Buyer Administrator, Global Procurement Operations Center (GPOC)
Overview
Location: Nashville
The Global Procurement Operations Center (GPOC) supports our Global Procurement organization by ensuring efficient, compliant, and standardized purchasing operations. The Buyer Administrator plays a key operational role focused on purchase request processing, supplier coordination, system accuracy, and day-to-day buying support across managed spend categories.
This role emphasizes transactional execution, policy compliance, and administrative excellence. The Buyer Administrator serves as a primary point of contact for internal requestors, buyers, and Procure-to-Pay partners to ensure timely and accurate purchasing activity.
Key Responsibilities
Review, and validate purchase requests in Ariba and Oracle, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with procurement policies.
Create, update, and maintain purchase orders (POs), and related documentation in procurement systems.
Support assigned buyers and category leads by handling administrative and operational purchasing tasks.
Provide guidance and hands-on support to internal users, including educating requestors on how to create and submit Purchase Requisitions (PRs) when needed to ensure accurate and compliant requests.
Partner with Procure to Pay (PTP), Accounts Payable, suppliers, and business stakeholders to resolve time sensitive invoice, purchase order, and goods receipt issues to ensure accurate and timely payment.
Ensure correct use of preferred suppliers, contracts, and buying channels in accordance with sourcing guidance.
Monitor purchasing queues and workflow backlogs to ensure requests are processed within established service levels.
Assist with data entry, reporting, and ad-hoc analysis related to purchase activity, spend tracking, and compliance metrics.
Support system initiatives such as ERP enhancements, buying-channel rollouts, and procurement tool updates by assisting with testing, data cleanup, and user support.
Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by identifying recurring issues, gaps in process, or training needs.
Basic Qualifications
1–3 years of experience in procurement operations, buying administration, or procure-to-pay support.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Working knowledge of procurement systems such as Ariba, Oracle, or SAP.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office tools.
High attention to detail with strong organizational and follow-through skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting indirect procurement or shared services procurement teams.
Familiarity with media, entertainment, or large enterprise environments.
Strong customer service mindset with the ability to support a high volume of requests.
Ability to follow established processes while adapting to evolving system and business needs.
Clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
