Senior Procurement Specialist

As a Procurement Specialist, you will be the first point of contact for our business teams. Embedded in a dedicated pod, you'll manage purchase orders, track requests, facilitate supplier onboarding, and ensure procurement flows seamlessly through systems and approvals. This is a hands-on, detail-oriented role where you'll work closely with cross functional partners (e.g sourcing, supply chain, finance) to translate requests into clean procurement transactions and keep momentum. You will report into a Sourcing Category Lead and work alongside other coordinators, logistics, and front-end systems support. This role provides embedded, hands-on, high-quality procurement support for some of the most complex and fast-moving programs in the world. By sitting close to teams, Procurement Coordinators: Ensure suppliers are onboarded quickly, POs flow without error, and shipments arrive on time. Guide requests through the right sourcing path to balance speed, accuracy, compliance, and cost efficiency, maximizing end-user experience. Deliver proactive order tracking and improved visibility for stakeholders. Drive efficiency through standardized buying, automation opportunities, and cost-reduction practices. What You Will Do Serve as the embedded procurement partner to business teams, providing responsive, high-quality support on intake and order management. Guide requests through the right sourcing path to balance speed, accuracy, compliance, and cost efficiency. Enter and manage POs/orders in Zip/Oracle; ensure coding is correct and approvals flow smoothly. Facilitate supplier onboarding - gather vendor docs, coordinate approvals, and track until active; escalate delays with context and solutions. Partner with Legal, Security, and other cross-functional partners to ensure contracts, NDAs, and compliance checks dont stall procurement. Escalate blockers, approval delays, or scope questions to sourcing managers or functional partners Assist with contract and SOW workflows by ensuring correct templates, approvals, and documentation are used Monitor and proactively track physical goods orders and deliveries with suppliers and logistics partners, keeping stakeholders informed at every stage. Maintain data accuracy across procurement systems (Zip, Oracle, PLM) for spend, supplier, and delivery info. Promote consistency and efficiency by spotting opportunities for standardization and aggregation of purchases. Communicate proactively with sourcing, supply chain, and finance stakeholders, tailoring your approach to ensure clarity and alignment. Generate reports/dashboards on order status, cycle times, and onboarding SLAs for your pod. Document and refine workflows to simplify repeat transactions and improve efficiency. Identify and bring forward ideas to improve processes, reduce friction, and scale procurement support - including opportunities to leverage automation and AI tools where possible. You Might Thrive in This Role If You Bring 4+ years in procurement coordination, sourcing support, purchasing operations, AP/finance ops, or supply chain support. Have experience with procurement systems (Zip, Oracle, NetSuite, SAP, Coupa, Ariba, etc.). Excel at attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and approvals. Are service-oriented and responsive - you like being embedded with teams and helping them move fast. Thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with shifting priorities. Communicate clearly, escalate when needed, and adapt your approach to different audiences. Take pride in keeping teams moving forward by coordinating requests and resolving blockers quickly. Pay Rate: $70-$85/hour on W-2 DOE

Created: 2026-03-05