AI-Driven Procurement Operations Lead

Intuit, Inc.; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 117,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuit, Inc. is seeking a procurement operations leader to drive strategy, transformation, and automation across the PR-to-PO lifecycle.

The role ensures accuracy, compliance, and efficiency end-to-end while shaping the future of procurement operations and AI-enabled workflows. The ideal candidate will own the PR-to-PO process, set SOX/compliance standards, mentor the Buy Desk team, and partner with Sourcing, Contracting, and FP&A to design a future-state intelligent buying function.

Qualifications

• Experience mentoring or guiding a procurement/operations team.
• Strong executive-facing communication skills; able to represent procurement operations performance and risk to senior stakeholders.
• Track record of leading cross-functional transformations as a change agent.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted process design or lightweight tool-building ('vibe coding') and Claude (or similar).
• Advanced critical thinking and root-cause analysis at a program/strategy level.
• Strong grasp of accounting codes, contract terms, and queue management under tight SLAs.
• Experience building or owning reporting dashboards and advanced Excel skills.
• Extensive Coupa experience; familiarity with SAP, Ariba, Oracle is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; 5+ years procurement operations experience with leadership scope.

Responsibilities

• Co-owns the evolution of the PR-to-PO operating model and drives system initiatives tied to ERP upgrades.
• Challenge legacy processes and optimize end-to-end workflows.
• Champion automation and AI-assisted approaches across sourcing triage and quality control.
• Build AI-enabled team capability and promote AI fluency.
• Design future-state intelligent buying with cross-functional partners across Sourcing, Contracting, Payments, FP&A, and Accounting.
• Owns the Purchase Requisition/PO change request QC program and end-to-end lifecycle.
• Set compliance standards (SOX, contract review, intake accuracy) and resolve escalations.
• Own KPIs, dashboards, and SOPs for Triage and Buy Desk; configure e-procurement platforms to improve cycle time.
• Provide mentorship to Buy Desk staff and contingent workers.

Skills

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

AI-assisted process design

Root-cause analysis

Advanced Excel

SLA management

Procurement operations leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field

Or equivalent experience

Tools

Coupa

SAP

Ariba

Oracle

Job description

Intuit, Inc. is seeking a procurement operations leader to drive strategy, transformation, and automation across the PR-to-PO lifecycle.

The role ensures accuracy, compliance, and efficiency end-to-end while shaping the future of procurement operations and AI-enabled workflows. The ideal candidate will own the PR-to-PO process, set SOX/compliance standards, mentor the Buy Desk team, and partner with Sourcing, Contracting, and FP&A to design a future-state intelligent buying function.