Procurement Officer

JOB PURPOSE

• Procure goods and services in support of school operations

REPORTING TO

• Business Director

DIRECT REPORTS

OTHER KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Faculty, suppliers, vendors and other key stakeholders

PACKAGE

• As discussed in the Employment Contract

KEY RESULT AREA 

Responsibilities:

• Manages purchasing for whole school and facilities.
• Coordinate closely with internal requestors to establish requirements for purchase of goods and services.
• Analyze demand and supply trends, and support senior leadership with the development and implementation of sourcing strategies.
• Supply distribution, order tracking and receiving.

• Provide a strategic, efficient, and flexible procurement service which will deliver optimum value for money, cost savings and best quality of service.
• Follow and enforce the school's procurement policies and procedures.

• Liaise between client offices and vendors to resolve any problematic matter; monitor delivery of goods and services.

• Evaluate the performance of the vendors.

• § Assist in the development of internal procedures and documentation in relation to local and overseas procurement.

• Negotiate pricing and supply contracts, under the guidance of the Business Director.

• Ensure that the products and supplies meet quality standards.

• Communicate effectively with clients

• Maintain purchase records and other important data.

• Provide regular reporting on open requests and purchase orders to allow clients to monitor the status of their requests.

• Contract oversight for school bus service and coordinate requests for trip transportation.

• Other appropriate duties as allocated by members of the SLT.

MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE

• Effectiveness in the role
• Development of role
• Ability to manage tasks and projects.
• Feedback from others
• Perception of Nord Anglia Education

Personal Development

• Continual development through the identification and implementation of your own Personal Development Plan
• Improved performance
• Performance appraisal
• Personal Development Plan

OTHER

Promote and adhere to the Company Vision and Values

• Opportunity - For us, opportunities need to be meaningful, about achieving potential and making progress.

• Impact - For us, impact is about making a difference. It needs to be immediate, positive and lasting.
• Leadership - For us, leadership is about considering the teams needs as well as your own, setting inspiring examples, being supportive and showing real accountability and responsibility.

• Respect - For us, respect is about listening, being inclusive, showing tolerance and getting the little things right.

• All staff are required to manage effective personal development as part of the schools commitment to invest in staff as the key resource in the organisation.
• Each individual must ensure that they meet their statutory responsibilities and Company policies with regard to Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities and other relevant legislation
• Any other appropriate duties as allocated by the Chief Executive Officer