This is a highly strategic leadership role with broad cross-functional scope and significant visibility. You will partner with senior leaders across Finance, Legal, Security, People, GTM, Research, Engineering, Real Estate & Workplace, and other functions to define category strategies, guide complex commercial decisions, and build scalable ways of working that improve speed, clarity, and value.

This role requires experience building and scaling sourcing in fast-moving environments , from establishing foundational capabilities and team structure to leading complex, high-spend, high-volume portfolios.

You will lead and be accountable for a growing team responsible for managing complex, high-stakes services engagements end-to-end, while evolving the sourcing model, supplier governance, and commercial approach needed to support OpenAI’s growth. This role reports into the Vice President of Procurement.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you will:

• Lead sourcing strategy across a broad services portfolio that supports teams across OpenAI.

• Partner across every business unit to shape sourcing strategies for professional services, ensuring teams can access the capabilities they need with the right balance of speed, value, and governance.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior and executive leadership on services strategy, supplier ecosystems, commercial tradeoffs, and risk.

• Define category strategies, supplier segmentation approaches, negotiation playbooks, and commercial frameworks that improve speed, consistency, and leverage.

• Engage early on high-impact services decisions to shape supplier selection, deal structures, and commercial outcomes in the areas that matter most to OpenAI’s speed, resilience, and stewardship.

• Guide high-stakes sourcing decisions across a diverse set of services categories, including areas such as Real Estate and Workplace services.

• Build supplier strategies that drive value beyond cost, including speed, service quality, resilience, flexibility, and access to critical capabilities.

• Leverage market insight and supplier intelligence to inform strategy, strengthen negotiations, and improve business outcomes.

• Independently prioritize and lead multiple highly complex workstreams across a fast-evolving services landscape.

• Build scalable sourcing models, governance mechanisms, and automation-enabled ways of working that improve decision quality and increase leverage across the team.

• Establish supplier KPIs, scorecards, and business review mechanisms across critical service providers.

• Build visibility into pipeline, cycle times, supplier performance, commercial outcomes, and category risks so leaders can make faster, better-informed decisions and drive stronger execution across the portfolio.

• Be accountable for team performance, operating outcomes, talent development, and management excellence across a high-performing team of experienced sourcing professionals.

• Set direction, establish priorities, and strengthen the capabilities, leadership, and organizational capacity needed to scale services sourcing over time.

You might thrive in this role if you have:

• 12+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, vendor management, or commercial leadership, with significant depth across services categories.

• Proven success leading high-stakes sourcing initiatives with enterprise-wide visibility across business units or critical categories.

• A track record of defining long-term supplier strategies and partnerships that drive value beyond cost , through innovation, speed, resilience, and capability growth.

• Strong experience guiding complex commercial decisions across a wide range of professional and operational services.

• Excellent executive presence and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, align cross-functional partners, and navigate complex tradeoffs with sound judgment.

• Experience designing scalable sourcing models, frameworks, and tools that reduce complexity and improve outcomes.

• Strong judgment in ambiguity and the ability to independently define, prioritize, and lead multiple highly complex workstreams.

• Demonstrated people leadership, including leading experienced teams, developing talent, and balancing near-term execution with long-term capability

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Key responsibilities include:

• Managing supplier performance, development, risk, and support segmentation
• Executing strategic sourcing functions in alignment with category
• Meeting category performance targets and measures, monitoring progress, and implementing countermeasures when necessary
• Responsible for project implementation and oversight of projects and business plan items, monitors progress, and adjusts direction as needed
• Share ideas, negotiate, collaborate, and build consensus across North America sites
• Apply key customer (upstream, downstream, and end-user) viewpoint in all category activities
• Build a network of productive relationships across AHM/HDMA to achieve category plans, targets, and compliance

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and negotiation skills, be able to explain complex data in an understandable manner for a wide range of audiences, and have a strong sense of urgency to meet customer timelines. They will also be able to successfully manage multiple projects and have a strong work ethic.

In addition to the responsibilities listed above, the Procurement Senior Specialist will also be responsible for:

• Identifying strategies to support SEQCDM performance target achievement and monitor progress/perform gap analysis
• Identifying the AHM/HDMA business units with which to apply sourcing themes and establish appropriate networks

The Procurement Senior Specialist will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including procurement, supply chain, and operations, to achieve business objectives. They will also be responsible for maintaining accurate records and reports, and providing regular updates to management.

If you are a motivated and organized individual with excellent communication and negotiation skills, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

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Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and executing commodity strategies for sensors/mission systems focusing on cost reduction, quality improvement, and supply chain resilience
• End-to-end responsibility for delivering quality parts, when needed, at the right cost
• Act as the sourcing expert for sensors/mission systems manufacturing
• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for sensors/mission systems
• Own the business relationship with external Contract Manufacturing and responsible for continuity of supply, risk management, cost negotiations, and NPI to MP operation execution
• Partner with the Engineering team and Contract Manufacturers to influence technical design specs and customize product and manufacturing requirements
• Perform detailed analysis of quote submissions based on cost breakdown from data. Deep dive into every element of the supply chain and make data-driven decisions based on TCO
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to support prototype requirements, execute against build milestones, and lead sourcing activities
• Influence CM’s manufacturing processes and CapEx and technology decisions
• Negotiate key agreements with suppliers to establish best-in-class pricing, quality, flexibility, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms
• Collaborate internally, negotiate the right tradeoffs, solicit cooperation and resolve problems, and advance new supplier or product offerings
• Provide strong technical direction within the specific commodities, by evaluating and guiding product strategy throughout the product lifecycle
• Manage and lead the operations effort of developing new and adaptations of existing technologies for Anduril
• Develop & execute commercial agreements to properly reflect the expectations of project, which include fixed and variable costs, lead-times, schedules, manufacturing capacities, etc
• Conduct regular technology reviews to Executive staff and management
• Own the supplier performance management of their respective commodities, which includes key delivery, quality, cost, and innovation metrics
• Act as the primary escalation for their respective commodity

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As a member of the Supply Chain team, you will be in a matrix reporting structure; reporting directly into Morrisville’s Head of Production with dotted line responsibilities into our corporate Supply Chain leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement supply chain strategies that align with overall business goals, aiming for supply continuity, quality, efficiency and cost optimization while enabling the business to scale significantly.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and drive supplier performance management to ensure compliance with quality, delivery, and cost requirements.

