Purchasing Operations Manager

Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing’s fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft, and offer drone delivery services on two continents. Our technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery solution for a broad range of businesses. Wing is a part of Google's parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet. If you're ready to do the greatest work of your life, come join us.

Wing is looking for a Purchasing Operations Manager to join our Sourcing & Procurement team. This role is hybrid based in Palo Alto, CA. In this role, you will serve as a critical operational bridge connecting Wing’s business teams, Finance, Accounting, Sourcing, and Alphabet’s central Procure-to-Pay (P2P) operations. In this individual contributor role, you will own and execute end-to-end procurement workflows—from vendor onboarding and purchase order validation to ad hoc payment resolutions, account reconciliations, and P2P governance projects. You will combine hands-on operational excellence with process automation, ensuring compliant, rapid, and friction-free purchasing practices across SAP, Ariba, and Embark.

• →Onboard new vendors in strict compliance with Wing and Alphabet (parent company) onboarding policies, approval guidelines, and payment terms.
• →Partner with Alphabet Vendor Enrollment teams to manage cross-border vendor setups in Ariba and Embark, ensuring proper tax compliance documentation and audit readiness.
• →Validate all Purchase Orders (POs) for completeness, accurate coding, quote feasibility, and contract alignment prior to releasing them to vendors.
• →Apply 3-way invoice matching dynamics and collaborate with Ariba/Finance teams to propose, support, and apply credit memos against vendor balances to maintain accurate vendor health metrics.
• →Act as the primary point of contact for time-critical procurement escalations, managing off-cycle and ad hoc vendor payments, urgent invoice resolutions, and Proof of Payments (PoP).
• →Partner with Accounting and Finance to investigate prepaid account applications versus amortization schedules, ensuring financial accuracy and proper expense recognition.
• →Drive and execute P2P governance initiatives, including maintaining approval hierarchies, managing policy updates, and resolving long-aged POs.
• →Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), conduct root-cause analyses on purchasing bottlenecks, and collaborate with SAP technical teams to design automated workflow solutions.

• 8+ years in Procurement Operations, Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Accounting, or Supply Chain Management within a fast-paced or tech environment.
• Hands-on proficiency with enterprise P2P platforms, specifically SAP and Ariba (including Embark or similar vendor enrollment tools).
• Demonstrated expertise in PO validations, vendor credit memos, prepaid account schedules, and foreign vendor tax documentation 
• Proven track record hands-on executing governance projects, updating system approval workflows, and driving P2P process improvements as an individual contributor.
• Exceptional analytical and cross-functional communication skills, with a track record of partnering effectively with Legal, Sourcing, Accounting, and Technical SAP teams.
• Stakeholder Management, proven ability to navigate matrixed organizations and mediate competing priorities between business urgency and compliance control.