Senior Global Sourcing Manager, PCB/PCBA

The Senior Global Sourcing Manager, PCB/PCBA is the domain expert for the PCB/PCBA commodities for Anduril Industries. This is a proactive, high-impact role in securing critical components, materials, and services that power our products. This role will be responsible for developing new supplier and new sourcing partnerships that can be incorporated into new products, as well as existing products to improve their technologies, cost, and quality.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and executing commodity strategies for PCB/PCBA and subassemblies, focusing on cost reduction, quality improvement, and supply chain resilience
• End-to-end responsibility for delivering quality parts, when needed, at the right cost
• Acting as the sourcing expert for PCB/PCBA and subassemblies manufacturing
• Leading RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for PCB/PCBA and subassemblies
• Owning the business relationship with external Contract Manufacturing and responsible for continuity of supply, risk management, cost negotiations, and NPI to MP operation execution
• Partnering with the Engineering team and Contract Manufacturers to influence technical design specs and customize product and manufacturing requirements
• Performing detailed analysis of quote submissions based on cost breakdown from data. Deep dive into every element of the supply chain and make data-driven decisions based on TCO
• Working closely with cross-functional teams to support prototype requirements, execute against build milestones, and lead sourcing activities
• Influencing CM’s manufacturing processes and CapEx and technology decisions
• Negotiating key agreements with suppliers to establish best-in-class pricing, quality, flexibility, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms
• Collaborating internally, negotiating the right tradeoffs, soliciting cooperation and resolving problems, and advancing new supplier or product offerings
• Providing strong technical direction within the specific commodities, by evaluating and guiding product strategy throughout the product lifecycle
• Managing and leading the operations effort of developing new and adaptations of existing technologies for Anduril
• Developing & executing commercial agreements to properly reflect the expectations of project, which include fixed and variable costs, lead-times, schedules, manufacturing capacities, etc
• Conducting regular technology reviews to Executive staff and management
• Owning the supplier performance management of their respective commodities, which includes key delivery, quality, cost, and innovation metrics
• Acting as the primary escalation for their respective commodity

Required qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
• 8+ years of experience in supply chain category management of printed circuit board assembly and electronics manufacturing, and/or sourcing engineering
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

Preferred qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering
• Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or related industry
• Well-versed in TCO analysis to ensure data-driven analytics tied to component and supplier selection, in a product-based ecosystem
• Strategic thinker, experienced putting together commodities strategy/roadmap with key engineering stakeholders
• Proven leadership in driving and influencing other teams to a common goal. You know how to effectively communicate and collaborate cross functionally and with all levels within an organization
• Can wear different hats and it a strong team player to help your team move forward.
• You are fluent in other cross functional areas to fill gaps and remove roadblocks when needed
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance

US Salary Range: $146,000-$194,000 USD