Junior Procurement Analyst – Procurement Operations

Position Overview

We are seeking two Junior Procurement Analysts to join a Procurement Operations team supporting enterprise procurement technologies and Source-to-Pay activities. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career professional with 1–3 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, purchasing operations, or business systems support.

The successful candidates will work closely with experienced procurement professionals and cross-functional stakeholders to support procurement platforms, resolve operational issues, assist with supplier enablement, and contribute to ongoing technology and process improvements.

Experience within financial services or another highly regulated environment is an asset.

Assignment Details

- Position: Junior Procurement Analyst / Entry-Level Business Systems Analyst
- Openings: 2
- Contract: September 3, 2026 – October 30, 2027
- Target Start: ASAP; ideally September 8, 2026
- Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 2 days per week in office
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 37.5 hours per week
- Potential Extension: Possible based on business requirements
- Potential Conversion: Possible for select candidates depending on business needs
- Rate - $35-44/hour incorporated

Core Skill Set

Must Have

- 1–3 years of procurement lifecycle / S2P experience
- Experience with procurement platforms
- Coupa experience preferred
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities

Nice to Have

- Ariba, Ivalua, Archer, or comparable procurement platforms
- Excel and data analysis
- Procure-to-Pay experience
- Strategic sourcing or contract management exposure
- Helpdesk/application support experience
- Financial services or banking experience
- Experience with procurement system testing or implementations

About the Team The Procurement Operations group is responsible for supporting the technology, processes, and day-to-day activities that enable efficient purchasing across the organization.

The team currently supports Coupa Source-to-Pay capabilities and is also involved in the implementation and rollout of Zip, a newer procurement technology currently progressing through testing and implementation.

The successful candidates will contribute to several procurement initiatives, including:

- Source-to-Pay operations
- Procurement technology support
- New platform implementation
- Supplier enablement
- User onboarding and administration
- Process improvement
- Change management
- Testing and release support

Key Responsibilities

Depending on experience and team requirements,



the successful candidates may focus primarily on user administration and system support or supplier/stakeholder enablement.

Procurement Systems & User Administration

- Support day-to-day administration of procurement platforms and related processes.
- Manage user onboarding, offboarding, access requests, and permissions.
- Maintain accurate access and entitlement records.
- Investigate and resolve system access and usage issues.
- Triage support requests and escalate issues when appropriate.
- Monitor and manage shared support channels and mailboxes.
- Identify recurring issues and assist with root-cause analysis.
- Support system releases, enhancements, testing, and defect resolution.
- Maintain documentation related to system administration, controls, and procedures.

Procurement & Supplier Enablement
- Assist with onboarding and enabling suppliers within procurement platforms.
- Support users with catalogue and non-catalogue purchasing activities.
- Assist with purchase order modifications, cancellations, and exceptions.
- Help resolve issues involving purchase orders, contracts, and procurement workflows.
- Support supplier catalogue and punchout functionality.
- Assist stakeholders with navigating procurement tools and following established purchasing processes.
- Provide guidance to business users and suppliers when issues arise.

Process & Operational Support
- Support Source-to-Pay activities across requisitioning, approvals, purchasing, receiving, invoicing, and related workflows.
- Help identify process gaps and opportunities for improvement.
- Contribute to operational reporting, metrics, and service-level tracking.
- Assist with audit, compliance, governance, and internal control activities.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, training resources, job aids, and process documentation.
- Participate in change management and adoption activities associated with new tools and processes.
- Work collaboratively with Procurement, Accounts Payable, Technology, suppliers, and business stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

- 1–3 years of professional experience in procurement, purchasing, procurement operations, business systems support, or a related area.
- Practical understanding of the procurement lifecycle and Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes.




- Experience working with procurement technology or enterprise purchasing platforms.
- Exposure to Coupa is strongly preferred.
- Experience with platforms such as Ariba, Ivalua, Archer, or similar procurement/business systems will also be considered.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Experience

- Procure-to-Pay / P2P experience
- Strategic sourcing or procurement experience
- Contract management exposure
- Supplier onboarding or enablement
- Procurement helpdesk or application support
- Experience with procurement system administration
- Excel and data analysis capabilities
- Experience working in banking, financial services, or another regulated industry
- Exposure to system testing, releases, or implementation projects

What Will Make You Successful The ideal candidate is an early-career procurement professional who combines strong analytical skills with a customer-focused approach. You should be comfortable investigating issues, communicating with stakeholders, learning new systems, and working through detailed operational processes.

Success in this role will require someone who can:

- Analyze problems and determine practical solutions.
- Communicate clearly with both technical and business users.
- Learn procurement technologies quickly.
- Manage competing requests while maintaining accuracy.
- Work collaboratively with senior team members.
- Take ownership of assigned issues and follow them through to resolution.
- Adapt to changing priorities and recent technology implementations.
- Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve the user experience.

Team Environment

New team members will work alongside experienced procurement professionals and receive structured onboarding and training. A buddy/mentorship approach will be used to help new hires become familiar with the systems, processes, and responsibilities.

This is not primarily a strategic sourcing position. The focus is on Procurement Operations, procurement technology, S2P processes, user support, supplier enablement, and continuous improvement.

Interview Process

- Initial interview with the Hiring Manager
- Potential second discussion with the Hiring Manager and senior team member
- Interview may be conducted virtually or in person depending on scheduling and availability

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