Procurement Manager

V&A Museum of Childhood; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

29 days plus bank holidays

Flexible working

Tickets to V&A exhibitions

Subsidised staff canteen

25% discount in V&A shops

Give as you earn scheme

Bicycle loan

Interest-free season ticket

Interest-free rental deposit loan

Free safety checks and small repairs

Wide range of training and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff diversity networks

Job summary

The V&A Museum of Childhood in London is seeking a talented procurement professional to join the Procurement Department as a key team member.

We spend around £70 million per year on services, works and goods from third parties. You will run procurement processes, provide creative and pragmatic advice, and help us meet Net Zero 2035 goals. Based at Cromwell Road, London, this permanent role offers variety across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement and supplier management.
• Ability to provide creative and pragmatic procurement advice.
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Run procurement processes for services, works and goods.
• Provide creative and pragmatic procurement advice to internal stakeholders.
• Play a key part in helping meet Net Zero 2035 goals.
• Work with a small team within the Procurement Department to deliver innovative procurement solutions.

Job description

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Salary & Location

Salary £45,000 - £50,000

Location Cromwell Road, London

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in 5 days at 23:59 BST.

The Role

We are seeking a talented and creative procurement professional to join the Procurement Department as a key member of the team.

We spend around £70 million per year on services, works and goods from third parties. With exciting capital projects, blockbuster temporary exhibitions, essential services and everything else in between, no two days are the same. Working as part of a small team, you will be an essential part of a values-led procurement service that helps us to meet our mission and priorities.

Based at V&A South Kensington, you will work on an incredibly wide range of projects. You will run procurement processes, provide creative and pragmatic advice, and play a key part in helping us to meet our goal of Net Zero 2035. With such a varied remit sat within an exciting cultural environment, you will have the autonomy to work with key people across the organisation to deliver innovative procurement solutions.

This post is based at V&A South Kensington but will involve working on procurement activity across all V&A sites.

We welcome applications from candidates seeking full-time or part-time roles.

When applying you will be invited to provide a supporting statement. Please use this space to highlight why your experience and values make you a good fit for this role.

The V&A

The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.

Our Mission Is To Be Recognised As The World's Leading Museum Of Art, Design And Performance, And To Enrich People's Lives By Promoting Research, Knowledge And Enjoyment Of The Designed World To The Widest Possible Audience. We Strive To Make The V&A Matter To More People And In That Context We Work To The Following Six Strategic Objectives

• To create a world class visitor and learning experience across all V&A sites and collections.
• Focus and deepen the relevance of our collections to the UK creative and knowledge economy.
• Expand the V&A's international reach, reputation and impact.
• To operate with financial and organisational initiative and efficiency.
• Showcase the best of digital design and deliver an outstanding digital experience.
• Diversify and increase private and commercial funding sources.

The Benefits

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Benefits

• Generous pension scheme
• 29 days plus bank holidays
• Flexible working
• Tickets to V&A exhibitions
• Subsidised staff canteen
• 25% discount in V&A shops
• Give as you earn scheme
• Bicycle loan
• Interest-free season ticket
• Interest-free rental deposit loan
• Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike
• Wide range of training and professional development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff diversity networks

ED&I at The V&A

At The V&A, We Are Committed To Equality, Diversity And Inclusion (EDI) For All And Strive To Go Above And Beyond Public Duty Placed Upon Us By The Equality Act 2010. As Such, We Are Delighted To Share That We Are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. The V&A Makes The Following Commitments To All Applications

• The Disability Confident Employer scheme offers guaranteed interviews – Interviewing applicants with a disability who successfully evidence the essential criteria on a person specification and consider them on their abilities;
• Providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
• Making reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job.
• Supporting employees and adjustments during employment.

In some circumstances, such as when we receive a high volume of applications that meet the minimum criteria, we may not be able to guarantee an interview under the scheme. In these cases, we will interview only the highest-scoring applicants, from both people with disabilities and people without a disability.

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