The role will be responsible for managing and overseeing all activities relating to purchasing goods and services including tracking open commitments, managing/controlling cost, and reporting on all spending. This role will also be responsible for all other vendor payment-related functions. This role reports to the Assistant Controller within the Controllership function.
Essential Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage team of purchasing and accounts payable analysts.
• Partner cross functionally to facilitate efficient and effective purchase order processing, vendor payments, cost tracking and variance analysis
• Provide cash outflow reporting and projections to Treasury group
• Supervise weekly vendor pay runs
• Work closely with Legal and Accounting teams to ensure compliance and controls across purchasing and related agreements and processes.
• Develop and implement system improvements and automation to streamline the procure to pay process.
• Assist in vendor onboarding and compliance including review of approved vendor listing.
• Analyze purchasing data and metrics and provide reporting and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership.
• Promote cost control by seeking cost-saving opportunities and assisting in the development of cost reduction strategies.
• Drive system improvements and automations to streamline reporting on costs committed and incurred.
• Assist in implementing purchasing strategies to optimize cost savings.
• Supervise and resolve vendor account issues as they arise
• Support ad-hoc requests accounting FP&A and senior leadership.

Qualifications/ Requirements

• Experience in supply chain, procure to pay, or business administration.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Strong understanding of ERP systems and how to extract data and analyze in bulk
• Bachelor's degree

Desired Characteristics

• Proactive, resourceful, efficient with strong decision-making skills; ability to independently while also being receptive to guidance when necessary.
• Track record of either building or heavily influencing the build of a purchasing function, from processes to people and systems.
• Operate and succeed in a growth environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; must possess high-level of professionalism.
• Prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and follow through on issues in a timely manner.

Work location: NYC Hybrid (minimum of 1 day a week)
Minimum Education - Bachelors (4year) Degree
Additional Eligibility Requirement DSD will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.
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