Global Sourcing Manager, Critical Minerals & Rare Earths

Andurilindustries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Staff Global Sourcing Manager, Critical Minerals, in Costa Mesa, CA to own end-to-end strategy for rare earth magnets and other critical minerals, focusing on resilience against geopolitical risk and volatile markets. You will secure supply for NPI and mass production through market intelligence, supplier management, and strategic interventions.

Lead a cross-functional pod with Engineering, CorpDev, and Finance, manage multi-tier supply chains, and collaborate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field.
• 10+ years in commodity management or strategic sourcing with exposure to critical minerals.
• Experience navigating geopolitically sensitive supply chains is required.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% and onsite relocation to Costa Mesa, CA.

Responsibilities

• Own the commodity strategy for assigned minerals with focus on resilience and cost.
• Lead market intelligence, supply chain mapping, and supplier relationship management.
• Conduct should-cost, TCO analyses and negotiate key agreements.
• Coordinate cross-functional leadership across product sourcing, engineering, and finance.
• Manage supplier performance and continuity from NPI to mass production.

Skills

Commodity management

Strategic sourcing

Geopolitical risk

Supply chain mapping

Supplier relations

Cross-functional leadership

Govt./DoD interactions

TS clearance (preference)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Staff Global Sourcing Manager, Critical Minerals, in Costa Mesa, CA to own end-to-end strategy for rare earth magnets and other critical minerals, focusing on resilience against geopolitical risk and volatile markets. You will secure supply for NPI and mass production through market intelligence, supplier management, and strategic interventions.

Lead a cross-functional pod with Engineering, CorpDev, and Finance, manage multi-tier supply chains, and collaborate