About us

Delivering strategic advice and operational support, partnering with the academic, research and professional areas to provide Innovative Sustainable Value-Adding Procurement.

Our core responsibilities include:
✔ Contract Management – using aggregate buying power to develop, negotiate, establish and manage best value for money contracts available to buyers across the University;
✔ Supply Chain Management – partnering with vendors to co-ordinate the best possible outcome for order taking through to fulfilment, and setting the strategy and approach for Inventory Management;
✔ Supplier Relationship Management – managing the interactions with vendors that supply goods and/or services to optimise value;
✔ Performance and Compliance – ensuring the University community is complying with the procurement policy and processes;
✔ Procure to Pay processes and systems – the University has partnered with Unimarket to provide contemporary procurement system for the issue of purchase orders and invoice matching;  
✔ The Procurement team are focussed on the full 'Source to Pay' end to end purchasing and ensuring your experience is optimised.

UNIVERSITY STAFF SHOULD REFER TO THE INTERNAL STAFF INTRANET FOR FURTHER PROCUREMENT INSTRUCTIONS.