Manager, Purchasing Support, NA

Manager, Purchasing Operations

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.

Essential Job Functions:

• 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.

Duties:

• 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.

Job 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).
• Real estate industry experience is preferred, but not required

Physical Demands and Special Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Additional Details:

• Salary Range: $120,000 - $130,000 Base + Bonus (this range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations)
• This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.
• Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.

Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer