Senior Buyer (contract)

About the role

Senior Buyer position located in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12‑month contract (W2) with a hybrid schedule of 3 days in office and 2 days remote.

This role is for a senior buyer within our Global Procurement organization. The senior buyer is responsible for the execution and management of complex purchase requisitions across multiple spend categories, ensuring the efficient and compliant procurement of goods and services throughout the procure-to-pay (P2P) lifecycle. This role serves as a key point of contact for business partners, suppliers, and cross-functional support teams, leveraging Ariba Buying & Invoicing and related procurement systems to facilitate the timely creation, processing, and closure of purchasing transactions. The senior buyer partners closely with business partners to understand procurement requirements, provide guidance on purchasing policies and procedures, and ensure requisition requests are accurately submitted and processed. The role collaborates with suppliers and Supply Chain Management stakeholders, including strategic sourcing, supplier enablement, third-party program management, accounts payable, and tax, to resolve issues and remove obstacles that may impact transaction processing, supplier payments, or overall procurement effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and validating purchase requisitions
• Managing purchase order creation and modifications
• Monitoring invoice processing and payment status
• Driving issue resolution through completion
• Identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving complex P2P exceptions, including supplier onboarding challenges, invoicing discrepancies, purchase order inaccuracies, tax-related concerns, and other issues
• Maintaining a high level of customer service and operational efficiency
• Ensuring all transactions are executed in accordance with established processes and procedures
• Exercising sound judgment, maintaining accurate documentation, and proactively identifying opportunities to improve processes, enhance stakeholder experience, and increase operational effectiveness

Requirements

• Authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. (no visa sponsorship)
• Prior experience executing purchase orders in Ariba Buying & Invoicing
• Minimum 3 years experience in purchasing/procurement
• Knowledge of procure-to-pay lifecycle
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

Qualifications

• Prior experience procuring goods/services from human resources, learning & development, and IT software/hardware categories
• Prior procurement experience in the financial services industry
• Problem‑solving ability
• Ability to quickly learn medium to complex business processes
• Effective oral and written communication
• Attention to detail

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Life insurance
• 401K
• Voluntary Benefits

Schedule

Hybrid work schedule: 3 days in office, 2 days remote.