Senior Manager, Demand & Supply Planning

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

The Planning team is seeking a Senior Manager of Demand & Supply Planning to join our team. The Senior Manager of Demand & Supply Planning will manage multiple Business Lines of Demand & Supply Planners in executing S&OP and providing in-depth analysis for our business partners.

Responsibilities:

• Divisional Strategy & Alignment: Architect and execute the overarching divisional supply and demand strategy, aligning multi-business-line operations with enterprise growth targets, revenue objectives, and long-range strategic plans.
• Organizational Leadership & Capability Building: Build, scale, and mentor a high-performing planning organization across multiple business units.
• S&OP Ownership: Own and mature the divisional S&OP framework with the assistance of the Central Planning team, driving strategic consensus among VP/C-suite leaders across Growth, Operations, and Finance.
• Executive Decision-Making & Scenario Modeling: Serve as a strategic advisor to divisional executive leadership by delivering advanced scenario modeling, financial trade-off analyses, and risk-adjusted options for complex, macro-level operational decisions.
• Working Capital & Inventory Governance: Set the strategic vision and governance for divisional working capital.
• Supply Resilience & Strategic Risk Management: Champion business continuity and end-to-end supply chain resilience across the division.
• Process Standardization & Operational Excellence: Direct the continuous transformation and institutionalization of planning processes across all business lines.
• Governance & Divisional Scorecards: Define and govern the divisional operational scorecard.
• Executive & Board-Level Reporting: Synthesize divisional operational health, supply chain vulnerabilities, portfolio risks, and strategic capital requirements for presentation to C-suite leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Portfolio Lifecycle & Commercialization Strategy: Direct the supply and demand integration for divisional New Product Introductions (NPI) and lifecycle management.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or business field.
• 8+ years of experience in a supply chain or production role within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of experience managing direct teams.
• Demonstrated ability to completely own complex value chains from start to finish.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, Netsuite, and CRM systems like Salesforce.
• Ability to demonstrate a willingness to take on substantial responsibility across supply chain, logistics, engineering, and supply planning functions.
• Strong technical expertise including ability to read technical documentation, drawings, and CAD data.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or other higher education.
• Experience with SQL databases, including building custom queries for production and inventory metrics.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Qlikview.
• Knowledge of supply chain planning systems like Blue Yonder and best practices in demand planning, inventory management, and S&OP.
• Experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, six sigma principles, and big data evaluation techniques.

Salary Range: $166,000-$220,000 USD

Benefits: Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including comprehensive, competitive benefits package.