Job Title: Level 2 Apprentice - Procurement OfficerSalary: Apprenticeship Rates - dependant on ageClosing Date: 2025-02-02About the RoleWhat You Will DoAs a Procurement Officer you will be key to: Developing knowledge of our processes and systems to act as a point of contact to resolve user queries Supporting the Group Head of Procurement and Procurement Manager with their day to activities Administer and review requisitions to purchase orders in line with the Groups Financial Regulations Setting up new suppliers and ensuring that their details are accurate and authentic to mitigate mitigate risks of potential fraudulent activity Manage and resolve service requests from users in an efficient and effective way Liaise with external suppliers through the mailbox and respond to queries Extract reports and data from systems to inform the team Join us and you\\\'ll discover that there\\\'s more to Procurement than you think! There will be lots of opportunities to learn by being part of a busy, fun and focussed team.About YouAn ideal person would be someone who has a can do attitude and willingness to learn and develop skills. You will have an attention to detail and identify opportunities to improve our ways of working and efficiency to improve the service we provide. It is essential that you work well with people and possess well versed verbal and written communication skills. You will help promote a positive and professional image of the Procurement team to both our internal and external customers.BenefitsThere are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few: Generous Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you\\\'ll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff). Support Staff 39 days Academic 44 days Senior Management 44 days Excellent Pension schemes Teachers’ Pension Scheme Local Government Pension Scheme Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card). Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes. Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days Employee wellbeing initiatives Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements About UsLuminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.SAFEGUARDINGAt Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONWe recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.