Senior Global Sourcing Lead, Electromechanical Actuators

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa is seeking a Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Electromechanical (Actuators/Motors) to own sourcing for electromechanical components across products. You will lead negotiations, drive cost and quality improvements, and partner with engineering to refine supplier specs and designs.

You will manage RFI/RFQ/RFP processes, ensure continuity of supply, and drive data-driven decisions using total cost of ownership analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of electromechanical manufacturing of actuators/motors, 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies for electromechanical actuators and motors, 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 actuator/motor manufacturing.
• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for electromechanical commodities.
• 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

Supply chain management

Cost reduction

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or engineering

Master’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa is seeking a Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Electromechanical (Actuators/Motors) to own sourcing for electromechanical components across products. You will lead negotiations, drive cost and quality improvements, and partner with engineering to refine supplier specs and designs.

You will manage RFI/RFQ/RFP processes, ensure continuity of supply, and drive data-driven decisions using total cost of ownership analysis.