Procurement Operations Global Process Owner

Balfour Beatty plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

40% remote work

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Pension and share incentives

Volunteering leave

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Global Source to Pay Process Owner to lead and own the end-to-end procurement process framework across the organization. You will drive governance, performance, and the deployment of the global S2P technology stack while balancing compliance with user experience.

You will lead teams supporting Procurement Analysts, manage major software deployments (Coupa/Ariba/Jaggaer/Oracle) and partner with internal/external stakeholders to enable global procurement excellence

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in procurement operations or transformation.
• Ability to drive end-to-end process design and governance.
• Experience with major procurement platforms and data-led improvements.

Responsibilities

• Own and document the global procurement process framework, including sourcing, supplier registration, contract management and requisition-to-PO activity.
• Lead Procurement Analysts and data/reporting teams to improve performance.
• Evaluate and select procurement software solutions and lead technology deployments.
• Define controls and audit readiness, embedding governance into workflows.
• Monitor adoption, cycle times, spend leakage and contract compliance.

Skills

Procurement Leadership

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Process improvement

Tools

Coupa

Ariba

Jaggaer

Oracle

Job description

About the role

Our projects are more than just your opportunity to make your mark. They’re an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise. Join Balfour Beatty as a Global Source to Pay Process Owner, and you’ll deliver complex work that really matters to our business, and the world around you.

Own the global procurement operations process framework, acting as the strategic architect and guardian of end-to-end process design, documentation, performance and governance. The role balances compliance with user experience, supports selection and deployment of the global S2P technology stack, and drives improvement across a diverse global business.

What you'll be doing

• Own, document and maintain the global Golden Map for procurement processes, including sourcing, supplier registration, contract management and requisition-to-PO activity.
• Lead and manage teams supporting Procurement Analysts and data/reporting performance.
• Lead evaluation, RFP process and selection of procurement software solutions.
• Serve as functional lead for technology deployments, aligning configuration with defined process requirements.
• Act as primary point of contact for internal and external audits, embedding relevant controls directly into the workflow.
• Monitor process performance health to identify non-compliant spend, bottlenecks and end user training needs
• Define and monitor critical success metrics, including adoption, approval cycle times, contract compliance, spend leakage and discount capture.
• Develop global end-user training and change communications to support adoption across different user personas.
• Use voice-of-the-customer input and user experience feedback to improve the procurement process for business users.
• Manage procurement relationships with internal and external stakeholders and contribute to wider procurement communications.

Who we're looking for

• Procurement Operations ownership or transformation leadership experience, including management of large-scale operations and teams.
• Proven ability to lead or support implementation of a major procurement platform such as Coupa, Ariba, Jaggaer or Oracle.
• Stakeholder management capability with the ability to influence senior executives and cross-functional teams.
• Analytical capability using data visualisation and process mining tools such as Celonis or Power BI.
• Ability to balance compliance, controls, technology enablement and user experience in a global process environment.
• Ability to lead communication, training and change activity for process and system change.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]