Senior Functional Analyst - Sourcing & Procurement

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus 12.5%

Benefits allowance £2,200 p.a.

Pension 12% employer / 6% employee

Private medical insurance

Life assurance 6x pensionable pay

Home office purchase allowance

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR Limited is seeking a Senior Functional Analyst in Sourcing & Procurement for a hybrid role, ideally based in Derby. You will bridge business requirements with SAP solutions, including SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA, across multi-year transformation programs.

Strong stakeholder management and project delivery experience are essential. You will review design proposals, configure SAP modules to meet needs, and support testing and post-go-live activities.

Qualifications

• SAP Ariba modules and SAP MM / Sourcing & Procurement knowledge.
• Experience with supplier lifecycle and performance management.
• Implementation and/or support of SAP Ariba and S/4HANA procurement solutions.

Responsibilities

• Bridge between business needs and SAP configuration across project lifecycle.
• Review design proposals from consultants and align SAP solutions with requirements.
• Support testing and live operations to ensure processes stay on track.

Skills

SAP Ariba

SAP MM

Sourcing & Procurement

Contract management

Supplier lifecycle management

Supplier performance management

Stakeholder management

Project management

Tools

S/4HANA

Job description

Role: Senior Functional Analyst - Sourcing & Procurement Location: Hybrid working ideally from our Derby office

About Us Rolls‑Royce SMR is here to transform how nuclear energy is delivered—cleaner, faster and at global scale. Our teams are developing one of the world’s most advanced small modular reactors, helping secure affordable, low‑carbon energy for generations to come. We’re doing something that’s never been done before. We’re revolutionising an industry. That’s a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.

The Role

We are seeking a skilled SAP functional specialist to join our team to play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between technical implementation and business needs. Their responsibilities encompass various stages of the programme lifecycle. You will be involved in a multi-year digital transformation, implementation, upgrade and support of SAP software solutions, reviewing the design proposals from third party consultants, understanding business requirements and the configuration of the SAP solution to align with those requirements, providing ongoing support and recommendations for improvements for the system. Our ideal candidate has a strong understanding of SAP modules, excellent problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, and experience in project management. Ultimately, the role of the SAP functional specialist is to ensure that our SAP solutions are effective, efficient, and aligned with our business processes.

What We’ll Need You to Do

• Process Effectiveness: Link business process challenges and demand to process improvements and business benefits to influence and inform solutions to support the solution and technology strategies.
• Design and deployment: Ensure and validate consistent design and deployment of a given process and the standards for process performance.
• Support compliance with and performance of the end-to-end process.
• Support Integrated Testing: Work with business stakeholders and delivery teams to ensure solutions are implemented and tested as designed.
• Maintain Functional and Business Process Design Oversight: Stay involved through programme delivery into live operations to make sure solutions stay on track and meet expectations.
• Improve Functional and Business Process Design: Suggest improvement opportunities and optimise business processes.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Build strong working relationships with business process leads, super users, other functional specialists, project managers, business analysts, architects and third party partners to support smooth delivery.

Functional specialist within one of the following key SAP domains:

• Finance Specialist
• Sourcing and Procurement Specialist
• Project Systems Specialist

What You’ll Bring

• Understand business processes and business requirements identifying opportunities for improvements.
• Understand functional solution configuration.
• Understand end to end processes across business, functional and solution domains.
• Translate business requirements into IT demand aligning with programme plans and roadmap.
• Analyse process flows and process execution to identify improvement opportunities.
• Ensure designed and ‘to-be’ processes align with business needs whilst adhering to best practices.
• Extensive knowledge of system modules relevant to the job role, including functional configuration, end to end processes and system integration capabilities.
• Problem solving and analytical mindset to identify root causes of issues, troubleshoot problems, and identify solutions to address business challenges.
• Provide ongoing support to business community, troubleshooting issues, and identify improvements to optimise process performance and usability.
• Support super and end user knowledge and capability development acting as the initial point of contact (L1 support) for process & procedure queries or issues for business end users once in BAU.
• Support and collaborate with the Testing Lead and business teams to conduct rigorous testing to ensure alignment with business requirements to validate the functionality and integrity of system solutions.

Experience & Qualifications

• SAP Ariba modules
• SAP MM / Sourcing & Procurement
• Supplier lifecycle management
• Supplier risk management
• Supplier performance management
• Contract and spend management
• Implementation and/or support of SAP Ariba and S/4HANA procurement solutions
• Experience with sourcing events, supplier onboarding, contracts and purchasing workflows
• Support supplier performance and compliance management
• Integration of procurement activities with finance and inventory processes
• Proven track record of working with business stakeholders to improve supplier management, sourcing and procurement processes
• Minimum 4 years of experience (must have)
• SAP S/4HANA awareness and end-to-end business process understanding
• Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills
• Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall delivery approaches
• Understanding of implementation, incident and change management, testing and deployment activities
• Ability to mentor
• Training SAP Ariba Sourcing
• SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
• SAP Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
• SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement Contract and Spend Management Specialties
• Certifications: SAP Certified Associate - SAP Ariba Procurement
• Certifications: SAP Certified Associate - SAP Ariba Sourcing
• Certifications: SAP Certified Associate - SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement Professional Procurement qualification
• Desirable Experience: working in large-scale ERP transformation programmes
• Experience in Greenfield implementations
• SAP Activate methodology experience
• ITIL Foundation certification
• Agile Practitioner, Scrum Master, or SAFe certification
• Experience of having worked within regulated industries such as nuclear, utilities, energy, government, defence, or infrastructure

What’s in It for You

• We anticipate paying a salary of between £53,700 - £70,500 DOE
• Bonus – Performance related target opportunity 12.5%
• Benefits Allowance – £2,200 per annum, enabling you to create a bespoke package
• Pension – 12% employer and 6% employee contributions
• Holidays – 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days
• Private Medical Insurance – BUPA single cover health care
• Life Assurance – 6x pensionable pay £250
• One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases
• Pay Range: £50,600.00 - £66,465.00

Selection Process

The selection process will consist of staged interviews. Due to the nature of the role, successful candidates will be required to complete: Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, Basic financial probity checks.

Inclusion & Diversity

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Inclusivity is central to our culture, and we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported.

We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements and will make reasonable workplace adjustments where required to support individuals in performing at their best.

We also welcome applications from individuals considering a sector move, particularly those with transferable experience from other regulated or safety-critical industries.

Why Join Us?

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

What we offer

Our reward offering is focused on recognising you for your efforts and motivating you to continue achieving. Our rewards and benefits scheme are designed for employees to have complete control. By providing complete autonomy, you can focus on what’s important to you. Whether it’s investments, insurances or wellbeing, it’s in your hands. Work is an activity, not a place. We understand due to commitments and lifestyle; the world of work has evolved beyond the 9 - 5. Whether its varied hours or hybrid working, our flexible working arrangements make it possible for employees to achieve a true work life balance.

At Rolls‑Royce SMR, we have open dialogue with our employees to understand the ambitions for their career and set plans to achieve them. Whether it’s helping you obtain formal qualifications or pairing you with a mentor, Rolls‑Royce SMR will provide you with a fulfilling career.

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