Global Sourcing Manager, Aircraft Composites

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, Aircraft Composites is the domain expert for the composites commodities 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 composites, 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 composites manufacturing
• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for composites
• Own the business relationship with external Contract Manufacturing and 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 composites 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 engineering 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

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Income protection: life and disability insurance
• Generous time off: highly competitive PTO plans
• Family planning & parenting support
• Mental health resources
• Professional development
• Commuter benefits
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement savings plan