Procurement specialist, Post Payment vendor audit & recoveries

Key Focus :

Include contract compliance, pricing accuracy, supplier performance, and value leakage prevention and identification — rather than transactional buying operations. Help EXL continuously improve its product through domain knowledge and subject matter expertise.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

Experienced in enterprise procurement and contract-to-pay processes audit/Post payment Audit and recovery, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive compliance governance and value recovery. 7-12+ years in procurement/sourcing, commercial operations, or supplier management. Exposure to large/complex enterprise environments (CPG/manufacturing/regulated industries a plus). Working knowledge of contracts and commercial terms (MSA/SOW, pricing, rebates/discounts), contract-to-PO alignment, invoice/AP validation, and SLA credits/penalties. Consulting and/or transformation program experience within complex, large enterprises Post-payment audits, spend compliance, and/or value recovery experience. Familiarity with CLM and/or compliance platforms. The posted range is the hiring range for this role — a subset of the broader range available to employees over time — and reflects base salary across our national hiring scale. Final offers are based on several factors, including the candidate's skills and experience, internal pay equity, work location, market conditions for the role, and the specific scope and responsibilities of the position. The top of the range is reserved for candidates who notably exceed the requirements; the lower end applies to those with less experience or fewer preferred qualifications. For positions based in higher-cost zones (e.g., California, New York, New Jersey), actual compensation may exceed the posted range; your recruiter will share specifics during the process.

Base Compensation Range:

127,000 - 145,000 Partner with client Procurement, AP, Finance, and Legal to validate contract-to-PO and invoice compliance versus pricing, rebates/discounts, and SLA terms. Identify value leakage and overbilling patterns (rate/UOM errors, missed discounts, unauthorized changes, non-compliant billing, missed SLA credits). Mentor Managers and Analysts and build playbooks for compliance, recovery, and governance. Validate system-identified exceptions; recommend escalation paths and recovery actions. Quantify opportunities, track recoveries to closure, document root causes and corrective actions, monitor and report leakage trends Translate contract structures, pricing, and SLAs into clear, testable business rules; communicate findings to executive stakeholders. Aligning findings with governance, controls, and documentation standards in partnership with Finance and Legal. Help with the continuous improvement of EXL product.