andurilindustries · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Costa Mesa, California, United States
<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><h3><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ABOUT THE JOB</span></h3> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Director, Strategic Supply Chain supports engineering and production teams with the development and execution of sourcing plans. As the Director of Strategic Supply Chain this individual will be the central point of contact for all supply chain needs in the product development process internally and externally. In this role, you will work with engineering, product program office and the broader production leadership team to support strategic sourcing initiatives and planning in pursuit of program and manufacturing goals, and lead cross-functional projects to achieve cost, quality, and delivery targets.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>WHAT YOU'LL DO</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead and scale the Strategic Sourcing team, building a high-performing organization that drives strategic sourcing for nascent products and develops an industrial strategy to support supply chain through production and sustainment. Attract, develop, and retain top talent; hold a high bar through coaching, feedback, and accountability.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with chief engineers and program managers of our most nascent programs to ensure the products they are defining are designed and pitched with a supply chain capable of delivering on their cost, schedule, and performance targets.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Identify opportunities for strategic agreements and partnerships with suppliers that capture cost savings, enable roadmap alignment, and strengthen the supply base for AD&S’s products.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Align supplier roadmaps with AD&S’s portfolio vision and roadmap, to enable the supply base to support AD&S as it expands.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Drive optionality and competition into the supply base, ensuring the supply base can support Anduril today and in the future.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate cross-functionally with Supplier Industrialization, Procurement, Program Management, Quality, Manufacturing, and Finance to align strategic sourcing activities with program milestones and business objectives.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and supplier scorecards to track industrial base health. Provide regular executive-level reporting on risks, opportunities, and performance.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proactively identify and mitigate potential risks to the supply chain, such as disruptions to supply or changes in market conditions.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop and implement supply chain strategies that align with overall business goals, aiming for supply continuity, quality, efficiency and cost optimization while enabling the business to scale significantly.</span></li> </ul> <h4><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</strong></span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">10+ years experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment specifically in a supply chain or production-related role focused on complex mechanical and/or electrical