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Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies-like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion -have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.\nWe’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.\nThe problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. 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The role also supports the resolution of procure-to-pay exceptions, process documentation, operational reporting, and initiatives designed to improve efficiency, consistency, compliance, and the stakeholder experience.\nEssential Job Duties\nReview and process purchasing transactions: Review and approve assigned purchase requisitions across applicable request types, confirming that business information, supporting documentation, and required approvals are complete and accurate.\n\nApply procurement policies and controls: Evaluate transactions against applicable procurement policies and approval requirements, and address incomplete or inconsistent requests through clarification, return, or escalation as appropriate.\n\nCoordinate cross-functional reviews: Determine when requests require input from Sourcing, Contracts, Legal, Finance, Accounts Payable, Regulatory, Supplier Enablement, Information Technology, or other functional partners, and support the appropriate routing and 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templates, and training materials, and identify recurring issues and opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and the stakeholder experience.\n\n Required Skills and Experience\n2-5 years of relevant experience in procurement, purchasing operations, supply chain, procure-to-pay, shared services, or a related operational function.\n\nWorking knowledge of indirect procurement and procure-to-pay processes, including purchase requisitions, purchase orders, approval workflows, supplier onboarding, and transaction exceptions.\n\nAbility to review purchasing requests and supporting documentation for completeness, accuracy, and alignment with established requirements.\n\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate process or system issues and coordinate practical resolutions.\n\nStrong customer service and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to provide guidance while applying policies and controls consistently.\n\nEffective written 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Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Finance, Operations, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience.\n· Completion of company-required training related to procurement systems, policies, compliance, information security, and applicable operational procedures.\nWorking Conditions\nThis position is onsite and performed in a standard office environment using computer and communication equipment.\n\nThe role may require collaboration across multiple time zones and occasional schedule flexibility to support global stakeholders, projects, or operational priorities.\n\nOccasional travel may be required based on business needs.\n\nPreferred Skills and Experience\nExperience reviewing complex indirect purchasing transactions involving services, software, capital equipment, statements of work, blanket purchase orders, catalogs, or punchout suppliers.\n\nExperience with Coupa Procure-to-Pay and SAP or a comparable ERP environment.\n\nFamiliarity with approval-authority controls, contract documentation requirements, supplier onboarding, payment terms, and procurement compliance.\n\nExperience investigating purchase order, invoice, approval-routing, or supplier data exceptions.\n\nExperience developing or maintaining work instructions, standard operating procedures, quick reference guides, process maps, or training materials.\n\nExperience using operational metrics, dashboards, or transaction data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.\n\nExperience supporting global or regional procurement operations in a cross-functional environment.\n\nProfessional certification or coursework in procurement, supply chain, process improvement, data analytics, or project management.\n\n Intuitive es un empleador que brinda igualdad de oportunidades de empleo. Proporcionamos igualdad de oportunidades de empleo a todos los solicitantes y empleados cualificados, y prohibimos cualquier tipo de discriminación y acoso, independientemente de su raza, sexo, condición de embarazo, orientación sexual, identidad de género, origen nacional, color, edad, religión, condición de veterano protegido o de discapacidad, información genética o cualquier otra condición protegida por las leyes federales, estatales o locales aplicables.\nAviso sobre los Controles de Exportación de EE. UU.: De acuerdo con las Regulaciones de Administración de Exportaciones de EE. UU. (15 CFR §743.13(b)), algunos puestos en Intuitive Surgical pueden estar sujetos a controles de exportación de EE. UU. para candidatos que sean nacionales de países actualmente bajo embargo o sanciones.\nCierta información que usted proporcione como parte de la solicitud será utilizada para determinar si Intuitive Surgical necesitará (i) obtener una licencia de exportación del gobierno de EE. 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