Senior Category Manager, Radar/Long Range

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Generous paid time off

Retirement savings plan

Relocation assistance

Job summary

A leading defense technology firm is seeking a Senior Category Manager for Radar in Costa Mesa, CA. This role requires developing sourcing strategies for radar components, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring the quality and cost-effectiveness of parts. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's in a related field and over 5 years of experience in supply chain management. Strong analytical skills and negotiation expertise are essential for success in this high-impact position. Comprehensive benefits and a competitive salary range of $128,000 to $192,000 USD are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of radar manufacturing or sourcing engineering.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
• Ability to relocate to Costa Mesa, CA.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies for radar focusing on cost reduction and quality improvement.
• Lead sourcing process for radar and manage external contract manufacturing.
• Negotiate key agreements with suppliers to establish best-in-class pricing and quality.

Skills

Supply chain management

Negotiation

Risk management

Data analysis

Education

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

Job description

ABOUT THE JOB

The Senior Category Manager, Radar (internally known at Anduril as a Senior Global Sourcing Manager), is the domain expert for radar commodities for Anduril Industries. This is a proactive, high-impact role in securing critical components, materials, and services that power our products. This role will be responsible for developing new supplier and new sourcing partnerships that can be incorporated into new products, as well as existing products to improve their technologies, cost, and quality. There is broad internal cross-functional partnership to evaluate supplier opportunities, while ensuring commercial agreements, intellectual property, and statements of work are accurate and well established prior to pipelining.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Develop and execute commodity strategies for radar focusing on cost reduction, quality improvement, and supply chain resilience
• End-to-end responsibility for delivering quality parts, when needed, at the right cost
• Act as the sourcing expert for radar manufacturing
• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for radar
• 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 total cost of ownership
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to support prototype requirements, execute against build milestones, and lead sourcing activities
• Influence contract manufacturers’ manufacturing processes and capital expenditures 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 and execute commercial agreements to properly reflect the expectations of projects, including 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, including key delivery, quality, cost, and innovation metrics
• Act as the primary escalation for their respective commodity

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of radar manufacturing, and/or sourcing engineering
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in physics, electrical or mechanical engineering
• Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or related industry
• Well-versed in total cost of ownership analysis 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; strong communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Ability to fill gaps and remove roadblocks across cross-functional areas
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance

Salary

US Salary Range: $128,000 — $192,000 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 work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Equity grants are included in most full-time offers and are part of Anduril's total compensation package. Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

• Healthcare Benefits: US roles include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans; UK & AUS roles cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents; IE roles include an annual contribution toward private health insurance for you and your dependents.
• Additional Benefits: Income protection (life and disability insurance); generous paid time off with holiday downtime in December; caregiver and wellness leave; family planning and parenting support; mental health resources; professional development reimbursement; commuter benefits; relocation assistance where eligible.
• Retirement Savings Plan: US roles include Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax options; UK & IE roles include pension with employer match; AUS roles include a superannuation plan.

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