Purchase to Pay Buying Support Manager

Serco Limited; East Hampshire; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Serco Limited seeks a Purchase to Pay Buying Support Manager to enhance procurement operations. The role involves leading a team, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous improvement in services. Join a passionate team delivering essential public services, with extensive career development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Annual leave purchase scheme

Up to 6% contributory pension scheme

Free onsite parking

Serco discounts on various services

Health and wellbeing support

Career development training

Safe and supportive culture

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a complex P2P or shared service environment.
• Proven leadership experience managing operational teams.
• Deep knowledge of Procure-to-Pay processes and systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and improvement of P2R services.
• Manage the Buying Support Team and workload allocation.
• Monitor service performance and resolve operational issues.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Customer focus

Communication

Tools

SAP SRM

Job description

Purchase to Pay Buying Support Manager
Hybrid - 3 days per week in our Hook office

Full Time, Permanent

Salary - Up to £52,000 dependant on experience

At Serco, we are proud to deliver essential public services across the globe, from healthcare and transport to justice and defence. With over £1.6bn spent annually with third-party suppliers, procurement is at the heart of what we do - delivering value, mitigating risk, and ensuring operational excellence across all sectors and regions.

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced P2P Buying Support Manager to join our P2P Operations team. You will be responsible for leading a team of Buying Support Administrators and delivering high-quality, efficient, and compliant Purchase-to-Receipt (P2R) services. This role is critical to the day-to-day success of our procurement operations across the UK and Europe, ensuring strong governance, high customer satisfaction, and continuous process improvement.

As part of this you will:

• Lead the delivery and continuous improvement of P2R services including Supplier Onboarding, Helpdesk, and Data Management.
• Manage the Buying Support Team, ensuring effective allocation of workload and delivery against SLAs.
• Drive adoption of global P2R processes tailored to regional needs.
• Monitor service performance using data insights, escalating or resolving issues as needed.
• Act as the first line of escalation for operational and supplier performance issues.
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable and Procurement stakeholders to enhance end-to-end P2P efficiency.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of SOPs and training materials.
• Lead implementation of small-scale process and systems changes and support transition of contracts onto Serco's P2R systems.
• Ensure compliance with Serco Procurement Policy, operating procedures, and delegated authority limits.
• Represent P2P Operations with credibility and foster a culture of continuous improvement and service excellence.

What you'll need to do the role:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a complex P2P or shared service environment.
• Proven leadership experience managing operational teams in procurement or finance.
• Deep knowledge of the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay process and systems such as SAP SRM (or equivalent).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• A customer-focused mindset with a track record of driving service improvements.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience working with third-party service providers in a high-volume transaction environment.
• Professional resilience and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, change-oriented setting.

Why Serco:

Serco's purpose is to impact a better future - we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create innovative solutions that deliver positive impact and address some of the most urgent and complex challenges facing governments globally. Our services are powered by more than 50,000 colleagues working across multiple sectors including defence, space, migration, justice, healthcare, transport, and customer services in four regions: UK & Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.

In this position, your work is vital to the business, in terms of decisions and growth. You will gain aworld of opportunity working for a globally operating business delivering essential services across 5 vital sectors, personal growth, achievement, and development won't be hard to find. You'll also work with great people. You'll find yourself working in a highly motivated, supportive environment where no two days are the same, with experienced colleagues who strive for excellence.

What we offer:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Annual leave purchase scheme.
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Free onsite parking.
• Serco discounts which include cinema, merlin entertainment and online shopping discounts, and discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships.
• A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plans, free flu jabs and more.
• A wealth of career development training to suit your future aspirations. These range from role specific training, leadership coaching, formal study and much more to support you to build your career with Serco.
• A safe and supportive culture.
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion.

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks - SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

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