PACE Buyer - Buyers Desk

Aquent is partnering with a leading global audio streaming and entertainment platform that is revolutionizing how people experience music, podcasts, and audio content worldwide. This innovative company is dedicated to creating seamless and enriching audio experiences for millions of users, fostering a vibrant ecosystem for creators, and constantly pushing the boundaries of digital entertainment. Join a team that values creativity, collaboration, and making a significant impact on the global stage.

Are you a detail-oriented procurement professional eager to make a tangible impact on a fast-paced, global organization? As a key member of the Buyers Desk, you will be at the heart of the Procure-to-Pay lifecycle, ensuring smooth, compliant, and efficient purchasing operations. This role offers a unique opportunity to bridge systems, stakeholders, and vendors, directly influencing the financial health and operational agility of a dynamic entertainment leader. Your expertise will ensure that business teams can innovate and move quickly, free from procurement hurdles, by guaranteeing every purchase is perfectly structured and ready for payment.

What You'll Do

• Drive the end-to-end execution of purchases, from initial request intake to purchase order creation, vendor coordination, and invoice readiness.
• Review and prioritize incoming purchase requests, accurately creating requisitions on behalf of business teams.
• Ensure financial accuracy by mapping requests to the correct commodity codes, GL alignment, cost centers, and project codes.
• Determine and apply correct prepaid treatment by establishing service start and end dates from contracts and statements of work.
• Manage the full lifecycle of purchase orders, including amendments, renewals, monthly netting activities, and closures.
• Collaborate closely with Finance Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to confirm budget availability, validate coding, and support month-end accrual reviews.
• Act as a primary point of contact for vendors, coordinating on purchase order setup, payment terms, and invoicing requirements to facilitate smooth processing.
• Support vendor onboarding processes and ensure all assessments are completed before purchase requisitions are raised.
• Proactively follow up on missing goods receipts to enable timely invoice payments.
• Provide seamless support to business requesters, acting as their go-to expert from intake through purchase order issuance and ensuring their needs are met without them needing to navigate complex systems.
• Assess all requests for compliance with internal policies, regional requirements (e.g., tax treatment, entity-specific rules), and escalate non-compliant behaviors with clear documentation.
• Coordinate with sourcing teams to finalize purchase order setup post-contract execution.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in procurement operations or procure-to-pay execution, including purchase order creation and queue management.
• Demonstrated understanding of the connections between GL accounts, cost centers, project codes, and payment terms.
• Experience with a P2P platform, with a preference for specific industry-leading software.
• Proven ability to manage a diverse queue of requests at various stages while consistently meeting service level agreements.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with finance, accounts payable, legal, and various business stakeholders.
• Exceptional attention to detail in managing data inputs such as commodity codes, entity information, currency, and financial coding.
• Experience operating in a global or multi-entity environment where regional requirements influence purchase order structure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with an industry-leading P2P platform, including purchase order creation, invoice exception handling, and supplier portal support.
• Familiarity with procurement intake or vendor assessment tools.
• Background collaborating with Finance Planning & Analysis on accruals, prepaid treatment, or month-end close processes.
• Procurement experience within the media, technology, or entertainment sectors, particularly with spend categories like marketing, content, or talent.
• Experience working within a shared services or centralized procurement model.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is ____$28_____ to ______$33_____. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Skill:

Skill connects the best professional, IT, engineering, financial and administrative talent with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to benefits such as health benefit contributions, retirement plans with match and flexible spending accounts.

Skill is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.