Strategic Plastics & Additives Sourcing Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Plastics & Additive, to lead commodity strategies for plastics and additive manufacturing. You will own supplier relationships, drive cost reductions, ensure quality, and manage supply continuity across programs.

The role requires cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Contract Manufacturers to shape product and manufacturing requirements. The position is onsite in Costa Mesa, CA, with travel up to 50%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field.
• 6+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of plastics and additive manufacturing, and/or sourcing engineering.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies for plastics and additive, 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 plastics and additive manufacturing.
• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for plastic and additive.
• 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.

Education

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

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Plastics & Additive, to lead commodity strategies for plastics and additive manufacturing. You will own supplier relationships, drive cost reductions, ensure quality, and manage supply continuity across programs.

The role requires cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Contract Manufacturers to shape product and manufacturing requirements. The position is onsite in Costa Mesa, CA, with travel up to 50%.