# Global Sourcing Manager, Mechanical **Company**: Anduril Industries **Location**: Costa Mesa, California **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $129,000-$171,000 USD **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5039956007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_91ba8e07-0c6 ## Description Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The Global Sourcing Manager, Mechanical is the domain expert for mechanical commodities (machining, sheet metal, etc.) for Anduril Industries. This is a proactive, high-impact role in securing critical components, materials, and services that power our products. **Responsibilities** - Develop and execute commodity strategies for mechanical fabrication, focusing on cost reduction, quality improvement, and supply chain resilience - Have end-to-end responsibility for delivering quality parts, when needed, at the right cost - Act as the sourcing expert for mechanical fabrication - Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for mechanical fabrication - Own the business relationship with external Contract Manufacturing and be responsible for continuity of supply, risk management, cost negotiations, and NPI to MP operation execution - Partner with the Engineering team and Contract Manufacturers to influence technical design specs and customize product and manufacturing requirements - Perform detailed analysis of quote submissions based on cost breakdown from data - Work closely with cross-functional teams to support prototype requirements, execute against build milestones, and lead sourcing activities - Influence CM’s manufacturing processes and CapEx and technology decisions - Negotiate key agreements with suppliers to establish best-in-class pricing, quality, flexibility, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms - Collaborate internally, negotiate the right tradeoffs, solicit cooperation and resolve problems, and advance new supplier or product offerings - Provide strong technical direction within the specific commodities, by evaluating and guiding product strategy throughout the product lifecycle - Manage and lead the operations effort of developing new and adaptations of existing technologies for Anduril - Develop & execute commercial agreements to properly reflect the expectations of project, which include fixed and variable costs, lead-times, schedules, manufacturing capacities, etc. - Conduct regular technology reviews to Executive staff and management - Own the supplier performance management of their respective commodities, which includes key delivery, quality, cost, and innovation metrics - Act as the primary escalation for their respective commodity **Required Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field - 3+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of mechanical fabrication 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** - Bachelor's degree in mechanical or metallurgical/materials 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 - Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance **Benefits** - Healthcare Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you - Income Protection: Life and disability insurance for all employees - Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December - Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments, adoption, and gestational carriers - Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7 - Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development - Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region - Retirement Savings Plan: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax options ## Skills ### Required - supply chain management - mechanical fabrication - sourcing engineering - cost reduction - quality improvement - supply chain resilience ### Nice to have - TCO analysis - strategic thinking - leadership - defense - aerospace - automotive - high tech --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5039956007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)