Procurement Specialist - Fuel Recycling

Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for aProcurement Specialist to join our Supply Chain & Procurement organization.

Position Description

The Procurement Specialist
- Fuel Recycling is responsible for supporting the Fuel Recycling team and its rapidly evolving procurement needs. This role is fully dedicated to Fuel Recycling programs while remaining a member of the broader Procurement organization. The position reports directly to the Head of Procurement, with a strong dotted-line partnership to Fuel Recycling leadership to ensure alignment with program priorities. This is a dynamic, hands-on role requiring exceptional problem-solving skills, adaptability, and the ability to manage multiple complex procurement activities simultaneously.

The successful candidate will support procurement activities across materials, equipment, services, contracts, and construction-related scopes, helping Fuel Recycling execute critical program objectives.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Execute competitive sourcing events, including RFQ/RFP development, bid leveling, commercial analysis, supplier evaluation, and supplier selection.

• Create, review, and administer purchase orders in alignment with negotiated commercial terms.

• Partner closely with Fuel Recycling engineering and project teams to understand technical requirements, schedules, risks, and supplier capabilities.

• Source materials, equipment, fabrication services, construction-related services, and other program-critical requirements

• Support contract development, commercial negotiations, and procurement activities under the guidance of the Senior Manager of Contract Procurement.

• Assist with procurement and commercial activities associated with construction, facility, infrastructure, and capital project execution as needed.

• Identify and resolve procurement challenges in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

• Manage multiple procurement initiatives simultaneously while balancing competing priorities and schedules.

• Track supplier performance, open purchase orders, and delivery commitments.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across procurement processes, systems, supplier management practices, and cross-functional workflows.

• Contribute to the growth and maturity of Oklo's procurement organization.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, business, construction management, or related field.

• 3+ years of procurement, sourcing, supply chain, contracts, project procurement, or related experience.

• Experience supporting complex technical, industrial, manufacturing, construction, or capital project environments.

• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills

• Exceptional problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and drive results in a fast-moving environment.

• U.S. citizenship required.

Bonus

Qualifications:

• Experience supporting nuclear, energy, aerospace, defense, semiconductor, chemical processing, industrial construction, or advanced manufacturing programs.

• Experience with both material procurement and service/contract procurement.

• Familiarity with construction, EPC, capital project, or facility-related procurement activities.

• Experience supporting early-stage or rapidly growing organizations.

• Familiarity with ERP, MRP, and procurement systems.

Competencies

We are looking for aProcurement Specialist
- Fuel Recycling that is:

• An optimist at heart

• Passionate about making advanced fission a reality

• Willing and able to learn quickly

• Willing to think differently and do things in new ways

• Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment

• Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been…