Procurement Operations Manager
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere.More about our mission and what we offer. As the Procurement Operations Manager at Wise, you will not just be managing the procurement process + system; you will also be involved with building the architecture of our procurement infrastructure. You will be a key contributor in Wise’s end-to-end source-to-pay (S2P) transformation, deploying procurement processes, and establishing governance that balances compliance with agility. Alongside this strategic build, you will own the day-to-day BAU Procurement operations—ensuring the smooth execution of daily PR/PO lifecycles, resolving system bottlenecks, and maintaining high data integrity to support the business uninterrupted. This role requires a blend of strategic building and hands-on execution. Key Responsibilities1. Procurement Operations Manage the E2E processes on our Procurement/TPM tool “Omnea” and identify + resolve bottlenecks and/or bugs. Own vendor master data integrity, vendor onboarding, and the purchase order (PO) approval workflow.Act as Procurement’s system administrator and super-user for our Procurement/TPM tool “Omnea”, owning all Procurement processes within the system & ensuring seamless integrations with ERP (BC) and AP system (Medius).Drive the Wise Procurement Standards, ensuring all buying activities follow the correct buying channels and treatment strategies.Build dashboards and reporting mechanisms to track key operational metrics, pipeline visibility, and contract renewal schedules and enable the Category Management team.Manage and optimise global buying channels (e.g., punch-outs, hosted catalogs, P-Cards, and purchase orders) to ensure intuitive user experiences and high compliance.Tail Spend Management: Develop and execute strategies to actively manage and reduce tail spend, vendor consolidation and moving ad-hoc spend into structured buying channels - negotiating where applicable. Author and maintain comprehensive, Procurement standard operating procedures (SOPs), process and governance documentation to comply with internal controls and external audit requirements.2. Process & Infrastructure Design Manage change management initiatives associated with new procurement processes, policies, or technology rollouts, ensuring high adoption across internal stakeholders and external suppliers.Create clear, UX friendly procurement processes and playbooks that ensure compliance whilst balancing agility and speed.Design and deploy a comprehensive matrix of corporate buying channels (includ...