Procurement Specialist (Hybrid - San Diego, CA)

Our Customer is a business and financial software company that develops and sells financial, accounting, and tax preparation software and related services for small businesses, accountants, and individuals. They are laser-focused on their customers, live and breathe innovation, and champion those who dare to dream. Their Mission is powering prosperity around the world. They do it by attracting the world’s top talent, bringing vital partners into their global platform, and leaving the world a better place through exceptional corporate citizenship.

We are seeking a Procurement Specialist on a contract basis to support our Customer's business needs. This role is hybrid in San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development and management of global purchasing e-catalogs within Coupa and Amazon Business
• Support and maintain up-to-date and accurate catalog content, including product information, pricing, and availability, while ensuring alignment with supplier agreements and purchasing standards
• Ensures compliance with purchasing policies and regulations, promoting ethical and responsible spending practices
• Audits Purchase Order (POs) purchases to identify and mitigate risks, ensuring adherence to company policies, and preventing unauthorized spending
• Assists in resolving Procure to Pay (P2P) and help desk escalations, addressing issues swiftly and providing solutions to facilitate smooth business operations. Ensure successful fulfillment by overseeing end-to-end catalog transitions, including resolving escalations
• Collaborates with partners to drive catalog adoption, helps with communicating changes to stakeholders to promote seamless transitions, and creates awareness for delightful employee experiences.
• Troubleshoots technical catalog procurement issues by analyzing root causes, identifying solutions, and implementing corrective measures

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or another quantitative discipline
• Experience in Procurement and Project Management
• Strong project management, communication, and presentation skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent documentation and requirements analysis capabilities
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to multitask effectively
• Ability to collaborate across cross-functional and international teams, including HR, IT, and Finance
• Capable of working independently and leading team initiatives
• Strong critical thinking and sound judgment in complex problem-solving and decision-making
• Highly adaptable and resilient during organizational change; able to act as a change agent
• Proven experience in business process analysis, improvement, and development of best practices is preferred
• Advanced Excel proficiency required
• Extensive Coupa experience preferred
• Extensive Amazon Business experience preferred
• End-to-end knowledge of the Source-to-Pay process, Catalogs, and Amazon Business
• Excellent verbal and written communication and ability to develop strong relationships with cross-functional groups and stakeholders
• Strong analytical and data tracking abilities to analyze spending, document modifications, and propose enhancements to processes.
• Exhibits high levels of judgment, innovation, and creativity; effectively uses inquiry and advocacy to work through barriers
• Ability to proactively work directly with business partners to ensure compliance and troubleshoot issues with minimal guidance from the manager

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

Benefits: Medical, Dental, and 401k (no match)

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.