Procurement Operations Business Partner

About the role

Join a fast-paced Finance Operations team as a Procurement Operations Business Partner supporting a growing volume of purchase requests, contract reviews, and purchase order activity. This contract role is ideal for someone who enjoys being the front door for procurement intake, keeping cross-functional work moving, and turning complex process details into clear, practical guidance for business partners.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary procurement contact for assigned business teams and guide requests from intake through purchase order and signed agreement.
• Review purchase requests and supporting documents for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with procurement standards.
• Coordinate reviews across Legal, Security, Privacy, IT, Finance, and other stakeholders to keep approvals moving efficiently.
• Help requesters understand what a clean submission looks like and coach them through procurement and contracting steps.
• Manage purchase orders throughout their lifecycle, including updates, changes, open PO reviews, and alignment with invoices and contract terms.
• Support invoice and payment issue resolution in partnership with Accounts Payable and vendors.
• Assist with month-end close by gathering spend and accrual inputs and explaining variances when needed.
• Maintain process documentation and identify opportunities for improvement, including ways automation and AI tools can reduce manual work.
• Provide responsive support through day-to-day communication channels and escalate blockers with the right context.

Skills

• 3 to 5+ years of experience in procurement operations, purchasing, accounts payable, finance operations, contract administration, or a closely related role.
• Hands-on experience working through purchase request intake to purchase order in a procure-to-pay system such as Zip, Coupa, Workday, NetSuite, or similar.
• Working understanding of contract review workflows involving procurement, legal, security, privacy, and business stakeholders.
• Solid knowledge of financial controls, including coding, accruals, and the importance of matching contract, PO, and invoice details.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to catch errors, validate data, and follow through on open items.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain process and requirements in plain language.
• Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills, including the ability to ask questions, prioritize effectively, and escalate when appropriate.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with shifting priorities and some ambiguity.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Zip, Workday Financials, Ironclad, Slack, and Google Sheets.
• Exposure to software security reviews, third-party risk reviews, privacy reviews, or SaaS contracting.
• Experience supporting month-end close, accruals, or vendor reconciliation work with an accounting team.
• Background in a high-growth technology environment where processes are still evolving.
• Comfort using AI tools to support research, drafting, and data cleanup.