PERSON SPECIFICATION
• Ability to deliver to tight timescales and with com- peting priorities • Personal impact and credibility • Able to contribute constructively to departmental objectives and work as part of a team • Excellent oral and written skills and associated interpersonal skills • Excellent presentation skills Desirable: • Ability to generate innovative ideas and solutions for process improvement • Ability to use utilise a network of contacts to devel- op collaborative partnerships with either suppliers or other procurement forums of contacts to devel- op collaborative partnerships • Personal commitment, enthusiasm and profession- al drive to lead and innovate • Organisational skills including ability to plan ahead, set priorities (both own and other staff) with consistently high levels of attention to detail • Drives for results across a number of highly com- plex projects with numerous interdependencies and changing priorities • Effective management of staff including ability to harness/develop and resolve conflict • High professional standards and a track record of demonstrating commercial and business acumen
• Cost and price management
Education Essential:
Desirable: • Sustainable procurement • Whole life costing techniques
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent in-depth experience • Recognised continuing professional development through engagement with a series of progressively demanding work roles Desirable: • Registered full Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchas- ing and Supply (MCIPS) • Extensive and significant procurement role working in a complex environment in either the public or private sector • Extensive and highly developed specialist experience and knowledgeincategorymanagementwithintheconstruction market place • Extensive knowledge and experience of construction con- tracts, specifically NEC4 and JCT • Demonstrable significant experience and knowledge of managing senior level contract negotiations with large sup- pliers and customers with detailed specialist knowledge • Experience of analysis, assessment, interpretation and mon- itoring of data • Demonstrable experience of managing procurement pro- grammes and projects delivering a significant change • Experience and self sufficiency in the use of the following computer software: Microsoft Office, PowerPoint Word, Ex- cel, Access, and Outlook. Experience Essential: Desirable: • Proven track record of management of change • Proven ability to manage other major procurement catego- ries • Ability to analyse external market and management reports and so inform financial and related decision-making • A working knowledge of higher education policies and pro- cesses and of current issues affecting the higher education sector • Experience of taking the lead with a team of colleagues, in a changing environment • Experience of making presentations both to knowledgeable audiences and to the uninitiated on procurement matters.
Skills & Abilities Essential: • Highly developed analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to deal with, analyse and interpret highly complex and conflicting evidence on which decisions are to be based, providing a range of comparative options, due to the nature of the work being undertaken • Recommending and advising senior managers in relation to data, information, finance and decisions they must take • Highly developed communication ability to the level to understand and impart wide range of complex, sensitive and specialist information that may be highly contentious and will have barriers to implementation across College with the ability to deliver to diverse audiences/environments at all levels to effect significant change • Thinks strategically, whilst applying self and others to drive for results across a number of complex projects, supporting colleagues in dealing with changing priorities • Well developed negotiation, persuasive, facilitat- ing, and influencing skills
Why work for us?
dition to public holidays) and generous pension scheme, Imperial offers a diverse range of em- ployee benefits, including: • Discounted Bupa private medical insurance • Imperial Perks – a range of exclusive dis- counts on goods and services • Childcare vouchers • Access to the Imperial’s diverse range of sports facilities • Interest-free season ticket loan • Interest-free cycle loan and bike pool scheme Further information about the Benefits at Imperi- al College London can be found here Further information about the USS pension scheme and the benefits it provides can be found at www.uss.co.uk
Imperial College London is one of the world’s leading universities, based in a diverse and ex- citing capital city. Working at the College means that you join generations of Imperial staff who have contributed to solving problems on a global scale. Furthermore, it offers you a competitive salary and a package of attractive terms and conditions of service, along with many optional benefits, which we hope you will take advantage of. In our 2019 survey, 85% of our staff were proud to work for the College.
Knowledge Essential: • Sourcing
• NEC4 & JCT contracts • Contract Management • Supplier Relationship Management
In addition to 31 days annual leave (25 days annual leave and 6 College closure days in ad-
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