• Job Description

  Req#: R0002966

  We’re Landsec

  We are Landsec, we build and invest in buildings, spaces and partnerships to create sustainable places, connect communities and realise potential.

  We are one of the largest real estate companies in Europe, with a portfolio of retail, leisure, workspace and residential hubs. Landsec is shaping a better future by leading our industry on environmental and social sustainability while delivering value for our shareholders, great experiences for our guests and positive change for our communities.

  The Role:

  You will join a brand-new Group Procurement function at the start of its transformation journey and play a key role in ensuring we deliver process efficiencies and positive internal and external experience. As a P2P Business Partner Executive, you will be a key player in the new Team and support the Head of P2P and Group Procurement Director in delivering on our strategic objectives to the business. You will be responsible for building and delighting your own stakeholder community, defining what Business Partnering means to P2P and overall championing best in class process effectiveness.

  • Salary: Starting from £30,000 per annum

  The Team:

  The team is a fairly new one that has been working together since the summer of 2022. It is part of a wider P2P team containing both Accounts Payable and Procurement (15 staff members in total) with the goal of merging the two area’s to facilitate a sharper and more energetic onboarding and payment process for our suppliers. The AP side has 7 members – 1 Head of P2P, 3 Business Partners and 3 Business Partner Executives and each Business Partner is teamed with a Business Partner Executive focussing on a specific category (1 - Development, 2 - Site Services/Facilities Management and 3 - Professional Services, IT & Marketing).

  Amongst the team members we have a wide range of experience covering all aspects of P2P and each member is more than happy to help out when needed such as covering when staff members are away or simply if one member has a busy schedule that day. The culture in the team is one of working hard to get the desired results but also making sure we have time to enjoy ourselves with regular evening events (and the occasional brunch too). Salary to be included

  What you will be responsible for:

  • To join with the other Business Partner Executives in developing and maintaining good working relationships with key stakeholders in order to keep payments to the agreed terms or to try to resolve any issues that are delaying approval/payment.
  • To work with the team to ensure that we, and the rest of the company, are adhering to the correct processes with regards to the initial ordering of work through to the payment of the suppliers invoice
  • To work with the wider Procurement team to help ensure we keep the number of suppliers to a required level and to work with stakeholders to guide them towards current suppliers if possible
  • To ensure that all invoices receipted are matched in time for the weekly BACS run
  • Supporting the Business Partners in ensuring all department processes are accurate and relevant
  • Supporting on ad-hoc projects as and when required

  Your skills, experience and qualifications:

  Essential criteria

  • Proven track record of working effectively within a P2P function and Group Procurement function
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels both internally and externally.
  • Proven experience of working as effective member of a team
  • Experience of implementing improvements to process and/or systems
  • Ability to demonstrate an understanding of prompt payment & BEIS reporting requirements

  Life and Benefits at Landsec

  We have a great benefits package, there to support you with your work-life balance and in moments that matter. We offer exceptional Learning & Development opportunities to help you grow and reach your potential and we also play our part in supporting the communities where we live and work.

  Here are some of our core benefits, view our Benefits and career development page for more information.

  • Discretionary annual bonus plan

  • 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 27 days after 2 years and options to purchase an additional holiday each year.

  • Enhanced pension contributions – Landsec will contribute up to 10.5% subject to your contribution

  • Private medical insurance, Life assurance and income protection.

  • Enhanced maternity, adoption, shared parental leave policies (view our Family policies page for more details)

  • Annual Sharesave plans with the chance to buy Landsec shares at a discounted rates

  • Up to 4 working days to volunteer per year and 'Give As You Earn' programmes allowing you to donate to charities straight out of your pay and we top up by 20%

  And when it comes to your health and wellbeing you will also have access to other benefits: our employee assistance programme, digital GP, cycle to work scheme, a mindfulness app and a health app supporting fertility and menopause.

  Diversity and Inclusion

  At Landsec, we value diversity & inclusion. We work to better reflect the diversity of the communities we work within and empower everyone who works at Landsec to realise their potential.

  We strive to ensure all our information, and services are accessible to and usable by everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please get in touch with our recruitment partners by emailing recruitmentqueries@landsec.com

  To find out more about our approach, visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.

• About the company

  Land Securities Group plc is the largest commercial property development and investment company in the United Kingdom.

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