Manager - Strategic Buyer

Synchrony
Cebu
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Procurement & SourcingExperience: 4-5 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Accuracy","Follow-through","Customer support","Communication","Organization","Independent management"]

Own end-to-end buying for assigned categories within Source-to-Pay, routing demand through the right buying channels (catalogue, contract, spot buy, and Coupa Smart Intake). Execute transactions within SLAs while ensuring policy compliance and PO accuracy, manage PO lifecycle and audit readiness, resolve Coupa–Oracle integration issues, and drive tail-spend optimization. Support KPI dashboards and enable AI-led procurement transformation using Coupa AI Agents and Agentic Studio.

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Manager - Strategic Buyer

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end buying for assigned categories within Source-to-Pay, routing demand through the right buying channels (catalogue, contract, spot buy, and Coupa Smart Intake). Execute transactions within SLAs while ensuring policy compliance and PO accuracy, manage PO lifecycle and audit readiness, resolve Coupa–Oracle integration issues, and drive tail-spend optimization. Support KPI dashboards and enable AI-led procurement transformation using Coupa AI Agents and Agentic Studio.
Location: Cebu
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own end-to-end buying for assigned categories and route demand through catalogue, contract, spot buy, and Coupa Smart Intake guided buying.
  • •Execute purchase transactions within defined SLAs while ensuring policy compliance, PO accuracy, and Contract-to-PO alignment.
  • •Manage PO lifecycle activities, including requisition workflow tracking, PO modifications, issue triage, and PO hygiene for audit readiness and reporting.
  • •Partner with Source-to-Pay, category managers, Bid Desk, Finance, requesters, and suppliers to support buying strategy and resolve L1/L2 procurement queries.
  • •Drive spend analytics and monitor Coupa–Oracle integration issues; support dashboards and enable AI-led procurement transformation with Coupa AI Agents and Agentic Studio.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related discipline.
  • •Minimum 4-5 years of procurement or supply chain operations experience in a Source-to-Pay / Procure-to-Pay environment.
  • •Hands-on experience with Coupa or similar P2P/ERP platform; Oracle exposure preferred.
  • •Strong understanding of Source-to-Pay / Procure-to-Pay, including Coupa Smart Intake and buying channels (catalogue, contract, spot, guided buying).
  • •Experience managing PO lifecycle (requisition workflow tracking, PO modifications, Contract-to-PO alignment, and PO hygiene) and using analytics tools for spend analysis.
Experience:4-5 yearsProcurementSupply chainSource-to-PayProcure-to-Pay
Education:Bachelor's in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related discipline
Skills:AccuracyFollow-throughCustomer supportCommunicationOrganizationIndependent management
Tech Stack:CoupaOracleCoupa Smart IntakeCoupa AnalyticsCoupa AI AgentsCoupa Agentic StudioPower BIExcelDashboardsKPI reportingUATSIT

Company Brief

Synchrony
Provides consumer financing solutions including private-label credit cards, co-branded cards, and specialty financing for retailers and consumers, alongside digital banking and payment solutions.
Industry: Lending
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Stamford, United States
Founded: 2003
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