Trainee Buyer/Buyer

at  Nottingham Trent University

ABOUT US

Nottingham Trent University is a successful and ambitious university that is recognised for its innovation and inclusivity and being bold enough to do things differently.
Our Procurement team is responsible for managing the University’s spend with a complex and diverse supply chain. We look after spend on a broad variety of goods and services and spent over £150m last year. From tendering strategic contracts, to providing procurement and purchasing advice to stakeholders, our team oversees the procurement of goods and services to support our academic colleagues teaching students, our researchers and our professional services departments.
As a member of our team, you’ll contribute to the commercial success of NTU, by ensuring the best contract solutions are in place, with the right suppliers at the right time. Join us and gain valuable experience in handling complex procurements, collaborating with diverse stakeholders and making a meaningful impact on all aspects of the work of the university.
For any informal queries about the role or the Procurement team, please contact Kate Brown, Head of Procurement at kate.brown@ntu.ac.uk.
Proposed interview date: 10th March 2025

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you good at communicating with all sorts of people? Do you like analysing data and solving problems? Are you confident with numbers and figures? Do you have commercial skills and knowledge of supply chains and enthusiasm for learning more?
At NTU, we spend £155m on bought in goods and services. The variety is vast, and we buy goods and services in the following main categories, Estates FM & Catering, Professional Services, Digital Technologies, Research and Science.
We’re looking for a Buyer or Trainee Buyer to join our small and experienced team:

Trainee Buyer Responsibilities:

• Provide support for Buyers and participate in tenders
• Maintain supplier details on contract registers and the NTU CRM database
• Carry out data analysis and support preparation of team reports
• Calculate and record savings and benefits from procurement activity

Buyer Responsibilities:

• Provide advice and guidance to stakeholders across the University, on all procurement and purchasing matters
• Be responsible for a portfolio of contracts which will require tendering, with ongoing support for the category and the supply chain
• Help NTU achieve it’s ambitious Net Zero Carbon targets, but working with the team, colleagues from sustainability and the wider university, using our innovative and award-winning Net Zero Carbon Supplier Tool actively contributing to reducing the University’s carbon emissions footprint
• Build relationships with key suppliers to deliver graduate opportunities to NTU students

No two days will be the same, and you’ll be amazed to see the diversity in our supply chain. NTU is a great place to progress your procurement career.

FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE TWO POSITIONS, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE ROLE PROFILES TO SEE WHICH POSITION WOULD FIT BEST.

We’ll still consider applications even if you don’t meet every single one of the requirements, so don’t be put off if you don’t match them perfectly. To ensure the diverse needs of our team are met we actively encourage secondments and offer flexible part-time working patterns and would consider applications from those wishing to get into Procurement too - we’re focused on finding the right person for the role.
Interview date: TBC