Procurement Analyst (Direct) - San Francisco, CA

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•San Francisco, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Procurement Analyst (Direct) owns the procure-to-pay cycle for IREN’s datacenter and AI infrastructure projects, helping keep project spending visible and controlled. The role handles purchasing time-sensitive replacement and operating parts for existing sites, validates and processes invoices against contracts, purchase orders, and approved scope, and tracks project budgets, burn rates, actuals, and forecasts. The analyst is the day-to-day liaison among requestors, project managers, vendors, Procurement, Legal, and Finance, and maintains related records in SAP. The position supports datacenter construction, development, and technology projects. It includes purchasing, invoice and exception management, project cost control, month-end financial support, reporting, audit documentation, and identification of process or SAP improvements. The role is listed as hybrid, while the description also states that it is a remote role across U.S. and Canadian operations requiring a reliable home-office setup, flexible work hours across time zones, and occasional travel to datacenter sites, supplier locations, and team events. IREN describes itself as a leading AI Cloud Service Provider delivering large-scale GPU clusters for AI training and inference. It builds, owns, and operates datacenters and states that it uses 100% renewable energy, with a focus on sustainable solutions and positive community impact.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, accounting, finance, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least 5 years of experience across purchasing or procure-to-pay operations, accounts payable or billing, and project cost control.
Hands-on experience with SAP or another large-scale ERP, including purchase-order entry, vendor onboarding and master data, invoice and SES entry, and invoice exception resolution.
Working knowledge of the procure-to-pay cycle, including RFQs, purchase-order drafting, legal and delegated-authority approvals, three-way matching, and payment.
Working knowledge of contracts, change orders, and project scope.
Experience tracking project costs, including budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, burn-rate monitoring, accruals, and cost coding.
Familiarity with IT and network hardware terminology, including transceivers, NICs, optics, and cabling, sufficient to run RFQs and coordinate technical review.
Advanced Excel and strong MS Office skills, with experience producing cost, status, and exception reports for Finance and operations.
Highly detail-oriented and organized, able to manage many concurrent orders, invoices, and projects with urgency, and communicate clearly with vendors, project managers, executives, and Finance.
Reliable home-office setup, flexible work hours across time zones, and ability to travel occasionally to datacenter sites, supplier locations, and team events.
Pre-employment screening, including a background check and substance testing, may be required according to company policies.

Nice To Haves

Datacenter, critical infrastructure, or large-scale construction exposure.
Professional certifications, continuing education, or role-related training are supported.

Responsibilities

Receive and triage parts requests from datacenter technicians, software development, and site teams.
Issue requests for quotations to approved suppliers, obtain cost and lead-time information, confirm viability with requestors, and obtain formal quotes.
Own the end-to-end procure-to-pay process with internal and external stakeholders.
Perform SAP entries, including vendor onboarding and purchase-order uploads for Finance approval.
Review vendor and contractor invoices against contracts, purchase orders, and approved scope for accuracy and compliance.
Manage invoice exceptions in SAP, resolving blocked, mismatched, underfunded, or misaligned purchase orders and invoices with vendors, project managers, Procurement, and accounts payable; act as the primary contact for vendor billing inquiries.
Prepare the month-end invoice exceptions report for Finance and weekly summaries of approved SES billing for project controls teams.
Manage and track project budgets for datacenter construction, development, and technology projects; maintain cost records, monitor actuals versus budget, prepare forecasts, variance analyses, and cost summaries, and act as a finance business partner to project stakeholders.
Monitor burn rates for major contractors, flag potential funding shortfalls to project teams, and work with Procurement on material costs and cash-flow timing.
Support month-end activities, including accruals, cost forecasting, AP reconciliation, and financial reporting; respond to audit and documentation requests related to project spend.
Identify recurring delays, exceptions, and control gaps across procure-to-pay and project cost processes, and recommend process or SAP improvements.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package including base salary, annual performance incentives, and equity programs.
Relocation or living-out allowance/per diem may be available based on the successful candidate’s circumstances.
100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for employees; 75% company-paid coverage for dependents.
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage.
Health Savings Accounts when combined with the High Deductible Health Plan.
Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources.
401(k) retirement plan with company match.
Access to financial planning and legal services.
Paid time off and paid holidays.
Internal skills training and advancement pathways.
Professional development to support certifications, continuing education, or role-related training.
Company events and team-building activities.