Operational Buyer at The University of Manchester

You will work as an Operational Buyer in the busy Procurement Hub. You will be a user of the Oracle Financial System familiar with processes for raising requisitions and converting them to purchase orders in line with the University’s ‘procure to pay’ process.

The role requires you ensure that requisitions and orders follow the University’s Financial Regulations, Procedures and Purchasing Policy, and that purchase orders are issued in an accurate and timely manner. You will undertake necessary system housekeeping including: reviewing and processing current year requisitions and purchase orders, chasing those over three months old, with an ‘open’ status and truing up/closing.

You liaise with colleagues across the University providing general advice on Oracle to ensure that orders are issued, received and paid and that each stage of the process is actioned and recorded on the Oracle Financial System. In addition to this you will work with a number of other systems in use within the Procurement Hub.

You will work well within a team, be organised, accurate, numerate and familiar with Oracle Financials. You will possess a good working knowledge and experience of the MS Office suite including sound ability with Excel and Access.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers