Procurement Operations Specialist - Atlanta, GA

The role

You will support day-to-day procurement operations by helping associates and suppliers navigate purchasing, invoicing, and procurement processes. You will use Coupa and other tools to improve the purchasing experience, strengthen compliance, and support cost-saving opportunities.

What you will do

• Review purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and invoices in Coupa.
• Troubleshoot ordering issues and purchasing questions.
• Partner with Accounts Payable and suppliers to resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Ensure purchasing activity aligns with approved suppliers and procurement policies.
• Partner with stakeholders to establish and maintain purchasing catalogs.
• Coordinate supplier enablement activities.
• Support procurement efforts to standardize purchasing and consolidate suppliers.
• Guide associates on procurement processes and use of Coupa.
• Create and maintain procurement procedures, job aids, and training materials.
• Support testing, rollout, and adoption of new Coupa functionality.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain management, finance, economics, data analytics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 1–2 years of experience in procurement, purchasing operations, supply chain operations, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Customer-service mindset with strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to learn and effectively use new technologies, systems, and procurement processes.
• Willingness to seek feedback, ask questions, and continue developing procurement knowledge and skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with procurement or source-to-pay systems
• Coupa experience
• Familiarity with sourcing and procurement practices in a center-led or shared-services environment
• Experience with procurement, source-to-pay, contract-management, or business-intelligence platforms
• Experience in real estate, property management, or facilities management

About the company

Cortland is an international, vertically integrated multifamily real estate investment, development, and management firm. It is recognized as one of the top 10 multifamily owners and operators in the US.