Purchasing Clerk, Sr jobs in White Plains, NY

Our Sr Manager, Purchasing & Payables will be responsible for designing, planning, and implementing sourcing and purchasing strategies. This role has responsibility for all current and to be established entities on a global basis. In addition, this role will also manage all components of the accounts payable function (to the extent that a solid control environment allows of course). The Sr Manager, Purchasing & Payables will work with suppliers and internal departments and will report into our VP, Global Controller. 

This is a very key and foundational addition to an accounting team that is being built from the ground up. Leverage your prior experiences and build things the right way in a very fast paced growth-phase SaaS startup!

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and maintain a global purchasing function using Zip and Navan, including the creation of purchase reqs/orders and the processing of vendor invoices 
• Engage and establish business partnerships with cross-functional leadership across the organization to collaborate, influence, and drive purchasing strategies
• Work closely with Legal and Accounting teams to ensure compliance and controls across purchasing agreements and processes  
• Measure and assess contract cost performance vs. negotiated terms
• Gather data and analyze spend history to find efficiency and reduction opportunities
• Track renewal dates and help facilitate renewals in a timely manner
• Work closely with business owners and vendors to prioritize and monitor efficient and cost-effective negotiations
• Analyze purchasing data and metrics and provide reporting and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership 
• Interface with our external auditors
• Ensure all tax filings are done in a timely and accurate manner in collaboration with Tax team
• Build a strong control environment and work with an eye towards future SOX compliance and always keep change management frameworks top of mind
• Maintain a constant state of urgency and flexibility and keep an eye towards future scalability

Requirements:

• 7 – 10 years of relevant experience with a mix of public company and private company (startup) work
• Track record of either building or heavily influencing the build of a purchasing function, from processes to people and ultimately systems
• Experience with global arenas and ability to support localizations
• Proven negotiation skills
• Hands on experience in budgeting and purchasing management
• Strong project management experience
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex subjects in a clear and interesting manner
• Experience supporting auditors
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities are needed, along with the ability to work independently to manage situations and challenges