Position Details
Purchase to Pay Assistant
Finance
Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK
Salary: £26,093 full time, fixed term
Closing Date: Tuesday 07 July 2026
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 0425-26-R
This is a 12 month temporary position.
Job Overview
Procurement at Lancaster has undergone significant transformation in recent years. The team continues to expand its reach and is forward‑thinking in its approach to managing the full range of Purchase to Pay and Source to Contract activity for the University’s non‑pay expenditure of around £100m per year.
The University has declared a Climate Emergency and set an ambitious target to be Carbon Net Zero by 2035. The Procurement Team play a key role in the delivery of this target.
The Higher Education (HE) sector purchases an unparalleled range of goods and services. The Procurement team at Lancaster work with world‑leading academics and colleagues from other Professional Services areas such as Facilities and Information Systems.
A wide variety of categories are managed including Laboratory Supplies & Equipment, Travel, IT, Construction, Maintenance, and Business Support Services. Procurement at Lancaster is a well‑established and mature function. We score highly on the sector‑wide best practice procurement indicators and set stretch goals to continuously improve. This is a large and ambitious team within a people‑focused organisation providing opportunities to progress and develop including supporting team members to achieve CIPS qualifications.
The role of the procurement team is to manage the university’s expenditure with external suppliers. This includes sourcing, tendering, contracting and supplier management.
Responsibilities
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. You will have effective numeracy, literacy and word processing skills and be able to present information relating to the progress of work.
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 Regulations and Procurement Procedures. You need to be a team player and able to work with other colleagues in our travel and accounts payable team, providing assistance during busy periods for any of the three areas of the purchase to pay function.
Working Arrangements
We operate hybrid working and this role can be effectively delivered from home with a minimum of 3 days a week in the office. Requests for part‑time working will be considered.
Contact
For further information or an informal chat please contact Michael Hayes, Procurement Manager on m.hayes5@lancaster.ac.uk
Equality and Diversity
The University recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address all inequality in higher education whilst promoting the importance and wellbeing for all our colleagues.
We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.
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