Procurement Operations Partner - Research & Programs

Anthropic; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Anthropic in Seattle is seeking a Procurement Operations Business Partner to own the end-to-end purchasing path for your research teams and programs. This high-volume role sits in Finance Operations and integrates with Legal, Security, and Accounting to ensure accurate POs, timely receipts, and proper accruals.

You will lead requests from initial need to signed agreement, coordinating vendor records, spend categorization, and invoicing.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of owning a high-volume purchasing portfolio end-to-end in procure-to-pay and intake platform.
• Strong knowledge of accrual accounting as it applies to purchasing and how POs flow to the GL.
• Experience supporting outsourced or managed service vendors at scale with contracts, POs, and invoices.
• Understanding of contract review, security/privacy reviews, and financial controls in purchasing.

Responsibilities

• Own the purchasing path for R&D and related programs with high volume of requests and change orders.
• Serve as procurement partner guiding requesters from initial request to signed agreement and PO.
• Review requests for proper vendor records, contracting entities, and spend categorization.
• Coordinate reviews and approvals, including legal, security, and finance when needed.
• Manage PO structure to match vendor billing and accounting needs, including renewals.

Skills

High-volume purchasing

Procure-to-pay

GL coding

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Zip

Workday Financials

Ironclad

Job description

Anthropic in Seattle is seeking a Procurement Operations Business Partner to own the end-to-end purchasing path for your research teams and programs. This high-volume role sits in Finance Operations and integrates with Legal, Security, and Accounting to ensure accurate POs, timely receipts, and proper accruals.

You will lead requests from initial need to signed agreement, coordinating vendor records, spend categorization, and invoicing.