Buyer, Maritime

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Recovery benefits

Competitive equity grants

Job summary

Anduril Industries is looking for a Procurement Specialist in Costa Mesa, California. The role involves managing purchase orders, supplier relationships, and resolving supply chain issues. Candidates should have over 5 years of technical procurement experience in manufacturing. Strong communication, organizational, and negotiation skills are essential. The salary range is between $77,000 to $106,000, with competitive equity grants and top-tier benefits for full-time employees.

Qualifications

• 5+ years technical procurement experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Create, issue, and manage purchase orders.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers and monitor performance.
• Resolve supply chain disruptions and quality issues.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align procurement with goals.

Skills

Technical procurement experience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI‑powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters anera of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Responsibilities

• Purchase Order Management: Create, issue, and manage purchase orders to meet production and program needs.
• Maintain day‑to‑day relationships with suppliers, monitor performance, and resolve issues related to quality, delivery, and pricing.
• Quickly resolve supply chain disruptions, delivery delays, and quality issues to keep projects on track.
• Monitor and expedite orders to meet deadlines and production schedules.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration with stakeholders such as engineering, manufacturing, and program teams to align procurement with company goals.
• Maintain accurate records, track procurement KPIs, and identify opportunities to streamline processes.
• Support the development and implementation of sourcing strategy for direct commodities and/or categories.
• Documenting and reporting supplier performance and actively participate in monthly, weekly and daily review processes as required.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives for cost savings, quality improvement, and on‑time delivery.
• Support the supplier life cycle from supplier selection, adoption, induction, through to ongoing management and exit (where applicable).

Qualifications and Additional Skills

• 5+ years technical procurement experience in a manufacturing environment
• Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities
• Ability to work in cross functional teams and collaborate with across functions / borders
• Good understanding and interpretation of related design specification
• Excellent problem‑solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills including high discretion/judgment in decision making
• Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
• Excellent attention to detail

Salary Range

$77,000—$106,000 USD

Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on experience, education, and business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full‑time offers and are considered part of Anduril’s total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top‑tier benefits for full‑time employees, including comprehensive health, recovery, and other benefits available at little to no cost to employees.