IT Purchasing Officer

We transform futures through industry-relevant, expert teaching, from foundation and undergraduate degrees through to postgraduate study and research, with effective digital provision central to our continued success.

You can be a pivotal part of the IT purchasing and Operations Team, as an IT Purchasing Officer. You will collaborate closely with the Procurement function to implement and enhance the overall IT procurement strategy.

If you have an excellent understanding of business operations and are confident in your ability to build relationships with customers and suppliers then this role is for you.

We are looking for a proactive team player, who can assist in the planning, management and delivery of the IT maintenance spend category, as well as demonstrate expertise in financial best practices and procurement legislation.

You will employ IT skills to research routes to markets for procurement, manage relationships with suppliers, monitor contracts and ensure opportunities for continual improvement are explored.

Challenging, interesting and constantly changing, the University of Derby is an exceptional place to learn and an incredibly rewarding place to work.

Ours is an extraordinary educational environment and because we specialise in identifying and developing individual potential, you can be confident you'll receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress.

Our combined higher and further education offering is spread over campuses in Derby, Buxton, Leek and Chesterfield and we have some of the best university facilities in the UK, investing more than £200 million in facilities in the last 10 years.

We achieve outstanding results for our teaching and research and with more than 34,000 people choosing to study with us every year, we depend on the dedication of a team of 2,200 academic and professional services staff.

Financially strong and seriously ambitious we offer our employees a family-friendly, rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress.