Manager, Material Management & Flow

Anduril's Supply Chain team is seeking a Senior Manager of Material Management & Flow to join us. Working with a global network of suppliers, to support a global manufacturing platform takes people who are willing to work hard and find ways to win.

You will create a strategic plan to optimize warehouse and material flow operations across our Morrisville, NC facilities, create a standard set of metrics to monitor team performance, set goals for improving performance, and identify areas to reduce cost while maintaining quality.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement innovative material management strategies, policies, and procedures to optimize material flow and support production requirements for efficient movement of parts & materials using lean principles across multiple sites.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including procurement, production, logistics, and quality, to aid in accurate demand forecasting, procurement planning, and timely delivery of materials.
• Collaborate with production planning teams to align material availability with production schedules, minimize disruptions, and meet customer demand on time.
• Own the metrics, KPIs, and reporting associated with monitoring production line health and efficiency, such as cycle time, throughput rate, capacity, utilization, process non-conformities, and inventory accuracy.
• Analyze material usage trends, identify opportunities for process improvements, and implement lean practices to optimize material handling, storage, and distribution.
• Support and implement inventory control measures, including cycle counting, regular audits, and reconciliation, to ensure inventory accuracy and prevent stockouts or overstocking.
• Utilize ERP (Oracle) & WMS software (Odoo) systems and tools to track inventory, generate reports, and provide data-driven insights to support decision-making and optimize material-related processes.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, safety standards, and quality control protocols in all material management activities.
• Passionately work across multiple programs from development to full rate production to scale best-in-class solutions to align with maturity of manufacturing process.
• Proactively identify imbalances and bottlenecks caused by inventory processes, line layouts, parts shortages, staffing shortages, and other production constraints.
• Develop processes to optimize workplans for highly variable demands across multiple sites.
• Translate tools and reports into actionable tasks that impact the health of warehouse operations across a plethora of processes and sites.
• Produce and maintain tools to increase accuracy of work demand for new facilities and maturing processes using a data-driven approach using tools such as Value Stream Mapping/ Process Mapping/ Line Balancing techniques.
• Identify and solve complex problems related to the movement of materials within a manufacturing environment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or other technical field/supply chain management.
• 5+ years of experience with 2+ years of people management experience in material flow engineering and management, inventory control, or supply chain management roles, preferably in a manufacturing or production environment.
• 3+ years of experience in a high-rate supply chain or manufacturing environment, where complex mechanical and/or electrical assemblies are built with heavy data utilization.
• Ability to read technical documentation such as drawings and CAD data, understanding of a variety of hardware manufacturing processes for both electronics (PCBAs, sensor hardware, etc.) and structures, mechanical components, and electromechanical systems.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Morrisville.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of supply chain principles, inventory management techniques, and material planning strategies.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills are crucial for collaborating with different teams.
• Experience with department or factory design and set up - value stream mapping, flow lines, continuous flow, one piece flow, workstation design.
• Ability to completely own a value chain from start to finish, measuring each step of the process, creating actionable tasks that culminated in a significant and sustainable business improvement.
• Demonstrated ability of presenting project results to a cross functional team with clearly relating data to proposed next steps.
• Prior experience with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for production operations or Warehouse Management System (WMS).
• Prior knowledge of NetSuite, Oracle or a similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Have direct experience scoping, buying off and commissioning warehouse automation.
• Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing principles which drive manufacturing productivity.
• Experience in delivering successful project by being hands on with the process.
• Experience interacting with SQL databases - storage of information and building custom queries for tracking production and inventory-related metrics.
• Experience with using Siemens Plant Simulation or Process Simulation software to model a production line and run production scenarios.
• Experience with both commercial and federal inventory procedures, requirements, processes.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance.