Procurement Operations Leader, Buy Desk

GAQ127R93 The Procurement Operations Leader, Buy Desk is responsible for owning the end-to-end purchase requisition and purchase order lifecycle — ensuring every transaction is accurately set up, fully documented, properly authorized, and compliant with procurement policy. This role serves as a critical operational bridge between business requestors, strategic sourcing, accounts payable, and suppliers, while driving process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across the procure-to-pay workflow. Operating with a high degree of ownership and attention to detail, this individual will build scalable, repeatable operating standards for the Buy Desk function — ensuring the organization can transact efficiently, compliantly, and at speed. The impact you will have: Purchase Requisition Review & Compliance • Review incoming purchase requisitions to ensure accurate set-up in alignment with the associated scope of work or order form, including: • Product or service description • Quantity and unit pricing • Total amount and budget alignment • Service start and end dates • Payment terms and conditions • Validate that all required supporting documentation is attached to or referenced within the purchase requisition (e.g., statements of work, order forms, quotes, executed contracts). • Ensure purchase requisitions are routed through and approved by all designated authorized individuals in accordance with the organization's delegation of authority matrix. • Identify and resolve requisition discrepancies or missing information before progressing to PO issuance. • Serve as the first line of review for policy compliance, spend thresholds, and approval requirements. Purchase Order Management • Own end-to-end PO lifecycle from creation and approval routing through receip…