IT Purchasing Officer

Job particulars

Division

Digital Options and Companies

Accountable to

IT Buying and Operations Supervisor

Location

Kedleston Highway, Derby Campus

Wage

£26,363 to £28,827 (for distinctive performers, there’s scope for additional development as much as £32,838 every year)

Deadline

Tuesday 2 April 2024

Contract sort

Mounted time period contract 24 Months

Put up sort

Full-time

Adaptive working sort

Hybrid
This function will likely be based mostly on web site, primarily within the named location with the chance to work remotely out there in step with our Adaptive Working Framework .

Reference

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Concerning the function

Do you get pleasure from offering a superb service, and supporting digital options? Are you a conscientious particular person who will help workforce members when wanted? In that case, we need to hear from you!

We’re in search of a proactive and expert IT Buying Officer to affix our IT Buying and Operations workforce, taking part in a pivotal function in making certain the seamless operation of Digital Options & Companies (DS&S) on the College. 

The profitable candidate will show a profound understanding of enterprise operations, monetary administration, and procurement methods inside a big and complicated surroundings.

As an IT Buying Officer, you’ll collaborate carefully with the IT Buying and Operations Supervisor and the College’s Procurement operate to implement and improve the general IT procurement technique. 

Your tasks will embody planning, managing, and delivering multimillion-pound IT upkeep spend classes whereas making certain compliance with public procurement laws, inside laws, and moral requirements. 

Moreover, you’ll actively contribute to the monetary administration of the division, fostering a tradition of economic greatest practices and glorious service supply.

In case you are in search of a significant, impactful, and stimulating profession, we welcome you to use.

For additional info and casual enquiries concerning the function, please contact IT Buying and Operations Supervisor – Jo Kearley by way of [email protected]

For enquiries concerning your utility and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment workforce by way of [email protected]

Principal accountabilities

Work with the IT Buying and Operations Supervisor and the College’s Procurement operate to ship the general IT procurement technique.

Help within the planning, administration and supply of the multimillion-pound IT upkeep spend class to make sure compliance with public procurement laws and our personal inside laws, supply of greatest worth and financial savings and to make sure contractual obligations are met in a sustainable and moral vogue.

Assist the IT Buying and Operations Supervisor in day-to-day actions concerned in managing the IT Upkeep price range and Software program purchases.

Act because the senior level of contact inside the division concerning monetary issues, promote monetary greatest practices, present steerage and assist in using the finance system.

Take duty for co-ordinating, monitoring and creating the day-to-day buying actions, processes, and programs.

Guarantee all work is recorded and processed in accordance with College monetary procedures and laws.

Undertake venture work as required to develop service ranges and enhance programs and effectivity inside the Workforce.

Make use of a variety of IT abilities (together with spreadsheets, E-mail, web, databases and the College finance programs) as a way to handle and progress personal and others workloads effectively.

Signify the workforce at each inside and exterior committees and teams as required.

Be an lively workforce member together with organising, attending and taking part in workforce conferences, finance boards and workers improvement/coaching occasions as applicable.

Undertake central administration info programs wherever potential to keep up and develop native data to supply environment friendly and efficient assist.  Make sure that all workers are totally educated and skilled in using related programs.

Liaise with College Undertaking Managers on the availability of venture allocation, value budgets, want by schedules and so forth. for required components and providers/works and price range reporting.

Implement and ship a excessive customary of buyer care in all duties undertaken.

Help with analysis and routes to markets for procurement, handle relationships with suppliers, monitor contractual efficiency and guarantee alternatives for continuous enchancment are explored and applied.

Guarantee all purchases are accomplished effectively and in accordance with the College’s monetary laws.

Help within the every day and long-term strategic administration of software program and technology-related {hardware} inside the College. This consists of recording software program licenses and {hardware} belongings to make sure compliance with provider contracts and regulatory necessities.

Co-ordinate gathering info required for inside and exterior audits, compliance opinions, metrics gathering and different related workouts.

