Summary
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Education
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Certification
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Matthew Bowen

Austin,TX

Summary

Operations, Procurement, and Sales Ops specialist with 7+ years of experience in SaaS, fintech, and global technology. Proven track record of optimizing procure-to-pay workflows, improving order accuracy, strengthening vendor partnerships, and supporting global sales teams across NA, EMEA, and APAC. Known for reducing cycle times, improving data accuracy, and driving scalable operational processes.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Deal and Order Management Specialist

Sonar
03.2025 - Current

• Process and manage all incoming customer orders, including new business, upgrades, renewals, and online purchases, ensuring accuracy and compliance with SLAs.
• Create and manage quotes in Salesforce CPQ, collaborating with Sales and Deal Desk teams to validate configurations and pricing.
• Partner with Finance and Legal to resolve invoicing issues, support collections, and ensure compliance with administrative requirements.
• Investigate and resolve order discrepancies and invoice disputes, providing timely communication to internal and external stakeholders.
• Act as the primary point of contact for order-related inquiries, keeping customers informed throughout the order lifecycle.
• Maintain data accuracy in Salesforce, ensuring clean and consistent order records.
• Continuously improve order management workflows by identifying process gaps and implementing solutions to streamline operations.
• Adopt and champion new tools and technologies that enhance efficiency across sales operations and order management.

Associate Procurement Specialist

Self Financial, Inc.
02.2024 - 03.2025

• Led the end-to-end implementation of Coupa Procure-to-Pay across Accounting, Compliance, Security, Legal, and Finance over a 7-month period, achieving a 30% reduction in approval times and streamlining operational workflows.
• Managed a portfolio of 400+ vendors, ensuring compliance, mitigating risks, and strengthening supplier relationships.
• Worked cross-functionally with stakeholders across all departments and job levels, aligning procurement strategies with business objectives and resolving challenges.

Procurement Operations Coordinator

Self Financial, Inc.
02.2023 - 02.2024

• Managed all redlining between legal and third parties for marketing agreements, SaaS contracts, affiliate agreements, marketplace agreements, influencer agreements, and any other agreements involving spend.
• Led vendor reconciliation efforts, transitioning from pen and paper tracking to prepare for future Coupa implementation.
• Collaborated with finance, compliance, and legal teams to ensure contract compliance and mitigate risk exposure.


General Administration Operations Coordinator

Self Financial, Inc.
02.2022 - 02.2024

• Scheduled all interviews for Self Financial's recruiting team, ensuring a smooth and efficient hiring process.
• Managed financial approvals and signatures on all new agreements between Self Financial and third parties in accordance with signature authority policy.
• Assisted the legal team with annual state NMLS licensing for Self Credit and Self Financial LLC.
• Supported HR with onboarding new employees to Self Financial, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.

Customer Success Specialist

Self Financial, Inc.
02.2020 - 02.2022

• Maintained exceptional customer satisfaction (98%) by managing high-volume inquiries, resolving 70-100 calls and 150-200 email tickets daily.
• Identified and resolved recurring customer issues, leading to updates in internal workflows and a 15% reduction in ticket response times.
• Created best practices and knowledge base articles to improve team efficiency and accelerate onboarding for new hires.

Business Development Representative

Quest Software
07.2019 - 02.2020

• Responsible for attainment of monthly, quarterly, and annual sales quota, as well as weekly pipeline creation goals
• Qualifies leads using Company sales process methodologies. Accurately determines customer pain and clearly articulates features and benefits that provide relevant business value
• Accurately categorizes pipeline according to probability and sales cycle stage in order to create a reliable revenue forecast
• Provides customer quotes, ROI, proposals, quotes, and product information based on specific use case and business value

Education

No Degree - History

Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
05-2019

Skills

  • Order process management
  • Invoicing and billing
  • ERP systems
  • Warehouse flow
  • Vendor negotiations
  • Salesforce CPQ
  • License management
  • Coupa implementations
  • Cost analysis
  • Quote Creation

Certification

  • Coupa Administrator

Interests

  • Marathon Running
  • Golf
  • Baseball

Timeline

Deal and Order Management Specialist

Sonar
03.2025 - Current

Associate Procurement Specialist

Self Financial, Inc.
02.2024 - 03.2025

Procurement Operations Coordinator

Self Financial, Inc.
02.2023 - 02.2024

General Administration Operations Coordinator

Self Financial, Inc.
02.2022 - 02.2024

Customer Success Specialist

Self Financial, Inc.
02.2020 - 02.2022

Business Development Representative

Quest Software
07.2019 - 02.2020

No Degree - History

Texas State University
Matthew Bowen