increasing value adding activities. Joining the department at this stage will allow candidates the opportunity to get involved in this process and help shape the future of a department which is integral to delivering the University Strategy.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Core responsibilities:</b></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Provide a responsive and proactive support service for stakeholders.</li>\n<li>Focus on checking stakeholder requirements to ensure the delivery of excellence with the frontline stakeholder experience.</li>\n<li>Respond to service users answering and recording standard purchasing queries.</li>\n<li>Contribute to the planning of team activities, work and deadlines to ensure the smooth running and timeliness of service.</li>\n<li>Solve day-to-day routine problems and source background information within the role.</li>\n<li>Record data and information accurately and provide reports as required to team members and more experienced staff.</li>\n<li>Operate an enquiry service and process requests finding solutions or escalating queries where necessary.</li>\n<li>Flexible in approach to accommodate the needs of team members and/or service users.</li>\n<li>Assist team members to organise, plan and prepare for events, meetings and activities.</li>\n<li>Liaise with internal and external suppliers, contractors and professional specialists to pass on information.</li>\n<li>Apply professional and regulatory procedures and processes and use of systems.</li>\n<li>Liaise and collaborate with staff in other areas of the organisation to ensure a seamless, smooth and efficient service.</li>\n<li>Resolve queries and requests for information and advice and escalate more specialist and complex queries or issues to more experienced team members.</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Role responsibilities:</b></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Work with team members to ensure the smooth running of administrative processes to support people and business activities.</li>\n<li>Provide guidance to staff and students regarding procurement matters.</li>\n<li>Undertake routine sourcing exercises under the guidance of the Assistant Purchasing Manager.</li>\n<li>Apply standard professional and recognised regulatory procedures to process, check and reconcile anomalies within data and information sets.</li>\n<li>Expedite purchase orders and invoice queries in a timely manner.</li>\n<li>Compile, record, store and archive data and information to ensure the accuracy and safety of information.</li>\n<li>Provide eProcurement training to stakeholders.</li>\n<li>Liaise with representatives from other service areas, professional organisations and agencies where necessary.</li>\n<li>Use standard office-based digital systems, tools and equipment to carry out data recording, communications and networking.</li>\n<li>Process and update key business documentation.</li>\n<li>Liaise with internal and external suppliers and specialists with the organisation, planning and delivery of services, activities and events.</li>\n<li>Make venue and equipment arrangements for events, meetings and activities.</li>\n<li>Take responsibility for personal development, including CPD.</li>\n<li>Any other reasonable duties.</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Recruiting to this post</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">In order to be considered for interview, candidates must evidence each of the essential criteria required for the role in the person specification above (including those listed in the section ‘Realising Your Potential Approach’).</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">In some cases, the recruiting panel may also consider the desirable criteria, so we recommend you evidence all criteria in your application.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Please note that some criteria will only be considered at interview stage.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>How to apply </b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">We prefer to receive applications online.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Please note that in submitting your application Durham University will be processing your data. We would ask you to consider the relevant University Privacy Statement <a data-mz=\"\" href=\"https://www.dur.ac.uk/ig/dp/privacy/pnjobapplicants/\" rel=\"no-follow\">https://www.dur.ac.uk/ig/dp/privacy/pnjobapplicants/</a> which provides information on the collation, storing and use of data.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>What you are required to submit</strong></p>\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>A CV; </li>\n<li>Essential criteria grid detailing how each of the key criteria are met.</li>\n</ol>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Please ensure that you submit all documentation listed above or your application cannot proceed to the next stage.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Contact details</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">For further information please contact: Lyndsay Glasper (<a data-mz=\"\" href=\"mailto:lyndsay.glasper@durham.ac.uk\" rel=\"no-follow\">lyndsay.glasper@durham.ac.uk</a>)</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">At Durham University, our aim is to create an open and inclusive environment where everyone can reach their full potential and believe our staff should reflect the diversity of the global community in which we work. We welcome and encourage applications from members of groups who are under-represented in our work force including people with disabilities, women and black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">We will notify you on the status of your application at various points throughout the selection process, via automated emails from our e-recruitment system. Please check your spam/junk folder periodically to ensure you receive all emails</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Person specification - skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience required</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><u><b>Essential Criteria</b></u></p>\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Excellent oral and written communication skills.</li>\n<li>Proven IT skills, including use of Microsoft Office.</li>\n<li>Evidence of personal development to maintain skills.</li>\n<li>Demonstrable ability to provide advice and guidance to a range of customers and colleagues.</li>\n<li>Experience of working on the front line with service delivery, and the ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines without compromising on quality. </li>\n<li>Experience of working in a team.</li>\n<li>Ability to solve problems as part of a team and resolve straightforward issues. </li>\n<li>Five GCSE’s at least Grade C or level four (or equivalent) including English Language and Mathematics (or equivalent experience).</li>\n</ol>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Desirable Criteria</b></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Post-16 qualification or equivalent experience.</li>\n<li>Evidence of personal development to maintain skills.</li>\n<li>Experience of administering IT based systems</li>\n<li>Experience of working in a procurement environment.</li>\n<li>Relevant administrative experience in a busy office environment.</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">We would like candidates to complete a grid in a word document detailing how they meet the essential (and potentially desirable) criteria.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>DBS Requirement:</strong> Not Applicable.</p>\n\n\n","pdfUrl1":null,"location":"Durham, United Kingdom","location1":"유럽","location2":null,"location3":null,"type":"4","applyUrl":"https://durham.taleo.net/careersection/du_ext/jobdetail.ftl?job=22000259&tz=GMT%2B08%3A00&tzname=Asia%2FManila","fileUrl1":null,"fileUrl2":null,"fileUrl3":null,"fileUrl4":null,"fileUrl5":null,"fileUrl6":null,"fileUrl7":null,"workingHour":"Full Time","contractType":"Permanent","salary":"£20,092 - £22,254 per annum","original_id":"UNI|281131","original_domain":"timeshighereducation.com","original_url":"https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/281131","original_isPremium":null,"closeType":1,"closedAt":"2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z","requireEducation":10,"managerTel":"","managerFax":null,"managerEmail":"lyndsay.glasper@durham.ac.uk","managerName":"DURHAM UNIVERSITY","managerPhone":null,"managerAddress":"Durham, United Kingdom","log_hit":6,"log_like":0,"publishState":1,"organizationName":null,"organizationName_en":null,"organizationName_alt":null,"del_yn":"N","createdAt":"2022-02-11T19:03:49.000Z","updatedAt":"2022-02-11T19:03:49.000Z"},"organization":{"organizationId":588,"lv1Id":null,"lv2Id":null,"name":"Durham University","name_en":"Durham University","name_alt":null,"introduction":"<p>Durham’s University College was founded in 1832 before it was granted a Royal Charter in 1837 by King William IV, making it Durham University.</p><p>It is a Russell Group institution with a staff count of over 3,000, more than 30 per cent of whom are of non-UK origin. 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