Strategic PCB/PCBA Sourcing Lead for Defense Tech

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

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager for PCB/PCBA commodities. You will lead end-to-end sourcing, develop commodity strategies, and own supplier relationships to ensure delivery, cost, and quality targets across programs.

The role requires 8+ years in PCB/PCBA sourcing, strong cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to travel up to 50%. Onsite relocation to Costa Mesa is expected for most candidates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in supply chain category management of PCB/PCBA and electronics manufacturing.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.
• Onsite in Costa Mesa, CA or willingness to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies for PCB/PCBA and subassemblies, 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 PCB/PCBA and subassemblies manufacturing.
• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for PCB/PCBA and subassemblies.
• 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

Strategic sourcing

Cost reduction

Supplier relationship mgmt

Data-driven decisions

Education

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

Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager for PCB/PCBA commodities. You will lead end-to-end sourcing, develop commodity strategies, and own supplier relationships to ensure delivery, cost, and quality targets across programs.

The role requires 8+ years in PCB/PCBA sourcing, strong cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to travel up to 50%. Onsite relocation to Costa Mesa is expected for most candidates.