Process Owner Procurement

AVENTA; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

AVENTA is seeking a Procurement Process Owner in Brussels to own, design and improve key procurement processes and tools within Group Procurement. The role drives projects, reports KPIs, and trains users while ensuring risk and compliance across the organisation.

The position is hybrid, based in Brussels, with two onsite days per week, and requires a degree in a relevant field along with strong SAP P2P knowledge and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Must-have: In-depth knowledge of P2P processes.
• Must-have: Strong analytical and structured hands-on approach.
• Must-have: Stakeholder management across multiple functions.
• Nice-to-have: Procurement process design and project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and continuously improve assigned procurement processes and tools.
• Lead procurement projects and transversal initiatives across the organisation.
• Produce process reporting and KPIs; deliver training to users and align stakeholders.
• Ensure processes address risk and compliance requirements.

Skills

P2P

Procurement processes

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Project management

Multilingual communication

Education

Degree in procurement/business/engineering

Tools

SAP MM (S/4HANA)

SAP Public Cloud

SAP Fiori

Job description

Summary

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Work mode: Hybrid (onsite 2 days per week by default)

Contract type: Contract

Start date: 17/8/2026

End date: 31/12/2026

Compensation: Competitive

Travel: Site-based; minimal

Right to work / visa: Must be eligible to work in Belgium / EU; non-EU candidates must hold a

valid Belgian work permit and residence permit

Work regime: Full-time

Client: Confidential - major European electricity transmission system operator (TSO)

About the client

Our client is a confidential major European electricity transmission system operator (TSO), ensuring the reliability and sustainability of the electricity supply and playing a central role in the Belgian and European energy transition. Within its Group Procurement organisation, the team delivers projects and defines, improves and harmonises procurement processes, driving Procurement for a sustainable, green and reliable energy infrastructure.

Project scope

The Procurement Process Owner is a member of the team within Group Procurement, taking clear ownership of the processes and tools they are responsible for. The role designs, implements and continuously improves assigned procurement processes and products so that they are efficient, effective and aligned with the client's business strategy, and drives transversal projects within and beyond the Procurement organisation. The role is hybrid, with onsite presence in Brussels two days per week by default.

Role overview

To own, design and improve assigned procurement processes and tools, delivering projects that drive Procurement in line with the business strategy.

Reporting line: You will report to the team within Group Procurement, interfacing with procurement and cross-functional stakeholders inside and outside the Procurement organisation.

Key responsibilities

Process design and implementation

• Design, implement and continuously improve assigned procurement processes and tools (including the P2P process), ensuring they are efficient, effective and aligned with the business strategy
• Ensure process implementation and adoption across the organisation

Projects and continuous improvement

• Lead procurement project management and drive transversal projects within and beyond the Procurement organisation
• Drive the continuous improvement of assigned processes and tools

Reporting, training and stakeholders

• Produce process reporting and performance indicators
• Deliver process training to users and manage stakeholders, communicating effectively across many different functions
• Ensure processes address risk and compliance requirements

Key deliverables

• Assigned procurement processes designed, implemented and continuously improved
• Procurement projects delivered within and beyond the Procurement organisation
• Process reporting and KPIs produced and improvements implemented
• Process training delivered and stakeholders aligned

Requirements

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline (procurement, business, engineering or similar), or equivalent experience.

Experience

• Must-have: Profound knowledge of procurement processes, in particular the P2P (Procure- to-Pay) process
• Must-have: Strong analytical skills and a structured, hands-on way of working
• Must-have: Stakeholder management: able to communicate effectively with many different stakeholders
• Nice-to-have: Procurement process design, continuous improvement and project management experience

Technical skills

• SAP MM (S/4HANA) and SAP Public Cloud
• SAP Fiori
• Procurement process design and P2P

Soft skills

• Structured, hands-on and analytical
• Strong stakeholder communication across functions
• Multilingual: English plus French and/or Dutch, required