Director of Electrical Supply Chain Strategy

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 253,000 - 336,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Head of Electrical Strategic Supply Chain, a Director-level role shaping global electrical sourcing strategy across semiconductors, connectors, and PCBA components. You will build a high-performing team and partner with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and leadership to ensure supply continuity.

The role requires 10+ years in electrical sourcing, 5+ years leading teams, and extensive negotiations of complex agreements, with travel up to 50%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of electrical/electronics strategic sourcing or supply chain leadership.
• 5+ years building and scaling procurement teams.
• Experience negotiating enterprise-level agreements and managing diverse portfolios.
• Proven track record managing multi-million-dollar supplier agreements.
• Deep understanding of NPI workflows and scaling to high-rate production.
• Ability to travel up to 25-50% domestically and internationally.
• Ability to relocate for onsite in Costa Mesa.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global commodity strategies for electrical sub-tiers.
• Lead a global team of commodity managers and sourcing engineers.
• Manage executive relationships with Tier 1 suppliers and partners.
• Align with Engineering to drive Design for Supply Chain.
• Lead negotiations for MSAs, development agreements, and SOWs.
• Identify risks and implement dual-sourcing and inventory strategies.
• Develop should-cost models and TCO analyses.
• Report to C-suite with supply chain metrics.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Team leadership

Executive communication

Supply chain strategy

Negotiation

NPI workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline

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 an era 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.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Head of Electrical Strategic Supply Chain is a Director leadership role responsible for architecting and executing the sourcing strategy across all electrical commodities. This includes semiconductors, custom and standard wire harnesses, connectors/interconnects, PCBAs, passives, and active discrete components.
This role is critical to securing the advanced technologies and components that power our mission-critical hardware. you will navigate complex geopolitical landscapes, tightly regulated defense supply channels, and constrained global commodity markets. You will lead a high-performing team to build a resilient, scalable, and high-velocity supply chain capable of moving rapidly from New Product Introduction (NPI) to high-volume production. Partnering closely with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Executive Leadership, you will secure supply continuity against global market volatility, drive cost and technology roadmaps, and negotiate key commercial partnerships with global component manufacturers, distributors, and contract manufacturers.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Enterprise Supply Chain Vision & Strategy: Develop and execute comprehensive global commodity strategies across all electrical sub-tiers—semiconductors (ICs, SoCs, microcontrollers, FPGAs, power electronics), custom wire harnesses & cable assemblies, connectors, and passive/electromechanical components.
• Team Leadership & Scale: Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of commodity managers, strategic sourcing leads, and technical sourcing engineers across multiple global sites.
• Executive Supplier Relationship Management: Serve as the executive sponsor for Tier 1 suppliers, Contract Manufacturers (CMs), and critical technology partners. Establish long-term strategic alliances, joint development agreements, and robust performance management systems (QBRs, KPIs, scorecards).
• Cross-Functional Engineering Alignment: Partner directly with Electrical Engineering, Layout/Component Engineering, and Hardware Architecture from early concept phases to drive "Design for Supply Chain" (DfSC), alternate component qualifications, and standardization across product lines.
• Commercial & Strategic Negotiations: Lead high-stakes negotiations for master service agreements (MSAs), development agreements, long-term supply agreements (LTSAs), and complex statement of works (SOWs)—optimizing pricing structures, IP protection, warranty, payment terms, and lead-time commitments.
• Supply Chain Resilience & Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify single-source dependencies, geopolitical vulnerabilities, and capacity constraints. Drive proactive risk mitigation plans, dual-sourcing strategies, and strategic buffer inventory models.
• Cost Architecture & TCO Modeling: Champion robust "should-cost" modeling, teardown analyses, and TCO evaluations to optimize value from concept through end-of-life.
• Executive Communication: Conduct regular operational and strategic reviews with C-suite and executive leadership, serving as the primary executive escalation point for all critical supply chain matters.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in electrical & electronics strategic sourcing, global commodity management, or supply chain leadership within complex hardware manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years of proven experience building, managing, and scaling high-performing procurement or supply chain teams.
• Demonstrated expertise negotiating enterprise-level agreements and managing diverse commodity portfolios (e.g., complex electronics, custom chips, or contract manufacturing).
• Proven track record of managing supplier lifecycles and negotiating complex multi-million-dollar commercial agreements.
• Deep understanding of New Product Introduction (NPI) workflows and scaling from prototype to high-rate production.
• Ability to travel up to 25%-50% domestically and internationally as needed.
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
• Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or related industry
• Well-versed in TCO analysis and should costing 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
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security clearance

US Salary Range$253,000—$336,000 USD

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 (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or 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:

Benefits

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