Procurement Operations Manager

Join Wise, a global technology company on a mission to make money movement and management easier and more affordable for everyone. As the Procurement Operations Manager, you will play a key role in building and managing our procurement infrastructure, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations. You will work closely with various stakeholders and have a significant impact on the company's success.

• Gestionar el proceso de adquisición y el sistema, y contribuir a la construcción de la infraestructura de adquisiciones de la empresa.
• Ser responsable de la operación diaria de adquisiciones, asegurando la ejecución fluida de los ciclos de vida de PR/PO.
• Desarrollar y ejecutar estrategias para gestionar y reducir el gasto de cola, la consolidación de proveedores y mover el gasto ad-hoc a canales de compra estructurados.

**Experience & Qualifications**

• Procurement Operations Background: 4+ years of procurement operations experience, ideally within a fast-paced Fintech, Banking, SaaS, or technology industry.
• S2P Expertise: Technical understanding of process and proven experience working with major S2P platforms (e.g. Zip, Coupa, SAP) and a strong understanding of modern procurement technology architectures.
• Finance Acumen: Finance knowledge and acumen, able to work closely with the Finance and Accounts Payable teams on S2P processes including budget controls, general ledger (GL) coding, payment terms management, and assist in streamlining the end-to-end invoice-to-pay reconciliation process.
• Greenfield Exposure: Experience being part of a procurement transformation or building a procurement operation is highly desirable.
• Systems Expert: Deep hands-on experience implementing or heavily managing modern e-Procurement/S2P platforms (e.g., Omena, Zip, Coupa, Zip, Business Central).
• Data-Driven Mindset: Proficiency in data analytics to turn raw data into actionable insights; conduct deep-dive business analysis on procurement data to identify spend patterns, compliance gaps, and operational inefficiencies, using data to empower Category Management teams to build robust procurement strategies, unlock cost-saving opportunities, and shift the organization toward proactive, data-driven decision-making.

**Soft Skills & Mindset**

• Customer-Centricity: A user-first mindset that views internal employees as "customers"; the ability to listen to user frustrations with procurement tools and translate them into smoother, more intuitive processes.
• The "Builder" Mindset: You are comfortable building out processes and operationalise for BAU.
• Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex procurement processes into simple, user-friendly concepts for non-procurement stakeholders.
• Problem Solver: You don't just identify process bottlenecks; you automate them away.
• End-to-End Ownership: A proactive, self-sufficient mindset, takes complete ownership of problems and drives them through to resolution without requiring constant direction. Demonstrates a strong bias for action, the resourcefulness to navigate roadblocks independently, and the accountability to see operational initiatives through from concept to end-to-end execution.

## Additional Information

**Salary - 3,700 to 4,400 EUR gross monthly (+RSU's)**

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.

Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

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