Description
You will own the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) function, spanning Procurement Operations, Accounts Payable, supplier onboarding, and payments.
Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end P2P performance, from requisition and PO through receipt, invoice, approval, payment, and accrual
- Establish and enforce operational governance: policies, controls, SLAs/KPIs, approval matrices, and audit readiness (SOX)
- Ensure accurate, timely processing of requisitions, POs, and invoices, and the completeness of accruals and liability reconciliations for the financial close
- Design supplier onboarding and master-data standards, with attention to risk, compliance, and payment integrity
- Own payment-run integrity, including approval controls, banking batch oversight, and fraud and duplicate-payment prevention
- Resolve escalated payment and process issues, and use root-cause research to prevent repeat issues
- Partner with suppliers, Procurement, Finance, Legal, IT, and business stakeholders to define and deliver the automation and transformation roadmap
- Report on P2P performance using defined KPIs and optimize working capital through payment terms and early-pay discounts
- Oversee supplier risk, contract and PO compliance, and spend visibility across the vendor base
- Manage change by rolling out policy, process, and system updates with clear stakeholder communication and adoption tracking
- Elevate customer satisfaction across internal stakeholders and suppliers by owning the service experience, measuring CSAT/NPS, and acting on feedback
- Deliver quarterly business reviews with senior and executive stakeholders, presenting performance, risks, and the improvement roadmap
- Hire, develop, and coach a high-performing team, and hold every team member to a consistent standard through documented processes, training, performance calibration, and clear accountability
- Build the training, onboarding, and succession plans that keep team capability uniform across locations
- Model and embed Samsara’s values as the team scales globally
Requirements:
- 10+ years in procure-to-pay, AP, or procurement operations, including 5+ years managing teams and managers
- Demonstrated end-to-end P2P expertise across multiple towers
- Track record of running operational governance: SLAs, KPIs, internal controls, and audit/SOX compliance
- Experience owning a team budget, managing vendor relationships, and managing remote, cross-time-zone teams
- Experience developing and presenting executive-level QBRs and improving stakeholder satisfaction
- Proven ability to develop, train, and calibrate teams to a uniform standard
- ERP experience (NetSuite preferred) plus a P2P platform such as Zip, Coupa, or Ariba
- Bachelor’s in accounting, finance, business, or supply chain
Preferred qualifications:
- APM, CPSM, CPA, or equivalent
- The ability to solve complex problems with simple solutions
- A history of being a collaborator, strategic thinker, and influencer
- Experience scaling P2P operations in a high-growth, multi-entity, and multi-currency environment
- Lean Six Sigma or similar process-improvement credentials, with automation and AI experience