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, 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