Business Development Manager

Aquent; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent has partnered with a global technology leader in Redmond, WA to bolster their business management operations. The role focuses on procurement, purchase orders, and invoicing processes to keep critical projects on track and drive operational excellence.

The successful candidate will onboard suppliers, manage payments, and coordinate with internal teams to ensure accuracy and policy compliance, leveraging Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams daily.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• 2 to 3 years of professional experience in business operations, procurement, finance administration, or a related field.
• Prior experience working within a large-scale, fast-paced corporate enterprise.
• Proficiency with industry-standard productivity and collaboration tools, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing purchase orders, invoices, and supplier onboarding processes.
• Exceptional organizational skills, a meticulous eye for detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities independently.

Responsibilities

• Submit and oversee purchase orders to ensure full compliance with established company guidelines.
• Onboard new suppliers and guide them through payment, documentation, and compliance procedures.
• Initiate, track, and manage electronic payment requests, gathering and inputting data on behalf of internal requestors.
• Review incoming invoices for accuracy, verify details, and confirm eligibility for payment with internal stakeholders.
• Process sales tax exemption certificates and facilitate payment term change requests in accordance with policy.
• Develop a deep understanding of the business group’s operations and act as a reliable information resource for internal teams.
• Support additional operational and team projects as needed to drive continuous process improvement.

Skills

Procurement

Finance administration

PO management

Vendor onboarding

Attention to detail

Data entry

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

MS Teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Aquent has partnered with a global technology leader at the forefront of digital innovation to find a dedicated and detail-oriented professional to support their business management operations. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in driving the operational engine behind groundbreaking research initiatives, ensuring seamless procurement and financial workflows that empower teams to build the future of technology. By managing crucial supplier relationships and financial processes, your work will directly enable cutting-edge technological advancements to move forward without delay.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an organized, proactive individual to act as a key operational anchor, facilitating procurement, managing purchase orders, and streamlining invoicing processes. This is an exceptional opportunity to apply your meticulous eye for detail in a fast-paced, high-impact environment where your daily contributions keep critical projects on track and set the standard for operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Submit and oversee purchase orders to ensure full compliance with established company guidelines.
• Onboard new suppliers and guide them through payment, documentation, and compliance procedures.
• Initiate, track, and manage electronic payment requests, gathering and inputting data on behalf of internal requestors.
• Review incoming invoices for accuracy, verify details, and confirm eligibility for payment with internal stakeholders.
• Process sales tax exemption certificates and facilitate payment term change requests in accordance with policy.
• Develop a deep understanding of the business group’s operations and act as a reliable information resource for internal teams.
• Support additional operational and team projects as needed to drive continuous process improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• 2 to 3 years of professional experience in business operations, procurement, finance administration, or a related field.
• Prior experience working within a large-scale, fast-paced corporate enterprise.
• Proficiency with industry-standard productivity and collaboration tools, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing purchase orders, invoices, and supplier onboarding processes.Exceptional organizational skills, a meticulous eye for detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities independently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience utilizing collaborative platforms such as Slack.
• A proven track record of identifying and implementing process improvements within operational workflows.