Manager, Procurement Operations

Manager, Procurement Operations

Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.

The Manager, Procurement Operations serves as the operational backbone of Circle's Procurement function, owning the administration of our Procure-to-Pay system (ZipHQ), driving continuous process improvements, and building the enablement resources that empower employees to navigate procurement effectively. Reporting to the Director of Sourcing and Procurement, this is an individual contributor role best suited for a proactive, solutions-oriented operator who can independently identify inefficiencies and execute improvements end-to-end.

What you'll work on

• Administering and optimizing ZipHQ as the primary system administrator, managing configurations, user access, and system integrity to support a seamless Procure-to-Pay experience
• Identifying opportunities for process improvement across Procurement Operations, independently proposing solutions and project managing execution from ideation through completion
• Creating and maintaining comprehensive Procure-to-Pay enablement resources, including user guides, training materials, and SOPs that drive employee adoption and compliance
• Tracking and reporting on P2P metrics, proactively surfacing trends, issues, and opportunities for improvement to Procurement leadership
• Owning the end-to-end vendor onboarding process, ensuring timely setup in ZipHQ and compliance with Procurement policy
• Developing, maintaining, and communicating Procurement policies and standard opera