Manager, Purchasing Support, NA

Vantage Data Centers•Denver, CO

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Accounting Operations team is responsible for accurately, timely and efficiently executing and recording the organization’s financial transactions with third parties. It is highly engaged in building and maintaining fruitful financial relationships with customers and suppliers across North America through its 3 core groups: accounts payable, billing and accounts receivable and purchasing operations. The team coordinates the entry, review, and approval of day-to-day transaction processing in accordance with financial policies and the department’s SLAs. Team members proactively engage in solving problems through close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. They engage in the development and implementation of continuous process improvements, maximizing the use of our technology resources to improve accounting operational efficiency. The team is service-oriented and behaves with integrity, agility, respect, and initiative. This position will be based on-site at our office in Denver, CO. In alignment with our flexible work policy. (3 days on site required, 2 days flexible). Vantage is seeking an innovative and driven Manager, Purchasing Operations to build a new team within Accounting to assist the business with purchasing workflows and processes. The team’s mission, as a service-oriented function, is to optimize and manage our vendor management and purchase order lifecycle and processes. This new leadership role will oversee full procure-to-pay workflows, ensure timely and accurate vendor onboarding, and serve as a key liaison between internal departments and external vendors. The ideal candidate is highly organized, an excellent communicator, and skilled at driving process improvements across purchasing and vendor operations, with accounting considerations in mind.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in procurement, vendor management, or accounting operations, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial capacity.
Experience in large and complex organizations
Strong knowledge of end-to-end procure-to-pay processes.
A proven ability to build strong business relationships beyond the finance team, as well as ability to effectively manage the needs of multiple stakeholder groups
Exceptional organizational, leadership, and communication skills.
High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
Proficiency in technology tools and data analytics, including procurement systems and the O365 ecosystem
Proven experience working with ERP systems (Yardi preferred, but not required).

Nice To Haves

Real estate industry experience is preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Manage the complete Purchase Order (PO) lifecycle — from initiation, tracking, and compliance to final approval — ensuring accuracy and efficiency at all stages.
Build a new, high-performing and customer service-oriented team capable of handling rapid business growth and increasing complexity.
Promote a strong culture of customer service and cooperation within the team and with internal and external customers
Train, oversee, coach, develop, provide assistance to and evaluate the performance of team members.
Act as a liaison between internal departments and vendors to resolve purchase order and vendor issues, ensure timely approvals, and maintain process efficiency.
Coordinate and track the approval flow of purchase orders, escalating delays when necessary.
Supervise and refine the vendor onboarding process; maintain clean, accurate vendor data and help clear the backlog of pending vendor requests.
Serve as the primary point of contact for vendor-related issues, inquiries, and escalations.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders (e.g., finance, legal, operations, and procurement teams) to streamline the PO and vendor management processes.
Lead initiatives to improve POs workflows and vendor experience, promoting standardization and efficiency.
Provide regular status updates on pending POs and vendor requests to the Director of Accounting Operations.
Monitor and report on KPIs related to PO turnaround time, vendor onboarding timelines, and system compliance.
Train and support staff on PO Policies, systems, and best practices.
Ensure adherence to internal controls and procurement compliance policies.