Procurement Operations Analyst

The role

You will sit on the Finance team and act as the link between procurement, vendors and internal teams. You will make sure purchases follow company procedures and that vendor services match contract terms.

What you will do

• Organize and track vendor contracts and keep the contracts repository complete.
• Support Business Development, Procurement, the Contract Manager and Legal in moving contracts through purchasing workflows.
• Track, measure, report and evaluate vendor performance against contract obligations.
• Act as the bridge between FP&A, Accounting, Legal, Information Security, Compliance and business departments to clear blockers and complete transactions.
• Identify and support improvements to the purchasing process, including supplier onboarding, contracting and purchase orders.
• Build and maintain a program that ensures company-wide compliance with the Procurement Policy.
• Work with the Contract Manager to confirm vendors pass compliance and information security reviews.

Required qualifications

• At least 4 years of finance operations experience.
• Proven ability to analyze and synthesize critical information.
• Demonstrated ability to identify business process inefficiencies and drive process improvements.
• Ability to build strong working relationships using effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong data analysis skills, with proficiency in Excel.

Nice to have

• Experience working with purchasing systems like Coupa or NetSuite.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus voluntary life insurance.
• Basic life, AD&D and disability insurance, automatically covered.
• Commuter benefits.
• Take-what-you-need paid time off, not accrual based.
• 2 weeks paid time off at the end of each year, subject to team and business needs.
• 10 paid holidays per calendar year.
• Leave of absence program, including military service and medical events.
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents.
• Fertility and family building benefits, including adoption, surrogacy and preservation.
• Stipend for expenses that come with a new child.
• 401k plan.

Before you apply

• Palantir accepts applications on an ongoing basis.
• Palantir will never ask you to submit a payment or share financial information during interviews.

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations. Its platforms help partners develop drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions and locate missing children.