Global Vendor Strategy & Performance Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Vendor Strategy & Performance Lead to oversee our global construction vendor ecosystem. You will partner with Construction Project Managers, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Legal, and others to shape vendor strategy and standards.

You will build a vetted vendor bench by geography and project type, support RFPs and SOWs, and implement a vendor performance framework to drive faster, higher-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in construction management, corporate real estate, owner’s representation, construction procurement, vendor management, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of the construction project lifecycle, including design, preconstruction, procurement, construction, commissioning, closeout, and handover.
• Experience working with construction-related vendors such as general contractors, architects, engineers, specialty consultants, owner’s reps, commissioning agents, inspectors, or technical trade partners.
• Ability to evaluate vendor capabilities, project teams, scopes of work, proposals, and commercial structures with practical construction judgment.
• Strong written communication skills, especially for scopes of work, vendor recommendations, executive summaries, process documents, and decision materials.
• Ability to operate cross-functionally with Construction Project Managers, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Legal, Finance, and senior leaders.
• Willingness to travel up to 10–20% of the time, depending on project and vendor needs.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Responsibilities

• Develop Design & Construction’s vendor strategy across key project-delivery categories for global regions.
• Build and maintain a preferred vendor bench by geography, project type, technical specialty, security need, scale, and performance history.
• Identify where Anduril should introduce new vendors to increase capacity, reduce risk, improve pricing tension, or access specialized capabilities.
• Establish a repeatable pre-qualification process for construction, design, consulting, and specialty partners across the global vendor ecosystem.
• Define practical evaluation criteria and build vendor evaluation templates, interview guides, reference-check approaches, and scoring models.
• Maintain a central record of vendor qualifications, strengths, risks, past performance, and recommended use cases.
• Support select RFP engagements, help write scopes of work, review proposals, and provide D&C input on fee models and performance requirements.
• Establish a vendor performance management rhythm with KPIs, scorecards, and executive-ready materials.

Skills

10+ years experience construction mgmt

Strong written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Willingness to travel 10-20%

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Vendor Strategy & Performance Lead to oversee our global construction vendor ecosystem. You will partner with Construction Project Managers, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Legal, and others to shape vendor strategy and standards.

You will build a vetted vendor bench by geography and project type, support RFPs and SOWs, and implement a vendor performance framework to drive faster, higher-quality outcomes.