Senior Manager, Demand & Supply Planning

Telemetry Today LLC; Costa Mesa (CA); Sur place; USD 166 000 - 220 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Manager of Demand & Supply Planning to lead and elevate the planning function across multiple business lines. You will drive S&OP, build a high-performing team, and partner with Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Finance to align signals on what to buy or build.

The role requires deep supply chain expertise, leadership experience, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with strategic impact. Costa Mesa, CA onsite with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (i.e. manufacturing, engineering, analytics, CS) or business field (i.e. finance, economics, SCM, business admin).
• 8+ years of experience in a supply chain or production role within a fast-paced manufacturing environment with complex mechanical and/or electrical assemblies.
• 5+ years of experience managing direct teams.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, Netsuite, and CRM systems like Salesforce.

Responsabilités

• Architect and execute divisional supply and demand strategy across multiple business lines.
• Build, scale, and mentor a planning organization across business units; calibrate talent with Central Planning.
• Own and mature the divisional S&OP framework with Central Planning support.
• Deliver advanced scenario modeling, financial trade-offs, and risk-adjusted options for macro decisions.
• Set governance for divisional working capital; optimize inventory and reduce E&O.
• Champion supply chain resilience and manage supplier relationships to mitigate risks.
• Direct standardized planning processes across divisions to enable scalable, agile operations.
• Define and govern divisional scorecards and drive accountability for core metrics.
• Synthesize operational health and risks for presentation to C-suite and the Board.
• Direct supply and demand integration for New Product Introductions and lifecycle management.

Connaissances

Leadership

S&OP

Supply chain management

Cross-functional coordination

CAD data literacy

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business field

Outils

Oracle

Netsuite

Salesforce

Description du poste

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

Anduril’s Planning team is seeking a Senior Manager of Demand & Supply Planning to join our team. The Planning team is responsible for planning material and builds to support rapidly iterating and building of cutting-edge defense hardware, including static equipment, mobile ground equipment, and flight vehicles. The Senior Manager of Demand & Supply Planning will managing multiple Business Lines of Demand & Supply Planners in executing S&OP and providing in-depth analysis for our business partners. They will ultimately be responsible for sending the correct signals to Purchasing and Manufacturing on what and when to buy or build for each of the supported product lines. The addition of this role is pivotal in transforming our Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, empowering our operations to not only meet but exceed our financial objectives. This strategic hire will be instrumental in driving operational excellence and enhancing our ability to forecast, plan, and execute with greater precision and efficiency.

The right person for this role has demonstrated ownership and experience solving complex operational challenges with creative solutions in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment. This person will be flexible to provide support wherever needed to ensure products are built and shipped under stringent quality standards. If you are someone who thrives in such an environment, then this role is for you!

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Divisional Strategy & Alignment: Architect and execute the overarching divisional supply and demand strategy, aligning multi-business-line operations with enterprise growth targets, revenue objectives, and long-range strategic plans.
• Organizational Leadership & Capability Building: Build, scale, and mentor a high-performing planning organization across multiple business units; establish leadership development pathways, strategic resource allocation, and organizational design to support sustained growth. Calibrate talent across the Division as well as with the Central Planning team to calibrate across all the divisions.
• S&OP Ownership: Own and mature the divisional S&OP framework with the assistance of the Central Planning team, driving strategic consensus among VP/C-suite leaders across Growth, Operations, and Finance.
• Executive Decision-Making & Scenario Modeling: Serve as a strategic advisor to divisional executive leadership by delivering advanced scenario modeling, financial trade-off analyses, and risk-adjusted options for complex, macro-level operational decisions.
• Working Capital & Inventory Governance: Set the strategic vision and governance for divisional working capital; establish inventory optimization policies that balance global customer service level targets with cash-flow optimization and excess/obsolescence (E&O) mitigation across all product portfolios.
• Supply Resilience & Strategic Risk Management: Champion business continuity and end-to-end supply chain resilience across the division; partner with Procurement and Operations to govern strategic supplier relationships and mitigate geopolitical, macroeconomic, and systemic supply risks.
• Process Standardization & Operational Excellence: Direct the continuous transformation and institutionalization of planning processes across all business lines, creating scalable, agile, and best-in-class divisional operating standards.
• Governance & Divisional Scorecards: Define and govern the divisional operational scorecard; benchmark and drive accountability for core metrics—such as Forecast Value Add (FVA), forecast accuracy/bias, cash-to-cash cycle, and asset utilization—across all business units.
• Executive & Board-Level Reporting: Synthesize divisional operational health, supply chain vulnerabilities, portfolio risks, and strategic capital requirements for presentation to C-suite leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Portfolio Lifecycle & Commercialization Strategy: Direct the supply and demand integration for divisional New Product Introductions (NPI) and lifecycle management (phase-in/phase-out), ensuring supply network readiness for high-impact commercial launches and market expansions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (i.e. manufacturing, engineering, analytics, computer science, etc.) or business field (i.e. finance, economics, supply chain management, business administration, marketing, etc.).
• 8+ years of experience in a supply chain or production role within a fast-paced manufacturing environment with complex mechanical and/or electrical assemblies.
• 5+ years of experience managing direct teams.
• Demonstrated ability to completely own complex value chains from start to finish, coordinating between multiple internal and internal parties to ensure on-time deliveries and adherence to quality standards.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, Netsuite, and CRM systems like Salesforce.
• Ability to demonstrate a willingness to take on substantial responsibility across supply chain, logistics, engineering, and supply planning functions with a bias towards speed and accuracy.
• Strong technical expertise including ability to read technical documentation, drawings, and CAD data, understanding of a variety of hardware manufacturing processes for both electronics (PCBAs, sensor hardware, etc.) and structures/mechanisms.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree or other higher education.
• Ability to demonstrate a willingness to take on substantial responsibility across supply chain, logistics, engineering, and supply planning functions with a bias towards speed and accuracy.
• Strong experience with SQL databases, including building custom queries for production and inventory metrics.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Qlikview.
• Knowledge of supply chain planning systems like Blue Yonder and best practices in demand planning, inventory management, and S&OP.
• Experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, six sigma principles, and big data evaluation techniques.
• Proactive, able to take substantial responsibility across various functions, with a focus on speed and accuracy.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance.

US Salary Range

$166,000 — $220,000 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 .

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