Individual specification
Important Standards
{Qualifications}

• GCSE Maths (Grade A-C) and English (Grade A-C) or equal
• A Ranges or equal e.g. BTEC, HND
• Superior IT Qualification, e.g. ECDL, CLAIT, GCSE IT or equal expertise

Expertise

• A confirmed file of success in an administrative/monetary supervisory place.
• Confirmed expertise of managing a diversified and demanding workload, together with planning successfully, prioritising work and assembly deadlines for self and a workforce.
• Confirmed expertise of managing tasks to satisfy specified deadlines.
• Expertise of working within the HE sector.

Abilities, information & skills

• Proof of downside fixing and co-ordinating administrative duties.
• Information of IT, AV programs and Software program.
• Proof of making and utilizing spreadsheets and databases, e-mail, and the web in an administrative context.
• Proof of working to procedures and of programs improvement.
• Proof of working with budgets.
• The power to determine and preserve knowledgeable working relationship with workers in any respect ranges throughout the College.
• A excessive customary of literacy, numeracy and IT abilities.
• The power to develop, implement and handle monetary and administrative programs that meet the wants of the workforce and a altering surroundings.
• Capability to speak clearly with inside and exterior prospects and colleagues as a way to obtain frequent outcomes.
• The power to provide administration info statistics in report or different types.
• Workforce participant.
• Capability to make use of initiative and be proactive when coping with a variety of points and issues.
• The power to reply creatively and positively to vary.
• Self-motivated and in a position to encourage others.
• Ahead considering with a willingness to boost and develop abilities of self and others.

Enterprise necessities

• Capability to be versatile inside the working sample to satisfy the enterprise wants.
• Willingness and in a position to journey and work at different websites or areas if essential.

Advantages

In addition to aggressive pay scales, we provide beneficiant vacation entitlement. We additionally provide alternatives for additional wage development based mostly on efficiency, and the chance to affix a contributory pension scheme.

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How one can apply

You possibly can apply by submitting a web based utility. After getting signed in or registered with us it is possible for you to to start your utility. In case you are creating an account for the primary time, please make sure you present an e-mail handle that you simply entry usually as this will likely be our major technique of contacting you concerning your utility.

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When you require any help, together with the availability of any documentation in another format, please contact the Recruitment workforce at [email protected] .

Please be aware all purposes should be submitted on-line by Midnight GMT on the time limit of the emptiness.

Necessary info

Please be aware that sadly, this function won’t appeal to ample factors to acquire a sponsored Expert Employee visa underneath the UK Visas & Immigration factors based mostly immigration system; nonetheless, purposes are welcome from candidates who don’t at the moment have the correct to work within the UK, however who can be eligible to acquire a sound visa by way of one other route..

Please seek the advice of the House workplace web site for additional info.

What’s Adaptive Working?

Adaptive working is about enabling a high-performing, versatile, and responsive work tradition the place the place, time, and method of working are tailor-made to the precise work exercise. This strategy ensures that the working surroundings, together with each bodily and social environment, helps workers to carry out at their greatest and meet the college’s evolving wants.

As well as, adaptive working entails deliberately designing workspaces to assist a variety of actions and disciplines, offering the correct surroundings for significant in-person connections and efficient collaboration. This consists of making certain that workers have entry to the mandatory tools and sources from their first day on the college.

Adaptive working encompasses totally different modes of working reminiscent of site-based, distant or hybrid working. It’s a broad framework inside which all workers can function successfully in keeping with their function.

Fairness, range and inclusion

The College of Derby is dedicated to selling fairness, range and inclusion. Nonetheless you establish, we actively rejoice the information, expertise and skills every particular person brings. Our college students come from a variety of backgrounds; subsequently we’re significantly to listen to from candidates who will assist our leaders and groups be extra reflective of our pupil inhabitants.

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Why be a part of Derby?

Difficult, fascinating and always altering, the College of Derby is a rare place to study and an extremely rewarding place to work.

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We’re dedicated to safeguarding and selling the welfare of kids and weak adults and anticipate everybody who works for us to additionally share this dedication and to deal with individuals courteously and respect.