Lead Procurement Business Partner
HybridBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Own the full Source-to-Pay lifecycle for G&A commodities including SaaS, professional services, real estate, and resource augmentation across Finance, Legal, Corporate Information Systems, and People verticals. Embed within leadership teams to attend planning cycles and supplier strategy discussions while translating complex sourcing concepts for non-procurement stakeholders. Drive month-end close activities, accrual submissions, and PO management with Accounting and FP&A to ensure accurate budget-to-actual reporting and audit readiness. Champion Coupa adoption, automate workflows, and rationalize the SaaS stack to reduce cycle times and improve data quality. Serve as the primary escalation point for G&A leadership on operational issues and spend health updates.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of progressive procurement experience
- 5+ years in enterprise tech, SaaS, cybersecurity or hyperscaler environments
- An AI-first mindset and curiosity about applying AI to procurement operations
- Customer-centric, with a track record of building strong internal and external stakeholder relationships
- Strong communication skills and the ability to influence effectively
- A bias for action, with strong time management and a natural sense of urgency
- Experience in strategic sourcing and contract negotiation across G&A categories (professional services, real estate/facilities, corporate information systems, HR/workforce)
- Working knowledge of procurement-adjacent accounting: accruals, prepaid expenses, PO management, month-end close
- Hands-on experience with modern procurement platforms and ERPs
- Proven ability to build structure in high-velocity, ambiguous environments without slowing the business down
- Strong grasp of controls, segregation of duties, and compliance across Procurement, Legal, Security, and Finance
- A passion for turning manual processes into structured, automated, audit-ready systems
- Tenacity and resilience to drive results, even in ambiguous settings
- Location: Boston
- Work Model: Hybrid — in-office 3x/week
Desired Qualifications
- Have hands-on experience with Coupa (P2P), Tropic (I2P), or similar enterprise procurement suites
- Have worked in hyper-growth, scaling environments
- Bring experience with Real Estate/Workplace procurement at scale
- Are proficient with BI tools for spend analysis and reporting
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