Procurement Operations Analyst

Overview

Procurement Operations Analyst supporting the newly formed Procurement Center of Excellence, providing day-to-day operational support across the Procurement and AP teams and working with global Sourcing Managers and the AP team.

What you'll do

• Support the sourcing and procurement organization in meeting its operational goals and priorities.
• Support execution and enablement of procurement strategies and policies.
• Train stakeholders on utilization of the P2P platform and intake process, and ensure compliance with best practices.
• Apply sound judgement regarding standard operating procedures to help expedite results and meet timelines.
• Ensure consistent application of procurement and AP processes across constituent groups.
• Measure end-user compliance with procurement policies and contracts.
• Manage and maintain contracts and metadata within the CLM and ensure accuracy.
• Partner with accounts payable and internal business units to resolve invoice/PO issues and discrepancies, and update billing cost centres.
• Manage end-to-end AP operational support, including invoice processing, resolving vendor payment queries, and supporting month-end AP close activities.
• Support the Sourcing Managers and AP team as an operational point of support, providing timely and accurate assistance on ad-hoc topics, requests, and initiatives.
• Apply strong attention to detail to flag issues early and recommend process improvements.

What you'll need

• 3-5 years of experience in Procurement, Accounts Payable, Operations, Business Administration, Purchasing, or Process Management.
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written skills with high attention to detail.
• Excellent internal relationship-building skills; ability to partner with other parts of the organization.
• Strong influencing skills to build partnerships with internal resources.
• A 'can do' attitude to get work done in a high-growth company.
• Driven, with an analytical approach, a high degree of personal organization, and a strong passion to succeed in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Comfortable working with globally distributed stakeholders, with flexibility to overlap hours with US-based teams as needed.
• Knowledgeable in working with tools including Word, Excel, ERP systems, and contract management tools.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field; or MBA/Master's in the same.
• Experience with procurement software (including systems such as Coupa, Omnea and Netsuite), intake platform management and approval workflows, and renewal management.
• Prior experience supporting diverse, cross-functional stakeholder groups.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India (Hybrid).
• Preferred time coverage: 9am-5pm PST.