About the role:

The Procurement Operations Supervisor is responsible for all areas pertaining to procurement operations. Your main responsibilities will be managing procurement operations, supervising the ProcOps team in their day-to-day activities, and supplier setups. You will partner and collaborate with several departments within Samsara (Accounting, Operations, IT, Financial Systems, etc.) and external vendors to ensure timely and accurate processing of purchases. You will be a key contributor in developing and implementing standardized, scalable, and efficient procurement processes and related systems while maintaining quality, accuracy, internal controls, and compliance.

Procurement Operations is part of the overall buying process and the role reports into the Manager of Procure to Pay.

We are seeking an individual who is a stakeholder-centric business partner, acts with a sense of urgency, operates with respect, possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and has motivation when faced with challenges. The individual thrives in a high-energy work environment and has a passion for creating and enhancing processes to scale and grow with the business. This role can be office-based or fully remote in Mexico.

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best.

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In this role, you will facilitate:

Procurement Management

• Manage purchase requests and complete supplier setups in our ERP.
• Create Purchase Orders.
• Amend Purchase Orders as instructed by management.
• Partner with Accounts Payable to streamline the Procure to Pay process.
• Drive the continued adoption of our procurement solutions and processes
• Assist with accruals due diligence for the monthly close process

Team Supervision

• Manage and develop team members to meet key metrics.
• Act as point of escalation for procurement operations and business process owners to ensure timely remediation of issues.

Outreach and Cross-Functional Initiatives

• Challenge our suppliers, employees, and profession to enable a simple Procure to Pay process
• Partner with Security, Business Technology, and Legal teams to facilitate new supplier screenings
• Work with our Supplier Community to drive automation and to improve supplier performance
• Manage and maintain the relationship between the internal customers and vendors while focusing on growing positive relationships with our suppliers

Reporting and Month-end Close

• Build and maintain Procure to Pay dashboard and metrics.
• Reconcile account statements.
• Support the monthly closing process.
• Assist with the preparation of comprehensive analyses, schedules, and Procurement presentations.

Process and Systems

• Identify opportunities for efficiencies and recommend changes and improvements to the accounts payable processes and systems to ensure scalability.
• Document ProcOps processes, ensuring compliance with Procurement policies and internal controls.
• Maintain and perform relevant SOX and operational controls.
• Ensure adherence to policies and internal controls.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Bachelor’s degree or related work experience.
• 4+ years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, or related fields.
• 2+ years of people management/supervisory experience.
• Must be fluent in English and Spanish
• Excellent analytical, verbal, and written skills with a high attention to detail.
• Able to work with a high volume of transactions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to partner with business stakeholders.
• Strong customer service skills
• Able to assist with issue identification and resolution.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
• Familiarity with the budgeting and financial close processes.
• Technical knowledge of financial and procurement systems such as Netsuite, Oracle iProcurement; ZipHQ, or Coupa.

An ideal candidate also has:

• Experience working at a publicly traded company is preferred