Procurement Operations Business Partner - Workplace, Security and People

The role

You will own the purchasing process for teams managing Workplace, Security, and People. You will manage high volume purchase requests, statements of work, and renewals while ensuring financial accuracy and coding.

What you will do

• Manage a high volume of purchase requests, statements of work, change orders, and renewals
• Guide requesters from initial request to signed agreement and issued purchase order
• Review purchase requests for vendor records, contracting entities, and spend categorization
• Route requests to Privacy, Security, and Third Party Risk reviewers
• Launch and track contract review with Legal and outside counsel
• Structure purchase orders to match vendor billing and accounting needs
• Handle mechanics for physical work and goods including quotes, deposits, and receiving
• Code purchase orders with correct GL account, cost center, and service period
• Perform month end accrual reviews and partner with Accounts Payable to resolve invoice holds
• Maintain playbooks, intake guidance, and standard operating procedures

Required qualifications

• 5 to 7+ years of procurement operations, purchasing, or vendor operations, including time supporting Workplace or Facilities, Security, or People teams
• Proven track record of owning a high volume purchasing portfolio end to end in a procure to pay and intake platform
• Solid working knowledge of accrual accounting as it applies to purchasing
• Experience managing services vendors on master agreements with statements of work and change orders
• Experience with facilities, real estate, or construction purchasing
• Working knowledge of how contract review, privacy and security review, and financial controls fit together in a purchase
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Field of study relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Nice to have

• Experience with office build outs, leases, or fixed asset purchasing
• Experience buying physical security services or systems
• Experience with recruiting agencies, contingent workforce, or HR and benefits vendors
• Background in accounting, accounts payable, or a month end close process
• Direct experience with Zip, Workday Financials, and Ironclad
• Prior ownership of month end accrual review or open PO reconciliation for a large, variable spend portfolio
• Experience designing tiered intake or approval frameworks

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation
• Parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Office space

Before you apply

• We do sponsor visas

About the company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.