Vendor Operations Associate

About the Role

The Vendor Operations Associate manages and processes vendor contracts, Purchase Orders (POs), and supports multiline invoices using MyBuy. Acting as a central liaison between Marketing Operations, Finance, Procurement, and CCS, this role directly engages with vendors, suppliers, HCPs, and Marketers, while supporting the onboarding of agency partners to access internal systems and tools. This role accelerates execution, maintains compliance, and provides operational and technical support to internal Marketers and external agency partners.

Key Impact Areas

• Efficiency & Optimization: Streamlining contract execution, PO generation, and invoice support to free up marketing leads for strategic execution.
• Technical & Partner Leadership: Serving as a MyBuy super-user and primary contact for contracting and purchasing support, agency onboarding, system access, and workflow resolution.
• Compliance & Financial Accuracy: Enforcing standard template usage, risk mitigation, and optimizing PO structures/FACT coding for complex agency accounts.

Responsibilities

• Manage self-service contracts end-to-end (template verification, MSA compliance, approvals, and execution).
• Process prioritized full-service contracts and HCP contracting requests.
• Engage directly with vendors, suppliers, HCPs, and Marketers throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Support onboarding of agency partners to access internal systems and tools.
• Partner with CCS to refine templates, workflows, and contracting practices.
• Create and manage POs in MyBuy, ensuring timely review and issuance.
• Support multiline invoice processing accurately and efficiently, ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Provide customer support to Marketers and agency partners for contract and PO queries.
• Maintain complete records of all procurement and invoicing activities.
• Partner with Finance and Procurement to optimize PO structures and reporting accuracy (FACT coding) for AOR and media agency contracts.
• Troubleshoot workflow delays and submit IT tickets for system issues as needed.
• Conduct training sessions for project owners on contracting and MyBuy processes.

Required Capabilities

• Autonomous execution with strong prioritization and decision-making skills.
• Process improvement expertise applied to contract, PO, and partner onboarding workflows.
• Clear written and verbal communication across internal cross-functional teams and external vendors/suppliers/HCPs.
• Creative problem-solving to resolve contracting/purchasing roadblocks while mitigating risk.
• Flexibility to collaborate occasionally with global teams outside PST hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Preferred experience in contract management, PO/procurement systems, healthcare compliance, vendor operations.
• Proficiency in Mac OS, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), Google Workspace, and contracting/ERP systems (MyBuy experience or Genentech background preferred).
• Basic accounting/billing knowledge to support optimal PO structuring.
• Ability to travel occasionally (air/car).