Procurement Systems and Compliance Lead - NESO

## Procurement Systems and Compliance Lead - NESOApplylocations:
Wokingham, RG41 5BN
:
Warwick, CV34 6DA
time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todaytime left to apply:
End Date:
July 2, 2026 (12 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR100367
** About the Role
** National Energy System Operator (NESO) recognises the potential of bright and talented individuals, and we encourage you to join us as Great Britain’s energy system undergoes an ambitious, exciting, and vital transformation. Together with industry, we are creating a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.
2026 continues to be an exciting year for NESO, particularly within our Procurement Centre of Excellence team, as we build on the recent implementation of our end-to-end e-procurement tool. As Procurement Systems and Compliance Lead, you will play a central role in embedding, optimising and continuously improving Ivalua, ensuring it delivers the right processes, controls and insights for the wider Procurement & Property team and the business.

You will act as the intelligent customer for Ivalua, working closely with IT providers and support teams to shape its ongoing development, while also championing emerging technology, including AI bots, as part of our future roadmap.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about strong systems, robust controls, high-quality data and consistent compliance, and who can build strong stakeholder relationships while helping to shape the future of procurement technology and governance s role can be based from Warwick or Wokingham, and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home. We are open to part time, as well as flexible working arrangements.
** Key Accountabilities
*** Serving as Subject Matter Expert in Ivalua for Procurement & Property, overseeing upgrades and patches to ensure process are maintained.  Additionally, collaborating with the support teams to manage and resolve any issues or amendments as required.
* Work closely with key stakeholders, including the P2P team to ensure seamless cross over activity between systems.
* Providing first-line technical and user support for the e-procurement system, ensuring continuation of service and development.
* Managing and co-ordinating the engagement with the second line technical support, ensuring effective maintenance and performance of the e-procurement system.
* Acting as the Procurement Champion, supporting the development of new eProcurement solutions, with a focus on AI bots, to drive improved procurement efficiency, monitoring, control and performance reporting for the business.
* Driving compliance, ensuring the governance framework is embedded across Procurement and documentation is maintained.
* Supporting all internal and external audit activities, leading the execution of attestation checks to ensure compliance.
* Responsible for the maintenance of the Centre of Excellence Risk Register, ensuring risks are accurately recorded, regularly reviewed, appropriately escalated, and supported by clear mitigation actions and accountable owners.
* Undertake the Control Operator role for assigned RACM controls, ensuring timely execution of control testing and appropriate follow‐up of test outcomes.
* Responsible for the Conflict-of-Interest process, ensuring all related policies and guidance remain current, and that the procurement team is fully trained and consistently compliant with established requirements. Plus develop the process for improved automation.
* Actively reviewing and analysing procurement performance data, identifying opportunities for process improvement and making recommendations accordingly to the Head of Procurement Centre of Excellence.
* Supporting the scoping and delivery of performance improvement projects, working actively with stakeholders across procurement and the wider business to understand the potential impact of new processes and work with the project team to  plan effective implementation and adoption.
* Managing and co-ordinating the engagement with various other procurement software providers such as D&B, Moodys and Achilles, to support effective system performance, compliance and service delivery.
* Supporting the…