Procurement Analyst

About Remote

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.

With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.

If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!

What this job can offer you

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Procurement Analyst, joining our Global Purchase to Pay Team.

The Procurement Analyst will be the directly responsible individual for the strategic management, execution, and documentation of the company’s developing procurement process.

Areas to cover

Partnering with internal stakeholders to onboard, monitor and if necessary, terminate vendor relationships.

Advising internal stakeholders on vendor management requirements and communicating potential risks identified while managing vendors.

Proactively identifying, monitoring, escalating and remediating any issues in the procurement process with the goal to ensure proper documentation and communication with all internal stakeholders and external vendors.

Understanding and adhering to Remote’s standards, policies and controls for vendor management.

The Procurement Analyst will play an important role from within the company’s Purchase to Pay team by working closely each day with a wide variety of Remote’s globally distributed personnel to ensure all purchases and renewals are done in a consistent, compliant, and thoroughly negotiated manner.

What you bring

Proven experience in indirect (services and SaaS) procurement

Solid experience managing vendor relationships

Experience in Coupa Intake & Orchestration is a plus

Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

Strong organisational and problem-solving skills

Strong commercial negotiation and contracting skills

Strong project management skills

Strong documentation skills

The ability to work independently and as part of a globally distributed team

Key Responsibilities

Negotiate with vendors to secure the best pricing while aligning with Remote’s terms

Manage the entire procurement process in Coupa in partnership with key business owners and stakeholders

Track and monitor software license renewals to ensure timely renewal of services

Partnership with Remote’s Data Privacy, IT, Finance, Legal, and Security teams to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and internal company policies

Prepare and maintain accurate records of all procurement activities

Maintain constant communication with vendors to address and resolve day-to-day issues (i.e. addressing/escalating vendors non-performance)

Practicals

You'll report to: Senior Manager Purchase to Pay

Team: Finance - Purchase to Pay

Location: For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from the following locations as we encourage our teams to diversify;

Start date: As soon as possible

Application process

Interview with recruiter

Interview with future manager

Interview with team members (no managers present)

Bar Raiser Interview

Prior employment verification check

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor p