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OpenAI22 days ago

Senior Vendor Manager - SMB Sales

hybrid🇮🇪IEDublin, Irelandsenior8+ yrs exp

Recruiter Fit Breakdown & Candid Summary

1

OpenAI is seeking a Senior Vendor Manager to own performance across their outsourced SMB Sales vendor network in Dublin.

2

The ideal candidate is a performance-focused operator with 8+ years of experience in vendor management, sales operations, or scaled sales execution.

3

This role requires heavy operational rigor, managing WBRs/QBRs, and holding vendor leadership accountable for metrics rather than just relationship management.

4

Candidates without direct experience managing outsourced revenue-generating vendor operations or high-velocity commercial tech environments should not apply.

Role Responsibilities

  • 1Own regional and site-level performance across revenue, pipeline, conversion, productivity, and quality metrics.
  • 2Inspect sales funnel health and diagnose performance gaps driven by quality, execution, routing, enablement, staffing, or process issues.
  • 3Lead Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly Business Reviews with vendor partners to drive actionable decisions.
  • 4Build and maintain scorecards making sales performance, operational health, and risk visible.
  • 5Partner cross-functionally with Enablement, Revenue Operations, and Finance to manage capacity and close readiness gaps.
  • 6Own forecast quality, pipeline discipline, and risk inspection across assigned regions and partners.

Skills Matrix

Must-Have Skills

6 required
Vendor Management
Sales Operations
Outsourced Sales Management
Sales Forecasting
Performance Management
Operational Governance

Nice-to-Have Skills

2 preferred
SaaS
AI-enabled Workflows
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