£12:71 basic rate £1.53 holiday pay
Advertising End Date
27 Mar 2026

Role & Department Overview

Role & Department Overview:

Please note that this is a non-student role

Working closely with other members of the operational procurement team, you will provide a high level of support to our diverse academic and research departments. Your main role will be to undertake the order processing activity including understanding customer needs, processing requisitions and expediting deliveries.

Pay Rate: £12:71 basic rate £1.53 holiday pay
 

Preferred start date: 1st April 2026

Expected end date: Up to 12 weeks

Interview Date: TBC

Location: Remote and on campus

Hours per week: 20 hrs

You will be required to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  You will be trained in procurement and will learn to provide procurement advice in accordance with the University's Financial and Procurement Regulations. You need to be a team player and be able to work with other colleagues.

For more information, please contact: Michael Hayes, Procurement Manager, via [email protected]

Job Description

Provide general procurement advice, in accordance with the Financial and Procurement Regulations, adopting a professional customer service attitude.

Maintain the Supplier master file:

  • Validate data as necessary and update the supplier master file in accordance with the regulations regarding fraud
  • Contact suppliers and users for missing information

Purchase order processing:

  • Check validity of requests to purchase, requesting any additional necessary paperwork and refer any non-compliance which cannot be resolved
  • Determine whether the purchase should be made with a Procurement Card and action as appropriate.
  • Enter compliant requisitions and follow up approvals to ensure orders are generated
  • Expedite deliveries as required
  • Check that deliveries have been made and raise GRNs.
  • Investigate receipting/invoice queries
  • Liaise with requesters / departmental contacts to ensure timely resolution of queries
  • Provide status reports to the Supervisor on an agreed basis

Person Specification


  • Effective numeracy, literacy and word processing skills
  • Experience of working accurately and with a keen eye for detail when working to deadlines
  • Ability to build relationships with people/customers
  • Ability to work in a team and have a flexible approach to work and colleagues
  • Good communication skills

Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:

  • Commercial Awareness
  • Exercising Professional Judgement
  • Planning and Organising
  • Self-Motivation
  • Teamwork
  • Time Management

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

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Help and advice on making applications can be found on the Lancaster University Careers pages. Visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/careers.

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