Operational Buyer

The University of Manchester; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned educational institution in Manchester is seeking an Operational Buyer to join their Procurement Hub. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with financial regulations and manage requisitions and orders efficiently using the Oracle Financial System. Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel and Access, is essential. The role may offer hybrid working arrangements and includes an exceptional pension scheme and employee benefits.

Benefits

Market leading pension scheme

Employee health and wellbeing services

Exceptional annual leave entitlement

Additional paid closure over Christmas

Discounts at major retailers

Qualifications

• Experience with raising requisitions and converting to purchase orders.
• Ability to liaise and provide advice on Oracle Financial System.
• Good working knowledge and experience of MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Ensure requisitions and orders comply with Financial Regulations.
• Process current year requisitions and purchase orders.
• Liaise with colleagues to ensure accurate order processing.

Skills

User of Oracle Financial System

Organised

Accuracy and numeracy

Familiar with MS Office suite

Experience with Excel and Access

Job description

You will work as an Operational Buyer in the busy Procurement Hub. You will be a user of the Oracle Financial System familiar with processes for raising requisitions and converting them to purchase orders in line with the University’s ‘procure to pay’ process.

The role requires you ensure that requisitions and orders follow the University’s Financial Regulations, Procedures and Purchasing Policy, and that purchase orders are issued in an accurate and timely manner. You will undertake necessary system housekeeping including: reviewing and processing current year requisitions and purchase orders, chasing those over three months old, with an ‘open’ status and truing up / closing.

You liaise with colleagues across the University providing general advice on Oracle to ensure that orders are issued, received and paid and that each stage of the process is actioned and recorded on the Oracle Financial System. In addition to this you will work with a number of other systems in use within the Procurement Hub.

You will work well within a team, be organised, accurate, numerate and familiar with Oracle Financials. You will possess a good working knowledge and experience of the MS Office suite including sound ability with Excel and Access.

What you will get in return :

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we unfortunately may not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to [e-mail] .

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews :

Name : Matthew Hearn

Email : [e-mail]

General enquiries :

Email : [e-mail]

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.