Purchase to Pay Operations Manager

Purchase to Pay Operations Manager    
Hybrid: Attached to Hook, RG27 9UY      
Full Time, Permanent    
£70,000-£85,000 (dependent on experience)    

Here at Serco, we’re looking for a Purchase to Pay (P2P) Operations Manager who truly understands P2P operations - someone who can lead and inspire both onshore and offshore teams, manage complex service delivery through a BPO partner, and drive continuous improvement across a global landscape.

This is not just an operations role - it’s a people leadership role. You’ll need strong people management skills, with the ability to support and motivate teams across multiple regions and time zones. You’ll be working with a wide variety of stakeholders, so excellent communication, emotional intelligence, and relationship-building skills are essential. Whether it's guiding your direct reports, influencing a BPO partner, or collaborating across procurement and finance teams, you’ll bring a calm, credible, and approachable leadership style.

This role is a critical part of our MyFinance Shared Services team, overseeing end-to-end P2P operations across the UK, Europe, Middle East, and ASPAC.

As part of this you’ll:

• Lead day-to-day P2P operations delivered by both internal teams and an offshore BPO provider
• Act as the onshore escalation point for operational issues, ensuring timely and effective resolution
• Manage and develop three direct reports: P2P Manager, Pcard Manager, and Buying Support Team Leader
• Oversee Pcard processes including card administration, compliance, and reporting
• Drive standardisation and continuous improvement of P2P processes across all supported regions
• Monitor BPO performance against SLAs and KPIs, holding them accountable and enabling success
• Ensure strong financial controls and audit readiness, including year-end support and internal audit actions
• Collaborate with Procurement, Finance Business Partners, and the P2P Projects team on change initiatives, acquisitions, and system implementations
• Champion training, documentation, and adherence to global standards, while balancing regional differences
• Lead with integrity, building trust and collaboration across a wide stakeholder group, both internally and externally

What you’ll need to do the role:

• Deep P2P operational experience, ideally gained in a global shared services environment
• Strong working knowledge of SAP (must understand the full P2P landscape in SAP)
• Proven experience managing offshore BPO partnerships
• A pragmatic, hands-on mindset - comfortable stepping in when needed, not just delegating
• A track record of leading high-performing teams and managing across different geographies
• Exceptional people skills - credible, approachable, and able to influence stakeholders at all levels
• A continuous improvement mindset - always looking for ways to make processes better
• Experience navigating complexity and driving change in a pressured and fluid environment

Why Serco:

Meaningful and vital work: In this position, your work is vital to the business, in terms of decisions and growth. You will gain a world of opportunity working for a globally operating business delivering essential services across 5 vital sectors, personal growth, achievement and development won’t be hard to find. You'll also work with great people. You’ll find yourself working in a highly motivated, supportive environment where no two days are the same, with experienced colleagues who strive for excellence.
 

What we offer:

• Company car / £4200 cash alternative
• Private healthcare
• Bonus scheme of 10% on target and 20% exceeding targets
• Flexible working considered
• Pension – 6%
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
 

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.