# Procurement Business Partner, EMEA Operations

**Company**: Anthropic
**Location**: Dublin, IE
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: €140,000-€170,000 EUR
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116758847

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## Description

We are seeking a Procurement Business Partner to serve as Anthropic's procurement lead for all EMEA purchasing operations. This generalist role will own end-to-end procurement across EMEA markets with particular depth in Real Estate & Workplace and Professional Services categories.

Key Responsibilities:

International Procurement Operations:

- Own end-to-end procurement operations for all EMEA purchasing, from intake and sourcing through negotiation, contracting, and ongoing vendor management

- Serve as the primary procurement point of contact for EMEA offices, ensuring consistent procurement practices and compliance across geographies

- Manage vendor onboarding, purchase requisitions, contract management, and spend analysis for EMEA spend

- Navigate EMEA contracting requirements including local regulatory compliance, currency considerations, tax implications, and cross-border vendor structures

Strategic Sourcing & Category Management:

- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across EMEA categories with particular focus on Real Estate & Workplace (office buildouts, facilities management, FF&E) and Professional Services (Big 4 advisory, audit, consulting, legal services)

- Develop and execute category strategies that balance cost optimisation, quality, and local market dynamics

- Conduct market intelligence and benchmarking across EMEA markets to inform sourcing decisions and ensure competitive pricing

Business Partnership & Cross-Functional Collaboration:

- Serve as the embedded procurement partner to EMEA teams across Workplace, Finance, Legal, People, and other functions

- Partner with Legal, Security, TPRM, and Finance to ensure EMEA vendor engagements meet compliance and risk requirements across jurisdictions

- Translate complex sourcing and financial concepts for non-procurement stakeholders; build trust through responsiveness and results

Required Qualifications:

- Experience: 7-10 years in procurement operations, strategic sourcing, or category management

- International Procurement: Demonstrated experience managing procurement across multiple geographies and navigating EMEA contracting, compliance, and vendor structures

- Category Depth: Hands-on experience in at least one of the following: Real Estate & Workplace procurement or Professional Services (Big 4 consulting, advisory, audit, legal)

- Systems Proficiency: Experience with Zip, NetSuite, Coupa, or similar procurement platforms

- Negotiation: Track record of independently leading complex vendor negotiations

- Data Analysis: Strong skills in Excel/Google Sheets; experience with basic SQL or BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI) for vendor and spend analysis

- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to work effectively across time zones and cultural contexts

Ideal Candidate Profile:

- Generalist mindset with strategic sourcing depth; comfortable spanning multiple categories while going deep on key ones

- Business partner first, not a gatekeeper; enables speed while maintaining appropriate controls

- Self-starter who can build procurement infrastructure and processes in new markets without a complete playbook

Nice to Have:

- Experience in technology or AI/ML companies

- Background in EMEA or EMEA office buildout procurement

- Experience with Big 4 or major professional services firm engagement management

- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure procurement (AWS, GCP, Azure)

- Experience supporting month-end close processes (accruals, PO reconciliation)

- CPSM, CSCP, CIPS, or other relevant procurement certifications

- Experience at hyper-growth or high-growth technology companies

Annual compensation range for this role is €140,000-€170,000 EUR.

## Skills

### Required
- procurement operations
- strategic sourcing
- category management
- vendor management
- contract management
- spend analysis
- negotiation
- data analysis
- Excel
- Google Sheets
- SQL
- BI tools
- communication

### Nice to have
- technology
- AI/ML
- EMEA procurement
- Big 4 consulting
- audit
- legal services
- cloud infrastructure procurement
- month-end close processes
- CPSM
- CSCP
- CIPS

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