Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager

Full time (37hrs per week, all year round)

Permanent

Upto £44,757 per annum + benefits

Rotherham College, Rotherham

About the Role

This role offers you the chance to gain significant experience and responsibility in the finance department of this £40 million income Group.

Financial integrity is one of the key focuses of our strategic vision and the Procurement Manager will work closely with the Financial Controller, Finance Manager and Executive Director of Finance to ensure that the Group achieves outstanding results for students through sound financial strategy and practice.

The Group is looking for a motivated and pro-active individual to be part of a team of staff, ensuring that the procurement function is successfully managed. You should be suitably qualified and have a desire to lead on procurement processes for the Group

You will…

have experience of procurement working with public sector frameworks and leading tender processes in similar organisations. You will have experience of working within an integrated finance and procurement function in a medium or large organisation. You will also have experience in the maintenance and management of contracts registers and have experience of supervising staff.

You will also hold level 2 in English and maths and a relevant procurement qualification such as CIPS (part qualified candidates may also be considered).

Department Info

You will be jointly responsible for the line management of the finance assistant. You will report to the Financial Controller, who will give you direction on your day to day workload and you will also work closely with Budget Holders along with members of College Management Teams.

Our excellent benefits and rewards package:

• Access to local government pensions scheme
• Up to 44 days annual leave per year (2529) including closure during Christmas period
• Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
• Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including inhouse Occupational Health service
• Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
• Parking available at all of our sites
• Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
• Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees worth by to £200 per referral made

What is the RNN Group?

RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too;

• We are Inclusive,
• We have Integrity,
• We Deliver,
• We are One Team.

We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022)

We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our work on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.  This means that you’d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.

All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Closing date: Monday 13th May 2024 at 12:00 Noon – if you are shortlisted for this post you will be contacted within a week of the closing date.

Provisional Interview Date: Wednesday 22nd May 2024

If you require further information about this vacancy please contact the HR department on (phone number removed) or (url removed)