Procurement and Contract Officer

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Base pay range is provided by Coventry University. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience.

Coventry University Group is a global education group with a mission of Creating Better Futures. We are driven by our passionate belief in the transformational power of education and research to enable and empower our students, colleagues and partners and to improve the world around them. Our people are key to our success and each role contributes to the Group’s ongoing progress in communities around the world.

We are recruiting a Procurement & Contract Officer to join our busy procurement team at CU Corporate Services Limited, a sister company of Coventry University. In this role you will play a keyдықтан in providing a high‑quality, cost‑effective procurement service across the Coventry University Group, ensuring adherence to financial procedures, regulations, procurement strategy and UK legislation.

You will lead the procurement lifecycle for low/medium risk projects, support higher risk/value projects as needed, provide expert guidance on procurement and contract management, and maintain compliance with public‑sector regulations and institutional policies.

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop specifications and tender criteria that meet legislative and regulatory requirements, manage client expectations with clear deliverables, and drive value for money, risk mitigation and stakeholder confidence in procurement excellence.

You will also support the Senior Category Manager for Professional Services and mentor junior team members.

Candidate should hold a good general level of education to A‑Level standard or equivalent and be a member or working towards membership of the MCIPS (Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply).

They should have a strong procurement background with knowledge of public‑sector regulations hökü, experience dealing with customers, handling queries, and providing specialist advice and guidance.

Experience with large spreadsheets, databases and hardware and software asset management systems is required.

The ideal professional is flexible, proactive, meets deadlines, adapts to changing priorities, is an excellent communicator and has strong stakeholder engagement skills.

Experience in procurement within the education or public sector would be advantageous.

• Excellent Employers Pension Contribution
• 30 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to conveys [sic] ethanol additional days
• Life Assurance 4 x Salary
• BUPA Cash Plan
• CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers

As a global education group, equality, diversity and inclusion are embedded in our organisation and are a key focus of our core values. We harness the power and potential of diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities and experiences to create opportunities for all.

We look forward to hearing from you!