Senior Procurement Analyst

About the role:

We are looking for a customer-focused, detail-oriented Senior Procurement Analyst to join our Procure to Pay team.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing day-to-day order management and support for the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes. By partnering with internal stakeholders and external vendors, you will shape the P2P experience at Samara. As a member of the Procurement team, you will have the opportunity to help drive new initiatives and support our rapidly growing global organization.

Above all else, you are focused on delivering a simple procure-to-pay experience that is focused on obsessing over our Customers; building for the long term; and adopting a growth mindset.

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, and 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.

Click here to learn about what we value at Samsara.

In this role, you will facilitate:

• Order Management
• Manage purchase requests and complete supplier setups in our ERP.
• Create Purchase Orders in Netsuite
• 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 Accounting, where instructed to perform accruals due diligence for the monthly close process
• Policy Compliance
• Support our procurement compliance processes; purchase requests; purchase approvals; and orders, to ensure audit compliance; high data quality especially around general ledger coding; and all matters impacting accruals
• Assist in financial control testing when needed
• Outreach
• Develop deep knowledge of business needs and recommend continuous improvement around procurement processes and systems
• 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 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 Analytics
• Build and maintain the Procure to Pay dashboard and metrics
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 4+ years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, or related fields
• Excellent analytical, verbal, and written skills with a high attention to detail
• Excellent internal relationship-building skills – your ability to partner with other parts of the organization will be critical to your success
• Strong customer service skills
• Familiarity with the budgeting and financial close processes
• Technical knowledge of financial and procurement systems such as Netsuite, Oracle iProcurement; ZipHQ, or Coupa
• BA/BS degree or related work experience
• Fluent in English

An ideal candidate also has:

• Experience working at a publicly traded company is preferred