Procurement Operations Leader - Buy Desk (Remote)

BECU; Georgia; Remoto; USD 102.000 - 189.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

401(k) Company Match (up to 3%)

4% annual 401(k) contribution

Medical, Dental and Vision

PTO Program + Exchange Program

Tuition Reimbursement

BECU Cares volunteer time off + donor匹

Descrizione del lavoro

BECU is seeking a Manager, Procurement Operations to build and lead a centralized Buy Desk within Strategic Sourcing. You will shape purchasing workflows, improve controls, and drive supplier governance across the credit union.

In this role you’ll lead a team, design end-to-end procure-to-pay processes, and partner with Finance, Legal, Risk, and Technology to deliver measurable value and scalable transformation across the organization.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in a Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, or related discipline.
• Minimum four years of progressive experience in procurement, purchasing operations, strategic sourcing, procure-to-pay, vendor management, or related discipline, including knowledge of purchasing processes and procurement governance, along with at least one year of people leadership, team leadership, or experience coaching, developing, and directing the work of others.

Mansioni

• Establish, launch, and lead BECU’s centralized Buy Desk within Strategic Sourcing, building a scalable procurement operating model that simplifies purchasing, strengthens controls, and improves the employee buying experience.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team responsible for procurement operations, establishing clear priorities, service standards, performance expectations, and opportunities for professional growth.
• Design and implement standardized procurement processes, including requisition intake, purchase order management, guided buying, vendor master governance, workflow approvals, and issue resolution.
• Oversee day-to-day purchasing operations, ensuring purchase orders align with executed vendor agreements, approved pricing, scope, contractual terms, and funding requirements.
• Develop guided buying practices that direct purchasing activity toward preferred vendors, approved catalogs, and established contracts while reducing unnecessary vendor creation, purchasing exceptions, and operational inefficiencies.
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Management, Accounts Payable, Finance, Legal, Risk, Technology, Facilities, and business leaders to resolve purchasing challenges, strengthen governance, and improve enterprise procurement processes.
• Lead procurement transformation and change management initiatives, including workflow design, stakeholder engagement, system testing, communications, training, adoption, and ongoing process stabilization.
• Develop and monitor procurement performance metrics, vendor and spend analytics, and operational reporting to improve purchasing visibility, identify trends, measure compliance, and uncover opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact for procurement operations, balancing business needs with operational efficiency, service excellence, and enterprise controls.

Conoscenze

Procurement operations

Vendor governance

Spend analytics

Team leadership

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related

Strumenti

Procure-to-pay systems

Descrizione del lavoro

BECU is seeking a Manager, Procurement Operations to build and lead a centralized Buy Desk within Strategic Sourcing. You will shape purchasing workflows, improve controls, and drive supplier governance across the credit union.

In this role you’ll lead a team, design end-to-end procure-to-pay processes, and partner with Finance, Legal, Risk, and Technology to deliver measurable value and scalable transformation across the organization.