SAP Solution Lead - Procurement and Supply Chain

Babcock International Group; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and engineering firm is seeking a SAP Solution Lead for Procurement and Supply Chain to drive digital transformation. This full-time role, based in the UK with hybrid working options, involves designing and configuring SAP systems, enhancing operational efficiency, and collaborating with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in SAP solutions within procurement processes and a relevant degree. The firm offers competitive compensation and several employee benefits.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading options

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience as a SAP Solutions Lead within Procurement & Supply Chain.
• Demonstrated experience in Source to Contract and Requisition to Pay configurations.
• Excellent understanding of business processes related to Procurement & Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• Design and configure SAP ECC6 and Ariba modules for Procurement and Supply Chain.
• Lead functional and configuration support for Coupa solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and blueprint solutions.

Skills

SAP Solutions Lead experience

Configuration of Source to Contract and Requisition to Pay

Business process understanding in Procurement & Supply Chain

Integration experience with Finance and Operations

Education

University degree in Procurement & Supply Chain

Tools

SAP ECC6

Ariba

Coupa

Job description

Job Title: SAP Solution Lead - Procurement and Supply Chain
Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF/1

Lead the Future of Digital Transformation in Defence and Engineering

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a SAP Solution Lead within Procurement and Supply Chain.

The role
As the SAP Solution Lead for Procurement & Supply Chain (P&SC), you’ll play a critical role in driving our digital transformation. Positioned at the core of our SAP Service and Programme organisation, you’ll shape and optimise the systems that underpin our procurement and supply chain operations. Your expertise will be instrumental in enhancing operational efficiency, fostering innovation, and enabling the delivery of essential services to defence and beyond.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Designing, configuring and supporting SAP ECC6 and Ariba modules for Procurement and Supply Chain Planning.
• Leading functional and configuration support for Coupa solutions across Source to Contract (S2C), Requisition to Pay (R2P), Analytics and Open Business Network.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders to gather requirements and blueprint solutions.
• Creating and maintaining documentation including business processes, functional specs, test scripts and training materials.
• Driving continuous improvement and troubleshooting across SAP and Coupa platforms.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and can be based near our Bristol site, or a key Babcock hub, including Rosyth, Portsmouth, Plymouth or London etc with hybrid working arrangements and occasional travel.

Essential experience of the SAP Solution Lead:

• Extensive hands‑on experience as a SAP Solutions Lead within Procurement & Supply Chain and able to demonstrate previous Source to Contract, Requisition to Pay, Analytics configuration, releases, and support experience.
• Excellent understanding of business processes and integrations within Procurement & Supply Chain and related solutions required to deliver the service.
• Integration experience with Finance, Logistics, Project Systems, Timesheets, HR, Asset Management and Operations.
• Previous configuration support across Materials Management, Investment management, Materials Requirement Planning, Production Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Logistics Execution and Ariba Modules.

Qualifications for the SAP Solution Lead:

• A university degree or relevant experience in Procurement & Supply Chain.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at .

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.