SAP Principal Systems Engineer - S2P

Job Title:

SAP Principal Systems Engineer - S2P

Permanent
- Full Time

Job Closing Date: 10/11/2026

JOB TITLE:

SAP Principal Sys Engineer
- Procurement

JOB

JOB BAND: D

CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Technology Group

LOCATION:

London or Cardiff Hybrid 2 days per week in office

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £70,000 - £80,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

CLOSING DATE: 23:59 on Tuesday 10th of November 2026
* this may be suject to change

INTERVIEWS TO COMMENCE:
Week of the 30th of November 2026

We're happy to discuss flexible working. Though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Interview Process : 1 x 45 min Values and Behaviours competency-based interview with technical questions.

Join the BBC’s Technology & Media Operations team to help shape the future of our corporate systems. In this role, you’ll influence strategy and drive innovation across finance platforms, focusing on SAP and partner solutions. You’ll contribute to delivering and managing complex technical changes and optimising systems to maximise value and align with BBC business goals. If you’re passionate about using technology to create meaningful impact, this is your opportunity to support the evolution of the BBC’s financial systems.

You will be joining a small, established team that work well together in a rapidly developing and transformative space. You will have the opportunity to pick up new skills and Best Practice ways of working which help drive efficiency and Value for Money. The team are currently engaged in an exciting transformation in the Finance and Procurement space, which you will be a contributor to.

• Acting as a Co-ordinator for Small/Medium technical changes, clarifying requirements submitted by BBC Business Users and managing a change process followed by an outsourced technology provider, including Documentation Review, Technical Build, Testing Cycles, Production Deployment and Post Go-Live support
• Acting as a trusted team member for larger projects with technical change elements, working closely with Project Management and Project Stakeholders to deliver timely, high-quality outcomes
• Building relationships with Internal and External stakeholders, offering support and influence focussed on best practice, achievable goals
• Working with Outsourced Technology partners and Internal Stakeholders to support the resolution of Incidents at varied severity levels
• Defining technology roadmaps, engineering standards, support models, and operational practices for enterprise procurement and supplier-management platforms. Providing technical leadership, mentoring, and governance to engineering teams, ensuring solutions are secure, resilient, supportable, scalable, and aligned with long-term business and technology strategies.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Extensive experience as a senior technical specialist and subject matter expert across Source-to-Pay (S2P) platforms, including SAP ECC6, SAP S4/Hana, SAP Ariba S2P Solutions, SAP MDG, Icertis CLM and Open Text VIM. Strong technical knowledge of integrations between SAP ECC6/SAP, S/4
  
  HANA and associated procurement, finance, reporting, identity, and third-party platforms using APIs, middleware, IDocs, web services, and event-driven architectures
• Deep understanding of S2P business processes and enterprise application integration, including sourcing, contract lifecycle management, supplier onboarding & risk management, purchasing, invoice management, master data governance, and…