OpenAI
Finance
SeniorManager,ProcurementOperations-Hardware
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“Senior Manager, Procurement Operations - Hardware at OpenAI. Skills: Procurement operations, Hardware procurement, Process redesign, Workflow automation. Own procurement operations outcomes. Serve as Procurement Operations DRI”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve operating model; Drive standardization; Improve request-to-PO cycle time; Improve PO quality; Reduce exception rates; Improve receiving readiness; Improve invoice match performance; Improve commitment visibility; Improve close readiness; Scale operations without linear headcount growth
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Issue resolution; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years procurement operations experience, 7+ years P2P experience, 7+ years supply chain operations experience, Working understanding of fiscal controls, Working understanding of accounting-adjacent procurement practices, Working understanding of invoice matching, Working understanding of accrual support, Working understanding of commitment visibility, Working understanding of audit-ready documentation, Confidence in request-to-PO operations, Confidence in supplier workflows, Confidence in PO maintenance, Confidence in receiving dependencies, Confidence in change management, Confidence in downstream invoice-readiness requirements, Understanding of people, process, policy, systems, data, fiscal controls, and accounting outcomes connection
Nice to Have
Hardware procurement experience preferred, Goods procurement experience preferred, Manufacturing experience preferred, Infrastructure experience preferred, Lab experience preferred, Data center experience preferred, Device experience preferred, Complex physical-goods environments experience preferred
What You'll Do.
Own procurement operations outcomes
Serve as Procurement Operations DRI
Redesign intake paths
Redesign routing logic
Redesign operating rhythms
Lead procurement operations
Drive alignment with stakeholders
Keep procurement activity moving
Ensure requests and POs are complete
Ensure requests and POs are policy-aligned
Ensure requests and POs are audit-ready
Ensure requests and POs are supported by clean
Balance business needs with controls
Standardize workflows
Standardize intake requirements
Standardize operating rhythms
Identify repeatable work patterns
Define system requirements
Define process requirements
Build scalable workflows
Build operating leverage
Serve as operational escalation point
Drive issues to resolution
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Central Procurement; BU Procurement; Hardware business teams; Strategic Sourcing; Finance; Legal; Security; Financial Risk Management; Accounting; Accounts Payable
Full Job Description
About the Team OpenAI is building Procurement of the future: one that uses AI-enabled systems, clean data, and scalable processes to help the business absorb increasing complexity, speed, volume, and throughput — while enabling teams across OpenAI to operate more strategically and at greater scale. The Hardware Procurement Operations team supports the operational flow of goods and hardware purchasing across OpenAI's hardware business units. We help teams turn business needs into controlled, accurate, and executable procurement activity, from request intake through purchase orders, supplier coordination, change management, receiving readiness, and downstream invoice support. As OpenAI scales, we are building procurement operations that can support changing hardware needs, new business unit priorities, and increasing operational complexity. That means creating practical standards where they help, preserving flexibility where the business requires it, and continuously improving how requests, suppliers, POs, data, and controls move through our systems. About the Role As a Senior Manager of Procurement Operations focused on Hardware, you will own procurement operations for one or more assigned hardware business units. You will be the day-to-day DRI for hardware and goods procurement activity, leading work from intake through purchase requests, POs, supplier needs, changes, receiving readiness, and operational escalations. This is a hands-on operator-builder role for someone who understands the practical complexity of hardware and goods procurement and can both run the work and redesign how the work gets done. You will keep work moving while improving the operating model through better systems, workflows, automation, AI-enabled processes, controls, metrics, and operating leverage. You will evaluate how people, process, policy, systems, data, fiscal controls, and accounting practices come together, and you will work closely with other Central Procurement and BU Procurement
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