Head of Finished Goods & Deployments Warehousing

Anduril-1; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks a Head of Finished Goods & Deployments Warehousing to lead all finished goods warehousing and fulfillment operations. You will own end-to-end inventory management, pre‑deployment staging, outbound fulfillment, spares stock, and returns for deployed assets, reporting into Mission Readiness.

The role requires deep operational expertise in finished goods distribution and a strategic vision to build a scalable, world‑class warehousing function globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, industrial engineering, logistics, business administration, or related field.
• 10+ years of warehousing, distribution, fulfillment, or supply chain management experience with finished goods focus.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing warehouse teams.
• Proven track record building/scaling warehousing across multiple sites.
• Expertise with WMS/ERP systems and logistics tech.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with data-driven decisions.
• Experience in fast‑paced, high‑growth environments; able to manage ambiguity.
• Knowledge of 5S/Lean/Six Sigma principles and on-floor implementation.
• Ability to travel up to 25% for multi-site support.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive finished goods warehousing and fulfillment strategy across domestic and international facilities.
• Lead the finished goods warehousing function end-to-end: operations, material flow, staging, spares, returns.
• Oversee daily warehousing operations including picking, packing, and shipping with FIFO and traceability.
• Create and deploy standardized SOPs and best practices for global rollout.
• Build and mentor a high‑performing team across warehouse management and engineering.
• Implement end-to-end inventory controls to ensure accuracy and deployment readiness.
• Evaluate and optimize ERP/WMS systems to improve traceability and throughput.
• Establish KPIs for warehouse health and drive accountability to targets.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Deployments Planning, Supply Chain, Production, Quality, and Logistics.
• Manage warehousing budget to reduce costs while maintaining service levels.
• Ensure compliance with ITAR/EAR, OSHA, and AS9100 standards across all activities.
• Plan scalable layouts and staffing for hyperscale growth across new sites.

Skills

Leadership experience

Warehousing operations

WMS/ERP systems

Lean/Six Sigma

Data-driven decisions

Regulatory/compliance awareness

Security clearance capability

Multi-site deployment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management

Master’s degree in supply chain management or related field

Tools

WMS

ERP systems (NetSuite, Oracle)

Job description

Head of Finished Goods & Deployments Warehousing

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 Deployments Team manages the coordination and execution of fielding Anduril’s hardware and software products worldwide. Working across Product, Engineering, Growth, Business Development, Technical Operations, and Mission Operations, Deployments oversees forward logistics, site installation, maintenance & repairs, field inventory management, sustainment and reverse logistics. The team is central to ensuring effective customer and mission success, shaping the future of Anduril’s defense solutions.

The Head of Finished Goods & Deployments Warehousing’s role will be to build and lead the function responsible for all finished goods warehousing and fulfillment operations. Reporting within the broader Mission Readiness organization, this role will own the end-to-end strategy for finished goods inventory management, pre‑deployment staging and preparation workflows, outbound fulfillment, spares and maintenance stock management, test site inventory management, and returns for deployed assets.

This leader will oversee both Warehouse Operations and Material Flow Engineering for the outbound and fulfillment side of Anduril, developing best practices that can be replicated globally as Anduril opens new facilities. The right person for this role combines deep operational expertise in finished goods distribution with the strategic vision to build a scalable, world‑class warehousing function from the ground up. You will need to operate with urgency, think globally, and drive continuous improvement across people, process, and systems — all in service of getting mission‑critical hardware to the warfighter on time, every time.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute a comprehensive finished goods warehousing and fulfillment strategy that aligns with Anduril’s deployment objectives and scales across multiple domestic and international facilities. Understand the future deployment growth outlook and ensure the organization, infrastructure, and processes are in place to support it.
• Functional Ownership: Lead the Finished Goods & Deployments Warehousing function end-to-end, including warehouse operations, material flow engineering (outbound/fulfillment), pre‑deployment staging and preparation, spares and maintenance stock management, and returns.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee daily warehousing and fulfillment operations, ensuring efficient material handling, storage, kitting, configuration, picking, packing, and domestic/international shipping with rigorous attention to FIFO, serialized/lot traceability, and government property accountability.
• Global Best Practices: Develop, document, and deploy standardized SOPs, workflows, and best practices for finished goods warehousing that can be replicated as Anduril opens new deployment facilities globally.
• Team Building & Development: Build, lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing team spanning warehouse managers, material flow engineers, and warehouse associates. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational excellence, and accountability.
• Inventory Management: Implement end-to-end finished goods inventory management measures—including cycle counting, physical audits, material variance tracking, scrap/obsolescence management, and government‑furnished property compliance—to ensure inventory accuracy and readiness for deployment.
• Systems & Technology: Evaluate, implement, and optimize ERP, WMS, and related systems to drive accuracy, traceability, and throughput. Leverage data and analytics to provide visibility into warehouse performance and support decision‑making.
• Performance Metrics: Establish and monitor KPIs for warehouse and fulfillment health—cycle time, order/line throughput, capacity, utilization, pick/pack accuracy, on‑time ship, and inventory accuracy—and drive accountability against targets.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Deployments Planning, Supply Chain, Procurement, Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Growth teams to ensure accurate forecasting, deployment planning, and timely execution of material receipts and shipments.
• Cost Management: Monitor and manage warehousing budgets, identifying opportunities to reduce cost while maintaining or improving service levels and quality.
• Compliance & Safety: Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (including ITAR/EAR, export controls, and government property regulations), safety standards (OSHA), and quality control protocols (AS9100) across all finished goods warehousing activities.
• Scaling & Growth: Prepare the organization for hyperscale growth—designing warehouse layouts, material flows, and staffing models that support a transition from low‑volume to high‑rate deployment operations across multiple sites.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, industrial engineering, logistics, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of experience in warehousing, distribution, fulfillment, or supply chain management, with a strong focus on finished goods operations.
• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience managing teams of warehouse professionals, including managers and supervisors.
• Proven track record of building, scaling, or transforming warehousing operations across multiple sites.
• Expertise in warehouse management systems (WMS), ERP systems, and emerging technologies in logistics and distribution.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a demonstrated ability to make data‑driven decisions.
• Experience operating in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment with the ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Knowledge of 5S, Lean, or Six Sigma principles and experience implementing them on the floor.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time to support multi‑site operations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in supply chain management, industrial engineering, MBA, or related field.
• Experience in the aerospace and/or defense industry, particularly with government‑furnished property, serialized inventory, and ITAR/EAR‑controlled materials.
• Experience standing up new warehouse or distribution facilities from scratch—site selection, layout design, staffing, systems implementation, and go‑live.
• Strong understanding of domestic and international shipping documentation, export compliance, customs, and freight/carrier coordination.
• Experience managing high‑value, serialized, or government‑furnished property/inventory.
• Familiarity with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and the handoff between production and finished goods.
• Prior experience with NetSuite, Oracle, or similar ERP platforms.
• Experience ramping operations from low volume to high rate production and deployment.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to command a room and influence at all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to manage cross‑functional projects and drive diverging stakeholders to alignment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret or TS security clearance.
• Ability to be onsite, local to Costa Mesa, CA.

US Salary Range

$220,000 - $292,000 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:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits .