Procurement Process Excellence Lead

We are Lightsource bp – and we’re on a mission to become a global leader in onshore renewables, anchored by our proven track record in solar development.

For over a decade we’ve been actively working to diversify the way our world is powered with sustainable and responsible renewable power. We work to safely deliver affordable, reliable, large-scale onshore renewable and energy storage solutions to help the world decarbonise.

Our growing business is constantly innovating and investing to help drive the energy transition. Our people and projects are focused on supporting long-term sustainable growth and energy security.

Lightsource bp operates with five core values: Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability, and Drive. We seek to attract and hire individuals who share our commitment to creating a safe workplace, uphold the highest standards of integrity, and demonstrate respect for colleagues, communities, and the environment. Our recruitment process promotes sustainability by valuing long-term growth and responsible practices, while seeking candidates with the drive to innovate and lead in the global energy transition. Together, these values shape how we engage, assess, and welcome talent to join us in delivering transformational solar power solutions worldwide.

Lightsource bp was fully acquired by bp in 2024.

Summary of the role

Procurement is moving from building core processes to running a scalable, digitally enabled, data-driven global function. We're looking for an experienced Procurement transformation leader to drive that change.

Reporting to the Head of Indirect Procurement, you'll own the end-to-end Source-to-Pay process and its governance. You'll act as Procurement's business process owner for SAP S/4HANA, lead our digital procurement roadmap, and make sure Procurement shows measurable, Finance-validated value across the business.

What you'll do

- Governance & controls: Develop and own Procurement policies, process standards and controls globally, including PO compliance and audit readiness.

- SAP S/4HANA: Act as Procurement business process owner. Drive process standardisation, adoption and continuous improvement, and work with Technology and Finance on enhancements, releases and testing.

- Digital transformation: Own the Procurement digital roadmap, including eProcurement/eSourcing, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), supplier onboarding and workflow automation.

- Data & analytics: Set Procurement data standards. Own executive reporting and dashboards covering spend, savings, suppliers, contracts and compliance. Deliver forward-looking insight.

- Value realisation: Own savings governance with Finance, plus category and supplier performance scorecards.

- Process excellence: Build scalable global processes that improve compliance, efficiency and user experience.

What success looks like

- Higher PO compliance and strong audit outcomes

- Automated, trusted executive reporting

- 100% Finance-validated savings

- Better data quality and spend visibility

- High adoption of Procurement tools and processes

What you'll bring

- Essential: hands-on SAP S/4HANA Procurement experience as a business process owner or senior process lead, covering process design, deployment, optimisation and adoption

- A substantial background in Procurement, including senior experience leading Procurement Transformation, Excellence or Digital Procurement in a global organisation

- A proven record of owning Procurement governance, controls and compliance

- Experience delivering Procurement technology such as eProcurement, CLM, supplier management and analytics

- Strong data, reporting and KPI capability

- Experience partnering with Finance on savings governance

- The ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead change across regions without direct authority

Nice to have

- SAP certification, or SAP Central Procurement experience

- Lean Six Sigma or another continuous improvement qualification

- Power BI or SAP Analytics Cloud

- Experience in energy, renewables or infrastructure

- CIPS or an equivalent qualification

Why this Opportunity

- A visible, high-impact mandate to shape global Procurement

- Business ownership of SAP S/4HANA Procurement and an active digital roadmap

- Direct exposure to Procurement, Finance and Technology leadership

Why you’ll want to work for us

Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow, a place where your ideas and opinions matter.

Be you: We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.

Be responsible: Our culture is driven by our core values – from operating safely to ensuring our projects are responsible.

Be recognized: Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension and other local benefits.

Be inspired: Beyond your day-to-day working life at Lightsource bp, there’s a variety of initiatives that will contribute to your own personal development. These include our charitable causes, supporting our solar honey project, or volunteering on our VIBES committee to name a few.

Our core values: Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do.

For further information on our career opportunities and life at Lightsource bp, please visit https://www.lightsourcebp.com/careers/