Procurement Business Support

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons 

Working with every department at BDO, our Finance team helps us meet relevant legal requirements that ensure our firm operates effectively in a tightly-regulated field. They implement strategies that help us innovate – like combining new technology with traditional financial processes to make us even more digital. As part of this friendly team, you’ll enjoy flexible hours and have opportunities to take responsibility for the delivery of quality work. With your colleagues behind you, you’ll embrace change, new ideas and have an impact on the future of our firm.

We’ll help you succeed 

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

At BDO, the Procurement function forms part of the wider Finance Department. The mission of Procurement is to support the business in the procurement of goods and services through a streamlined process that delivers best value to BDO from the goods and services procured.  Procurement work to establish, maintain, monitor and evaluate vendor relationships to reduce risks, increase vendor performance, drive greater levels of innovation and help to deliver competitive advantages to BDO.

The Procurement Business Support will play an important role in driving the strategic direction aligned with the Head of Procurement’s strategy, mission and vision. This role will help deliver training, engagement and communications to the business stakeholders including the 4 streams (Audit, Tax, Deals, Consulting & Risk), PMD areas such as IT, HR, Finance, Property & Facilities Management, Marketing and Quality & Risk.

You will be someone with;

ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIRED

• A basic understanding of procurement or commercial work.
• Able to understand new technology and requirements quickly.
• Can build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, acting as a trusted source of support.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel with a desire to grow this to at least intermediate and build on their data analysis skills.
• Strong communication skills through multiple channels. E.g. written and verbal.
• Ability to understand existing processes and learn to map these via tools such as Microsoft Visio.
• Ability to understand and communicate policies and processes to a variety of stakeholders.
• Confidence to present/communicate Procurement's vision and goals, acting as a source of knowledge and guidance.
• Able to work cross-functionally, understanding wider processes not only those within Procurement.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Problem solving skills – identify and offer solutions to problems.
• A critical thinker who shows confidence and willingness in taking on a challenge​​
• Uses initiative when it comes to tackling tasks or problems. Able to multitask & react to fast turnarounds
   

DESIRED SKILLS

• Knowledge of Procure 2 Pay, e.g. requisitions and purchase orders, etc.
• Prior knowledge of ERP Systems (
• Demonstrated ability to drive improvements and take charge of initiatives
• Can identify value creation opportunities and help build business cases.
   

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future 

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you.

Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.