Advertising End Date
20 May 2026

Role & Department Overview

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: £13.70 per hour plus £1.65 holiday pay

Start Date: 25th May 2026

End Date: 31st July 2026

Interview Date: 22nd May 2026

Job Description

Determine whether the purchase should be made with a Procurement Card and action as appropriate.
Validate data as necessary and update the supplier master file in accordance with the regulations regarding fraud.
Bank checks over the phone so telephone skills required.
Contact suppliers and users for missing information.
Purchase Order Processing. 
 

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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