Procurement Lead Application Specialist

Procurement Services Team Lead

Salary: £59,900 - £84,700 per annum Location: Durrington, West Sussex (remote working with expectation to attend site for stakeholder meetings when required)

We are recruiting for a Procurement Services Team Lead on behalf of our leading utilities organisation as part of their ongoing digital transformation. The role will play a key role in supporting and enhancing our enterprise procurement systems.

This role will lead the Digital Corporate Applications Procurement team, overseeing the support, maintenance and delivery of procurement systems across the ERP estate. You will ensure that procurement applications are reliable, fully integrated and aligned to business needs while supporting ongoing transformation initiatives.

The role will initially focus on project delivery, leading the development, configuration and rollout of Coupa, before transitioning into a business-as-usual (BAU) leadership role responsible for the ongoing management and optimisation of the platform.

Coupa will be a core corporate system for the organisation, centralising procurement activity, including contracts, supplier management and commercial transactions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of Coupa as a new procurement platform across the organisation
• Design, develop, configure and maintain the Coupa system to meet business requirements
• Own the full lifecycle management of procurement applications, with a primary focus on Coupa
• Support and deliver integrations between Coupa and enterprise systems, including SAP, Workday, Maximo and other ERP platforms
• Ensure the procurement platform is effectively embedded as a corporate tool for managing contracts, supplier relationships and commercial activity
• Work closely with business stakeholders to ensure the system aligns with procurement processes and organisational needs
• Lead and manage the Procurement Applications team, ensuring effective delivery of support, maintenance and development services
• Own the lifecycle management of procurement applications, including Coupa, SAP SRM and related portal technologies
• Deliver system implementations, upgrades and enhancements aligned with business objectives and digital strategy
• Support and drive integration of Coupa with enterprise systems such as SAP, Workday, Maximo and other platforms
• Collaborate closely with solution architecture, service delivery, and project teams
• Ensure application security, governance, risk management, and compliance standards are upheld
• Maintain accurate system documentation, knowledge bases and support processes
• Manage relationships with suppliers, partners and third-party delivery providers

Skills and Experience

• Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with Coupa (essential)
• Proven experience integrating procurement platforms with SAP or equivalent ERP systems
• Demonstrable experience in application management, system delivery and support environments
• Strong leadership capability with experience managing teams and developing talent
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work across business and technical teams
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments
• Proven experience implementing and embedding procurement platforms
• Strong experience integrating procurement systems with SAP or other ERP platforms
• Comprehensive understanding of ERP ecosystems and procurement processes (P2P / S2C)
• Demonstrated experience owning and managing the lifecycle of enterprise applications
• Ability to operate across both project delivery and BAU environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• SAP SRM / S/4HANA or equivalent ERP platforms
• Integration technologies and ERP ecosystems
• Service management frameworks (e.g. ITIL)

Personal Attributes

• Commercially aware with a strong focus on delivering business value
• Confident leader with the ability to influence and challenge stakeholders
• Highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Collaborative approach with strong communication skills
• Proactive and adaptable in a fast-paced, transforming environment

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a major digital transformation programme
• Work on enterprise-scale procurement systems and integrations
• Flexible and hybrid working environment
• Opportunity to shape and improve critical business systems
• Competitive salary and benefits package

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