Procurement Operations Partner

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companiesfrom the worlds largest enterprises to the most ambitious startupsuse Stripe to accept payments grow their revenue and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyones reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

Procurement is part of Stripe Finance and owns the full supplier lifecycle and buying journey. The team sources and evaluates new vendors renews and negotiates contracts with existing suppliers and leads thirdparty risk management and compliance activities to ensure suppliers meet Stripes standards. Procurement also drafts reviews and approves supplier contract structures and terms aligned with Stripes risk appetite and legal requirements.

Were looking for a Procurement Business Partner to serve as the primary operational guide for requesters navigating Stripes end-to-end buying journeyfrom supplier onboarding and risk evaluation to agreement negotiation purchase order creation and invoice payment.

What youll do

In this role youll partner closely with Procurement teams and business partners across Stripe to enable a fast consistent and user-friendly buying experience. Youll ensure requests are complete accurate and operationally sound by focusing on front-end data quality purchase order preparation and cross-functional coordination. Your focus will be on data quality documentation integrity proactive follow-up clear communication and supportensuring requests move through the procurement workflow efficiently and error-free.

In this role you will:

• Review new requests (post contracting) to validate data confirm scope and ensure inputs align with procurement requirements.
• Confirm all required documentation (quotes SOWs proposals) is complete and correctly attached.
• Prepare purchase orders by entering correct line-level detail ensuring alignment between the PO and the supporting agreement.
• Maintain good PO hygiene by identifying and closing out old completed or unused Purchase Orders.
• Ensure adequate funds remain on existing POs to cover current and future obligations.
• Partner with Accounts Payable (AP) to address and resolve discrepancies issues or queries related to POs invoices or payment status from both internal teams and external suppliers.
• Partner with Suppliers on an as needed basis to obtain documentation mitigate issues and ensure a seamless experience
• Enter and maintain renewal details ensure accurate renewal paths and schedule renewal alerts.
• Analyze trends in request quality and cycle time; recommend process improvements
• Identify systemic blockers and propose solutions to enhance workflow efficiency
• Educate requesters on procurement best practices to improve upstream data quality
• Partner with cross-functional teams to design and test workflow enhancements
• Drive PO approval progress by following up proactively with approvers and removing blockers.
• Provide clear status updates and responsive support to DRIs throughout the request lifecycle.
• Identify data quality issues or workflow blockers and escalate to appropriate procurement teams.
• Partner cross-functionally with Strategic Sourcing Supplier Deal Management TPRM and Finance to streamline the end-to-end buying experience.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts that enhance request quality cycle time and operational reliability.

Who you are

Were looking for a detail-oriented operator who enjoys helping teams navigate complex processes with clarity and confidence. You care deeply about accuracy are comfortable managing multiple workflows and thrive in environments where you can reduce friction for internal users. You communicate well stay organized and approach problems with curiosity and ownership.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in procurement purchasing operations AP vendor management finance operations or a related field.
• Strong communication skills including the ability to explain requirements clearly and guide users through ambiguous processes.
• High attention to detail with the ability to identify inaccuracies in pricing scopes of work accounting codes contract terms or supplier data.
• Compliance mindset with the ability to follow controls maintain accurate audit trails and operate within a regulated environment
• Experience reviewing quotes SOWs or purchasing documentation.
• Ability to work independently prioritize across multiple requests and escalate issues appropriately.
• Strong critical thinking skills and operational judgment.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proficiency with enterprise tech stacks (eg: Slack Google Workspace Jira etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with procurement systems such as Zip Oracle Coupa Ariba or similar.
• Familiarity with sourcing supplier onboarding contracting PO creation or AP processes.
• Exposure to third-party risk privacy security or compliance review processes.
• Experience working with internal controls SOX considerations or regulated workflows.
• Understanding of global procurement practices.
• Comfortable operating in a high-volume environment with shifting priorities.
• A builder mindset with interest in improving processes documentation and user experience.

Skills & competencies

• Operational rigor
• Critical thinking and decision-making
• Ability to operate independently and solve problems
• Written communication
• Accuracy and meticulousness
• User-first mindset
• Ability to influence without authority
• Resilience and adaptability
• Subject-matter expertise in procurement processes