Senior Procurement Operations Specialist

Optimizely; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the digital experience domain is seeking a Senior Procurement Operations Specialist to enhance procurement and spend management activities. This pivotal role involves accurate data management, contracting, and supplier management within a diverse team environment, promoting collaboration and continuous growth.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of overall business experience.
• 1-3 years in procurement operations or spend management roles.
• At least 1+ years hands-on experience with procurement software/tools.

Responsibilities

• Assist in ensuring accurate data entry by stakeholders and flow of procurement processes.
• Support contracting, deal analysis, and supplier management activities.
• Ensure Purchase Orders align with Requests and Contracts.

Skills

Data Entry

Contracting

Deal Analysis

Supplier Management

Financial Knowledge

Proficiency in MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, Operations Analysis, or a related field

Tools

Procurement software/tools like Coupa or SAP Ariba

Job description

Senior Procurement Operations Specialist

At Optimizely, we're on a mission to help people unlock their digital potential. We do that by reinventing how marketing and product teams work to create and optimize digital experiences across all channels. With Optimizely One, our industry-first operating system for marketers, we offer teams flexibility and choice to build their stack their way with our fully SaaS, fully decoupled, and highly composable solution.

Our culture is dynamic and constantly evolving, shaped by every employee, their actions, and their stories. With over 1500 Optimizers across 12 global locations, our diverse team embodies the "One Optimizely" spirit, emphasizing collaboration and continuous improvement, while fostering a culture where every voice is heard and valued.

Introduction

Reporting to the Sr. Director, Finance - Procurement or Manager Business System Operations, this position will execute the strategic roadmap to improve procurement and spend management processes at Optimizely. The role is pivotal in managing day-to-day procurement activities and partnering with stakeholders to act as the business expert in spend management at a transactional level.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist the Sr. Director or Manager in ensuring accurate data entry by business stakeholders and smooth flow of procurement processes according to SLAs.
• Support contracting, deal analysis, and supplier management activities.
• Ensure Purchase Orders align with Requests and Contracts, contain correct accounting info, and are transmitted correctly to NetSuite.
• Maintain data accuracy and integrity from request to contract signature, mastering all contracted spend across the business.

Knowledge and Experience

• 3 to 5 years of overall business experience.
• 1-3 years in procurement operations or spend management roles.
• At least 1+ year of hands-on experience with procurement software/tools like Coupa or SAP Ariba.
• Extensive financial knowledge and proficiency in MS Excel.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, Operations Analysis, or a related field from an accredited university.

Additional Information

Our culture emphasizes high growth, both virtually and in person, where you can do your best work and unlock your potential. English communication skills are essential, as all external and cross-location communication is in US English.