Strategic Defense Supply Chain Lead

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Costa Mesa (CA)

On-site

USD 146,000 - 194,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Strategic Supply Chain, Industrial Base Operations leader in Costa Mesa to architect and govern priority rating frameworks, ensuring defense priorities are embedded into procurement, ERP/MRP, and supplier contracts. You will coordinate across Legal, Contracts, Programs, and Government Relations to mitigate material risk.

The role emphasizes enterprise-wide governance, policy translation, and continuous-improvement roadmaps to strengthen operating posture in

Qualifications

Experience advising defense programs and industrial base contractors.
Understanding of DPAS, FAR/DFARS flow-down, and supplier controls.
Ability to audit POs, clauses, and delivery schedules across programs.

Responsibilities

Govern defense supply priorities enterprise-wide and close critical vulnerabilities.
De-risk strategic commodities and apply priority ratings across programs.
Build a centralized data repository for commodities, program allocations, and risks.
Ensure flow-down requirements are reflected on purchase orders and supplier commitments.
Embed priority rating logic into ERP/MRP/CLM and BI dashboards.
Prepare executive-level reporting on rating coverage and material exposure.