Global P2P Procurement Lead

intellipro; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

IntelliPro is seeking a Procurement Specialist to own the full Procure-to-Pay cycle for indirect buying across North and South America. This contract role is onsite in San Jose, CA, four to five days per week, with direct vendor management and cross-regional stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities include managing RFQ/RFP processes, contract negotiations, SLA tracking, and ensuring timely payments while coordinating with IT, Logistics, and HR outsourcing teams.

Qualifications

• 2–4+ years of procurement or P2P experience, indirect spend preferred.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of end-to-end P2P workflows (PR → PO → Invoice → Payment).
• Proficiency in Ariba, Coupa, SAP, Oracle, or equivalent procurement systems.
• Proven ability to manage supplier negotiations, contract execution, and SLA tracking.
• Strong cross-functional communicator who can manage stakeholders across multiple regions and functions.
• Portuguese and English fluency (spoken and written) — required for day-to-day communication with stakeholders across North and South America.

Responsibilities

• Own the full Procure-to-Pay cycle end-to-end — from purchase request through PO issuance, invoice matching, and payment coordination — with accuracy and speed.
• Drive competitive bidding processes including RFQ/RFP documentation, contract negotiation, and framework agreement execution.
• Hold vendors accountable to SLA and lead-time commitments, proactively flagging and resolving performance gaps.
• Serve as the go-to resource for day-to-day procurement and billing issues, resolving them efficiently to keep operations running.
• Partner with IT, Logistics, HR outsourcing, and TPA teams across North and South America to ensure procurement alignment and compliance.
• Monitor procurement metrics including SLA compliance, lead times, and cost performance, supporting process improvement initiatives.
• Identify and implement process improvements that reduce cycle times and increase procurement efficiency across the Shared Service Center.

Skills

Procurement

P2P Experience

Vendor Negotiations

Cross-functional Communication

Bilingual English/Portuguese

Tools

Ariba

Coupa

SAP

Oracle

Job description

IntelliPro is seeking a Procurement Specialist to own the full Procure-to-Pay cycle for indirect buying across North and South America. This contract role is onsite in San Jose, CA, four to five days per week, with direct vendor management and cross-regional stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities include managing RFQ/RFP processes, contract negotiations, SLA tracking, and ensuring timely payments while coordinating with IT, Logistics, and HR outsourcing teams.