Job Description

We are looking for a person who is passionate about process improvement while being a face of Procurement for our employees and vendors. The ideal candidate will have some technical familiarity with understanding Procure-to-Pay (P2P) platforms, overall strong experience in invoicing/payments/receiving, as well as a contract drafting and information security/ compliance understanding. Furthermore, the successful candidate should have experience in a prior tactical and operational role. This role will be 80% day-to-day operational support of Purchase Requisitions, fielding employee requests and releasing documents for eSignature. The remaining 20% will be dedicated to overall process improvement and eProcurement tool recommendations and enhancements gleamed from business user engagements.

What You'll Do:

Be a point of contact between employees and vendors, setting expectations on purchases/payment
Review and process Third Party Risk intake requests. Work with legal, compliance, security, and FP&A on a daily basis by initiating the NDA, third-party vendor compliance, and contractual components while streamlining the process over time.
Partner with the Procurement Manager II and Sr. Procurement specialist to define and revise process flows to improve the E2E metrics for source to pay
Coach, educate and train employees on the receiving process and support Accounts Payable for notable end of month receiving activities
Harness the eProcurement analytics platform to understand where to focus improve spend under management and which business groups to train in creating purchase order requests
Focus on day-to-day operational activities to ensure quick response times to employees and vendors as well as timely Purchase Requisition review and approvals

What’s great about the role:

Drive company-wide change, leading spend optimization through innovative policies and system solutions,
Lead and foster business engagement with Marketing, HR, Facilities and other G&A teams in supporting their requests and managing improvement feedback

Basic Minimum Requirements:

3+ years of experience in a business operations role, vendor management office, or operational procurement team
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, or equivalent relevant work experience
Understanding of legal contracting and compliance process and having worked closely with such teams
Understanding of Procure-to-Pay processes, including but not limited to eProcurement, prepaids, accruals, fixed assets, strategic sourcing, and IT equipment expense management

Preferred Qualifications: 

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to communicate effectively with personnel across multiple levels of the organization
Have a customer service, customer first attitude by going above and beyond to help employees through Procurement/financial processes
Prior experience working in or with Accounting, FP&A and Accounts Payable teams is nice to have
Ability to deal with ambiguity in a dynamic fast-paced business environment
A motivated self-starter & owner attitude