Senior Global Sourcing Manager, General

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Global Sourcing Manager to design and secure robust, high‑performance supply chains for cutting‑edge defense technology. You will partner with engineering, quality, and manufacturing to translate design intent into practical supplier arrangements and drive design‑to‑cost initiatives.

A 10+ year track record in global sourcing, experience closing complex supplier agreements, and the ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in global sourcing or supplier management in high-tech or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Track record of closing high-value, technically complex agreements.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and specs and translate between engineers and supplier counterparts.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own the Category Strategy: develop and execute end-to-end sourcing strategies across your assigned category.
• Build the Supplier Base: identify, qualify, and onboard domestic and international suppliers with ongoing performance management.
• Lead Commercial Negotiations: structure and negotiate MSAs, SOWs, LTAs, pricing terms, and NRE agreements.
• Partner Cross-Functionally: work with Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing during NPI to align design and supplier capability.
• De-Risk the Supply Chain: monitor market dynamics and establish dual-sourcing or buffer strategies.

Skills

Supplier negotiation

Category management

Strategic partnerships

Contract law

Should-cost modeling

Global supplier management

Engineering drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or Engineering

Job description

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

At Anduril, our Global Sourcing Managers are the architects of our supply chain, bridging the gap between cutting-edge technology and global manufacturing scale to deliver mission-critical hardware. You’ll dive into a fast-paced environment, partnering with multidisciplinary teams to design, scale, and secure robust, high-performance global supply chains. We're seeking talented Sourcing professionals with deep expertise in supplier negotiation, category management, and strategic partnership development to help build the next generation of defense technology.

What You'll Do

• Own the Category Strategy: Develop and execute end-to-end sourcing strategies across your assigned category, balancing cost, quality, lead time, capacity, and supply security to meet aggressive program timelines.
• Build the Supplier Base: Identify, qualify, and onboard best-in-class domestic and international suppliers. Own the relationship through QBRs, scorecards, capacity planning, and continuous performance management.
• Lead Commercial Negotiations: Structure and negotiate complex supplier agreements — MSAs, SOWs, LTAs, pricing agreements, and NRE terms — to lock in favorable commercial terms and de-risk supply.
• Partner Cross-Functionally: Embed with Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing during NPI to align design intent with supplier capability, drive design-to-cost, and get parts qualified and flowing on schedule.
• De-Risk the Supply Chain: Track market dynamics, geopolitics, and upstream constraints. Identify single points of failure and stand up dual-source, buffer, or vertical-integration strategies before they become production stoppages.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field, with 10+ years in global sourcing, strategic procurement, or supplier management inside a high-tech or regulated manufacturing environment.
• Commercial Depth: Working command of commercial contract law, should-cost modeling, and a track record of closing high-value, technically complex agreements.
• Category & Supply Base Management: Demonstrated success managing a global supplier base, running audits, and scaling supply from prototype through high-rate production.
• Technical Fluency: Comfortable reading engineering drawings and specs, and translating cleanly between engineers and supplier commercial/technical counterparts.
• Clearance: Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

This job post is inclusive of openings within various teams. Successful candidates will be matched to a specific team at a subsequent stage of the recruitment process.

The roles considered for this job post may require travel. The extent of travel will vary by role.

US Salary Range $146,000—$194,000 USD

Benefits

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.

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