Chris Beitzel

About Chris Beitzel

With over a decade of experience in procurement and operations, I currently lead as Procurement Operations Manager at DoorDash. My expertise lies in procurement strategies, supplier onboarding, and change management. At DoorDash, I am committed to driving operational efficiency and fostering supplier collaboration, aligning with our mission to empower local economies and streamline processes. By leveraging innovative tools and fostering cross-functional partnerships, I contribute to creating meaningful impacts within the organization. At DoorDash, I spearhead the development and optimization of the Zip intake and orchestration tool for supplier onboarding, enabling seamless global operations. Collaborating with product teams, we’ve implemented impactful feature enhancements. My focus on process improvement and change management has resulted in increased team capacity, reduced procurement cycle times by 40%, and generated significant working capital improvements. I remain dedicated to building scalable systems that drive value and efficiency across procurement operations.

Experience

1. Procurement Operations Manager

   DoorDash

   Aug 2022 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Architect and owner of the Zip intake & orchestration tool for supplier onboarding and data management globally• Collaborated with Zip product teams to provide structured feedback, resulting in feature enhancements now in production• Change management - Created >50% team capacity by leading the seamless insourcing and subsequent offshoring of tactical operations to a new MSP• Reduced PR cycle times by 40%, improved first pass invoice rates to >90%, reduced supplier onboarding cycle times by 50%, and generated $5.0+ MM in working capital improvements in 2025

Education

• Drexel University's LeBow College of Business

  B.S. Business & Engineering, Economics

  1998 — 2003

• University of Washington

  Contracting and Negotiation Certificate

  2014 — 2015

Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Sourcing
• Vendor Management
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Budgets
• Bpo
• Process Engineering
• Procedures Documentation
• IT Service Management
• Ariba
• New Hire Training
• Sap R/3
• Global Sourcing
• Spend Analysis
• Employee Training
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Oracle Enterprise Manager
• Supply Management
• Sap Erp
• E-Procurement
• Budget
• Process Improvement
• Analysis
• Outsourcing
• Jde One World
• Procurement
• Mrp
• Business Process Improvement