SAP Solution Lead - Procurement and Supply Chain

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

Job summary

A global engineering services company seeks an experienced SAP Solution Lead to drive its procurement and supply chain systems. This role involves leading the configuration of SAP and Coupa solutions, collaborating with stakeholders, and maintaining vital documentation. Candidates should possess extensive experience in SAP solutions and an understanding of business processes. The position offers hybrid working options and is based in the UK, with various location choices available.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Holiday Trading

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Comprehensive development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience in SAP configuration.
• Strong understanding of procurement-related business processes.
• Experience with integration across multiple systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and support SAP ECC6 and Ariba modules.
• Lead configuration support for Coupa solutions.
• Collaborate to gather requirements and blueprint solutions.
• Maintain necessary documentation and drive improvement.

Skills

SAP Solutions Lead experience

Procurement & Supply Chain knowledge

Coupa solutions configuration

Integration experience (Finance, Logistics)

Education

University degree in Procurement & Supply Chain

Job description

Overview

As a SAP Solution Lead P&SC, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of our digital transformation journey, shaping and enhancing the systems that power our procurement and supply chain operations. This is a pivotal role within our SAP Service and Programme organisation, where your expertise will directly impact operational efficiency, innovation, and our ability to deliver critical services to defence.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Work Location & Hours

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, with hybrid working arrangements and occasional travel.

Essential Experience

• 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

• 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• 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.
• Babcock International For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.