SAP Functional Analyst

Babcock International
Portsmouth, UK
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

System Configuration Information Management SAP (Applications) Enterprise Software Applications Warehouse Management Systems Data Management

Job description

As an SAP Functional Analyst - Procurement and Warehouse Management, you will play a vital role in supporting and enhancing the systems that underpin our procurement, supply chain, and warehouse operations. This is your opportunity to work at the heart of a global defence, aerospace and engineering organisation-driving efficiency, enabling smarter decisions, and supporting critical programmes that protect people and infrastructure.

You will collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders to improve system performance, optimise processes, and deliver continuous improvement. In doing so, you’ll build deep expertise, expand your influence, and contribute to meaningful projects that make a real-world impact.

Day-to-day, you will be responsible for:

  • Providing functional and configuration support across procurement, supply chain planning, and warehouse management systems
  • Supporting incident and problem resolution in collaboration with service desk and technical teams
  • Configuring and maintaining core processes such as material planning, inventory management, and invoice verification
  • Working with stakeholders to improve system performance and optimise business processes
  • Managing integration points across enterprise systems and third-party solutions

This role is full-time, 37.5 hours per week and can be based at one of our main UK locations including Warrington, Bristol, Devonport, Leicester, Rosyth. Hybrid working arrangements are available.

Requirements

Essential Experience of the SAP Functional Analyst - Procurement and Warehouse Management:

  • Demonstrating hands-on experience in procurement, supply chain planning, and warehouse management system support and configuration
  • Showing strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain and inventory processes
  • Applying experience of integrating enterprise systems with other platforms and third-party tools
  • Using knowledge of master data management including materials and suppliers
  • Bringing experience of procurement technologies or related solutions such as digital sourcing platforms

Qualifications for the SAP Functional Analyst - Procurement and Warehouse Management:

  • A degree in procurement and supply chain, information management, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
  • Relevant certifications in enterprise systems or supply chain technologies are desirable

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Benefits & conditions

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 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

About the company

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an SAP Functional Analyst - Procurement and Warehouse Management at any of our main UK locations including Warrington, Bristol, Devonport, Leicester, Rosyth., We’re Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

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