Procurement & Commercial Apprentice

University of Gloucestershire; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A higher education institution is seeking a Procurement & Commercial Apprentice to join their centralised procurement team. This role offers the chance to begin a rewarding career while working towards a CIPS Level 4 qualification. Responsibilities include supporting procurement processes, ensuring value for money, and generating income through commercial events. Candidates must be eager to learn, collaborative, and able to work with online tools such as Power BI. Applicants should demonstrate how they meet the essential criteria during the application process.

Benefits

Agile working policy

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• A desire to learn and contribute to procurement processes.
• Ability to work alongside professionals in a team environment.
• Commitment to completing the apprenticeship program.

Responsibilities

• Support the procurement and commercial professionals.
• Ensure best value is achieved through procurement.
• Maintain transparency of all processes using online tools.

Skills

Procurement knowledge

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

CIPS Level 4 Procurement & Supply Chain Practitioner Apprenticeship

Tools

Power BI

E-procurement portal

Job description

Procurement & Commercial Apprentice

Vacancy Details Summary Salary : Grade 4 £24, - £28, per annum Location : PITTVILLE CAMPUS Job Type : Support Closing Date : 01 / 09 / Date Posted : 12 / 04 / Reference : S Description 1.0FTE, 37 hours per week This is a fixed term role until 31 January . You may be based at any premises the University occupies and may be required to work at any University site or any other reasonable location where the University is undertaking its business. The university does have an agile working policy, and this requires the postholder to be based in the UK. There is occasional evening or weekend working may be required.

About the department

The role sits within the CFO function which is responsible for driving the university’s commercial, finance, governance, transformation and project management activities. With the model of a centralised procurement, the Commercial and Procurement function is responsible for commercial and procurement activities across the University, ensuring best practice is adopted, resulting in high standards of performance, cost effectiveness, and resource efficiency. The team has leadership responsibility for procurement and, contract management and the institution’s procurement and commercial strategies.

About the role

This is a great opportunity to make a real contribution to the development of the centralised commercial and procurement function within UoG and to start a very rewarding career journey leading to an internationally recognised procurement qualification. The job holder will support and learn from the procurement and commercial professionals in the team, working alongside them to ensure best value is achieved for the university through procurement, and generating income from commercial events, whilst maintaining excellent reporting and transparency of all processes, using a range of on-line tools and techniques such as the e-procurement portal and PowerBi. You will study for a CIPS Level 4 Procurement & Supply Chain Practitioner Apprenticeship and 20% of your work hours will be dedicated to ‘off the job’ training, including online lessons, seminars and course work and study.

How to apply

To apply please click on APPLY at the bottom of this page, you will be asked to complete our application form, alternatively, you can submit a CV and Support Statement showcasing how you meet the essential criteria, CVs alone will not be considered. Please see applicant guidance for help and advice on how to complete the application process.

Contact details

Please contact Fiona Williams Head of Commercial & Procurement on or via Teams, for a conversation about the position.

Key dates

• Closing date: Friday 9th January
• Interview: Wednesday 21st January

To avoid disappointment please apply early, should we find a suitable candidate we will close the advert. For more information about our benefits and working for the University please click here The University is committed to building a diverse and inclusive staff community and welcomes applications from currently under-represented sections of our workforce. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, guaranteeing an interview to everyone who meets the definition of disability set out in the Equality Act and the essential criteria contained within the person specification.