An opportunity has become available for a Procurement Category Manager to join our team As a qualified and experienced procurement professional you will make use of your experience of working within the public sector and enjoy meeting the needs of internal customers and delivering quantifiable benefits back to the organisation. You will also have experience of procuring from the construction market and will be responsible for procuring and managing supplier relationships to support the development and maintenance of the University’s campus infrastructure. In determining current and future requirements you will work closely with several key stakeholders within the Campus Infrastructure team. Further information The role is offered on a full-time basis (36.5 hours per week) and offers you the flexibility to operate hybrid working arrangements. An office base is available within a city centre location near the Bath Spa train station or you can also work remotely with the flexibility to determine your optimum balance of work locations across the week. For an informal discussion about the role please contact either Tony Brett, Head of Procurement ( tb493bath.ac.uk ) or Kate Mullan, Deputy Head of Procurement ( km2202bath.ac.uk ). What we can offer you: a very generous employer contributory pension scheme generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan. Find out more about our benefits. We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader ; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us UniofBath and UniofBathJobs on Twitter for more information. Closing Date: 24 Nov 2024 Department: Management, Specialist and Administration Salary: £37,999 to £45,163