Job Description

Company Description

We\'re Checkout.com

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting and valuable fintechs in the world, with our Series D taking our valuation to $40 billion. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We\'re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Binance, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it\'s not just what we build that makes us different. It\'s how.

We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That\'s why we\'re number 9 on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and on Glassdoor\'s list of Top 10 fintechs to work for. And we\'re just getting started. We\'re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world - because that\'s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. And we need your help.

So, join us to build tomorrow, today.



Manager, Procurement and Regional Business Partner (APAC/MENA) at Checkout.com:

Checkout.com is seeking a dedicated Manager, Procurement and Regional Business Partner (APAC/MENA) to join our Procurement team to support the business growth and expansion.

The role will support the planning, implementation and purchasing and procurement strategies for various goods and services spend across the company globally. This includes acquiring resources within budget, facilitating communication between team members, suppliers, and key business partners, and proactively planning and sourcing the appropriate goods and services to help Checkout.com grow and meet its strategic objectives.

In addition, the Manager will be responsible for vendor performance, ensuring quality control throughout the contracting and performance lifecycle. You\'ll also ensure Procurement and AP guidelines, processes, principles, ethics, and sustainability objectives are all accounted for and constantly strive to deliver the lowest TCO for solutions.

Reporting into the Global Head of Procurement and Expense Operations, this is a key role with significant opportunity to have impact and build trust as an SME. You\'ll have the autonomy and freedom to deliver innovative solutions, support regional specific needs and global category plans.

Qualifications

About You:

• Strong working knowledge of Procurement and AP processes, policies, and legislation
• Project Management experience
• Highly motivated and self-directed; ability to prioritise and implement while under pressure
• A sophisticated ability to build tight-knit collaborations with partners and colleagues, act as a subject matter expert, internal consultant and trusted adviser
• Compassionate with strong interpersonal skills; able to influence, negotiate, challenge suppliers and resolve varied stakeholder issues
• Highly adaptable and flexible; able to adjust quickly to new situations and changing priorities
• Comfortable in a varied role and growing and developing team, able to take initiative even under unfamiliar or ambiguous circumstances
• Pragmatic with the ability to navigate complexity in a dynamic and innovative environment
• Prior Coupa and Workday financials experience is desirable

What you\'ll be doing:

• Develop the vision, strategy, and implementation plan for categories of spend that enable long-range business outcomes and improve value for Checkout
• This leader will develop and lead the implementation of procurement goals, strategy and deliver against targets for financial performance, quality, service, and compliance adherence.
• Provide global and regional leadership across end-to-end category accountabilities including category strategy development, business partner engagement, sourcing, contracting, negotiating and supplier management.

• Acts as a business engagement leader, identifying business demand requirements and delivering annual value improvements and unlocking competitive advantage.
• Understand long range requirements of the business partners and engage in strategic planning and partnering to ensure alignment
• Deliver on financial, service, reliability, quality, innovation, and growth commitments
• Develop deep supplier relationships with strategic suppliers to include data review and analysis, performance management, improvement of end-to-end value and innovation
• Identify, develop, and deliver the implementation of Procurements goals and category strategies, based on deep subject matter expertise and an informal understanding of industry/market dynamics
• Identify and raise risks that may impact business outcomes.

• Monitor and analyse trends in overall third party spend in order to make recommendations for the future, and to identify areas for possible savings or operational improvement.
• Develop, establish, implement, and carry out supplier and out-sourcer guidelines, obligations, and service level agreements
• Align with all purchasing policies and procedures, including those for goods and services, in conjunction with department leads and department-specific requirements
• Constantly source, identify, and qualify potential new vendors or suppliers in order to secure more cost-effective sources of products and services
• Develop and deliver purchasing and inventory reports, bid proposals, requirements documentation, and tender documents
• Negotiate pricing, terms and conditions of sale, and warranties of goods and products with key suppliers and vendors
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key team members and ensure regular communication and reporting as appropriate
• Effectively communicate procurement strategies to team members and partners in a timely and clear way.

If you don\'t meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We\'re always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Additional Information

What we stand for:

At Checkout.com, everything starts with our values, including the experience we offer our people.

#Aspire

We supercharge your professional growth with career development programs and leadership training. You can learn your way, with tailored pathways and online platforms. And be inspired at relevant conferences.

#Excel

We don\'t stop at \'good\' here. We strive for excellence amongst our teams every day and recognize colleagues who take it to the next level through our quarterly peer-nominated Hero awards.

#Unite

We\'re proud of our global connections and inclusive environment. So we champion this through our colleague-led community groups and celebrate many cultural events together.

More about Checkout.com

We empower businesses to adapt, innovate and thrive with the connected payments they deserve. Our technology makes payments seamless. We provide the fastest, most reliable payments in more than 150 currencies, with in-country acquiring, world-class fraud filters and reporting, through one API. And we can accept all major international credit and debit cards, as well as popular alternative and local payment methods. Checkout.com launched in 2012, and we now have a team of around 1000 people across 17 international offices. To date, we\'ve raised a total of $830 million, with our recent Series C round valuing us at $15 billion.

We believe in equal opportunities

We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use.

Our clients come from all over the world - and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we\'ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We\'d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us.

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We\'ll be happy to support you.

Apply without meeting all requirements statement

If you don\'t meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We\'re always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

We believe in equal opportunities

We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use.

Our clients come from all over the world - and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we\'ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We\'d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us.

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We\'ll be happy to support you.

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