• Negotiate complex commercial terms with suppliers directly to establish best-in-class pricing, quality, flexibility, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms.

• Collaborate with other supply chain experts across the company to develop and execute supply chain best practices.

• Collaborate internally with key cross functional leadership teams (ex., engineering, program management, finance, business line...etc.) to negotiate the right tradeoffs, solicit cooperation and resolve problems proactively

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve overall supply chain performance. Define key performance indicators (KPIs) to track supply chain health and drive improvements.

• Monitor KPIs, analyze data, and provide regular reports to management on supply chain performance.

• Lead and manage a team of supply chain professionals, providing guidance, training, and support. Hire world class talent to continue the rapid expansion of the existing team.

• Proactively identify and mitigate potential risks to the supply chain, such as disruptions to supply or changes in market conditions.

• Optimize material flow systems including warehousing, material handling, and staging/kitting/delivery processes to support production requirements.

• Conduct make/buy analysis and vertical integration assessments to determine the most effective manufacturing and sourcing strategies.

• Develop innovative inventory solutions and ensure inventory accuracy to balance operational efficiency with program requirements.

• Implement and oversee supply base cost management initiatives to drive value and maintain competitive advantage in the defense sector.

• Support capture teams with supply chain expertise to strengthen bid responses and proposals for new business opportunities.

• Lead strategic source selection processes to identify and qualify suppliers that can meet Anduril's demanding technical and schedule requirements.

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This role will be responsible for developing new supplier and new sourcing partnerships that can be incorporated into new products, as well as existing products to improve their technologies, cost, and quality. There is broad internal cross-functional partnership to evaluate supplier opportunities, while ensuring commercial agreements, intellectual property, and statement of works are accurate and well established prior to pipelining.

Key responsibilities include: Develop and execute commodity strategies for mechanical hardware, focusing on cost reduction, quality improvement, and supply chain resilience End-to-end responsibility for delivering quality parts, when needed, at the right cost Act as the sourcing expert mechanical hardware manufacturing Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for mechanical hardware Own the business relationship with external Contract Manufacturing and responsible for continuity of supply, risk management, cost negotiations, and NPI to MP operation execution Partner with the Engineering team and Contract Manufacturers to influence technical design specs and customize product and manufacturing requirements Perform detailed analysis of quote submissions based on cost breakdown from data. Deep dive into every element of the supply chain and make data-driven decisions based on TCO Work closely with cross-functional teams to support prototype requirements, execute against build milestones, and lead sourcing activities Influence CM’s manufacturing processes and CapEx and technology decisions Negotiate key agreements with suppliers to establish best-in-class pricing, quality, flexibility, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms Collaborate internally, negotiate the right tradeoffs, solicit cooperation and resolve problems, and advance new supplier or product offerings Provide strong technical direction within the specific commodities, by evaluating and guiding product strategy throughout the product lifecycle Manage and lead the operations effort of developing new and adaptations of existing technologies for Anduril Develop & execute commercial agreements to properly reflect the expectations of project, which include fixed and variable costs, lead-times, schedules, manufacturing capacities, etc Conduct regular technology reviews to Executive staff and management Own the supplier performance management of their respective commodities, which includes key delivery, quality, cost, and innovation metrics Act as the primary escalation for their respective commodity

Required qualifications include: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field 3+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of mechanical hardware manufacturing, and/or sourcing engineering Ability to travel up to 50% of the time Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

Preferred qualifications include: Bachelor's degree in mechanical or metallurgical/materials engineering Previous experience in defence, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or related industry Well-versed in TCO analysis to ensure data-driven analytics tied to component and supplier selection, in a product-based ecosystem Strategic thinker, experienced putting together commodities strategy/roadmap with key engineering stakeholders Proven leadership in driving and influencing other teams to a common goal. You know how to effectively communicate and collaborate cross-functionally and with all levels within an organisation Can wear different hats and it a strong team player to help your team move forward. You are fluent in other cross-functional areas to fill gaps and remove roadblocks when needed Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance

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The ideal candidate will have a strong background in supply chain management, with experience in managing a direct team and owning complex value chains from start to finish. They will be able to distill and communicate complex scenarios to executives for strategic decision-making and alignment.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Developing and executing supply & demand plans that support the company's sales forecasts and business strategies
• Leading the Supply & Demand planning team to ensure efficient and effective execution of planning activities
• Collaborating through S&OP with various departments, including sales, operations, and finance, to gather relevant data for accurate supply forecasting
• Managing inventory levels to meet service level targets while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory
• Monitoring supplier performance, ensuring timely delivery of materials, and addressing any supply chain disruptions proactively

The successful candidate will have a strong technical expertise, including ability to read technical documentation, drawings, and CAD data, understanding of a variety of hardware manufacturing processes for both electronics (PCBAs, sensor hardware, etc.) and structures/mechanisms.

We offer a highly competitive salary range of $99,000-$131,000 USD, plus highly competitive equity grants and top-tier benefits for full-time employees.

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