Global PCB/PCBA Sourcing Leader | 50% Travel

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Senior Global Sourcing Manager for PCB/PCBA to lead commodity strategies and supplier partnerships. You will drive cost reductions, maintain supply continuity, and partner with engineering to shape design and manufacturing requirements.

The role requires deep experience in PCB/PCBA sourcing, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to navigate complex supplier ecosystems to deliver high-quality parts on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in supply chain category management of PCB/PCBA and electronics manufacturing, and/or sourcing engineering.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.
• Ability to relocate to onsite in Costa Mesa, CA.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies for PCB/PCBA and subassemblies.
• End-to-end responsibility for delivering quality parts, when needed, at the right cost.
• Act as the sourcing expert for PCB/PCBA and subassemblies manufacturing.
• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for PCB/PCBA and subassemblies.
• 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. Deep dive into every element of the supply chain and make data-driven decisions based on TCO.
• 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

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Cross-functional collaboration

Cost reduction

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Senior Global Sourcing Manager for PCB/PCBA to lead commodity strategies and supplier partnerships. You will drive cost reductions, maintain supply continuity, and partner with engineering to shape design and manufacturing requirements.

The role requires deep experience in PCB/PCBA sourcing, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to navigate complex supplier ecosystems to deliver high-quality parts on time.