Sr Manager, Purchasing & Payables

Our Sr Manager Purchasing & Payables will be responsible for designing planning and implementing sourcing and purchasing strategies. This role has responsibility for all current and to be established entities on a global basis. In addition this role will also manage all components of the accounts payable function (to the extent that a solid control environment allows of course). The Sr Manager Purchasing & Payables will work with suppliers and internal departments and will report into our VP Global Controller.

This is a very key and foundational addition to an accounting team that is being built from the ground up. Leverage your prior experiences and build things the right way in a very fast paced growth-phase SaaS startup!

Responsibilities:

• Design implement and maintain a global purchasing function using Zip and Navan including the creation of purchase reqs/orders and the processing of vendor invoices

• Engage and establish business partnerships with cross-functional leadership across the organization to collaborate influence and drive purchasing strategies

• Work closely with Legal and Accounting teams to ensure compliance and controls across purchasing agreements and processes

• Measure and assess contract cost performance vs. negotiated terms

• Gather data and analyze spend history to find efficiency and reduction opportunities

• Track renewal dates and help facilitate renewals in a timely manner

• Work closely with business owners and vendors to prioritize and monitor efficient and cost-effective negotiations

• Analyze purchasing data and metrics and provide reporting and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership

• Interface with our external auditors

• Ensure all tax filings are done in a timely and accurate manner in collaboration with Tax team

• Build a strong control environment and work with an eye towards future SOX compliance and always keep change management frameworks top of mind

• Maintain a constant state of urgency and flexibility and keep an eye towards future scalability

Requirements:

• 7 – 10+ years of relevant experience with a mix of public company and private company (startup) work

• Track record of either building or heavily influencing the build of a purchasing function from processes to people and ultimately systems

• Experience with global arenas and ability to support localizations

• Proven negotiation skills

• Hands on experience in budgeting and purchasing management

• Strong project management experience

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex subjects in a clear and interesting manner

• Experience supporting auditors

• Strong organizational and time-management abilities are needed along with the ability to work independently to manage situations and challenges