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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Director – Global Supply Chain Integration - Europe

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAmsterdam, Netherlands

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field is required.
  • At least 15 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing or procurement focused on contract manufacturing, preferably within defense, aerospace, or advanced technology industries.
  • Professional fluency in English, written and verbal, and ability to navigate cross-cultural communication and influence stakeholders at all organizational levels in both languages.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally approximately 30–40% to support supplier engagement, audits, and program requirements.
  • Ability to work across international time zones with U.S. partners.

Responsibilities

  • Support growth and corporate development teams in building relationships with industry leaders across the UK and Continental Europe.
  • Shape pre-contract strategy by driving scope definition, proposal development, and term sheet generation during pre-commit phases of international captures.
  • Provide supply chain market intelligence and risk assessment for leadership go/no-go decisions.
  • Monitor and analyze UK and EU industrial ecosystem dynamics, emerging manufacturing technologies, and regulatory developments to identify partnership opportunities.
  • Develop the regional supply base by identifying and qualifying suppliers across commodity categories supporting multiple product domains.
  • Lead supplier engagement, selection, qualification, and onboarding for European partners by assessing technical capability, capacity, quality systems, and financial stability.
  • Understand and mitigate supply chain risks and constraints across tier 1, 2, and 3 suppliers.
  • Drive localization initiatives that strengthen competitive positioning and align with national security supply chain requirements.
  • Provide strategic advisory support to European industry partners' supply chain teams as they identify and develop regional suppliers.
  • Support sourcing strategies for partners executing Anduril programs, ensuring alignment with technical requirements and security considerations.
  • Ensure compliance with European regulations, including REACH, RoHS, ITAR, dual-use goods, sanctions, and export controls.
  • Assess existing sourcing strategies with business line teams and develop approaches aligned with Anduril's product roadmap and cost targets.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between Anduril's engineering, operations, and program teams and UK/European manufacturing partners.
  • Partner with Product Sourcing Engineers and Global Sourcing Managers to deliver integrated solutions.
  • Manage supplier performance, including escalation protocols, corrective action oversight, and strategic capacity planning to support rapid scaling and new product introductions.

Desired Qualifications

  • Past experience in the defense industry.
  • Demonstrated success managing complex supplier relationships and negotiating agreements with Dutch companies.
  • Demonstrated success negotiating and managing complex manufacturing agreements with European suppliers, with deep understanding of European business culture, negotiation practices, and relationship-building expectations.
  • Regulatory expertise in the European compliance landscape, including FEFTA, the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment, export controls, and dual-use technology regulations.
  • Broad commodity knowledge spanning electronics, precision manufacturing, materials, optics, sensors, and other defense-relevant categories.
  • Strong analytical and financial acumen, including expertise in total cost modeling, should-cost analysis, and make-versus-buy assessments, combined with proficiency in ERP systems and sourcing tools.
  • Track record of building supplier networks and partnerships in Europe.
  • New product introduction strategic sourcing experience in fast-paced environments.
  • Foundational understanding of manufacturing processes, such as electronics and machining.
  • Strong financial acumen, including total cost of ownership and cost reduction.
  • Past experience supporting growth teams or corporate development functions.

About the Company

Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Anduril builds autonomous weapons, such as drones, cruise missiles, and robot submarines, for the US military and its allies, often developing them with its own money before any order arrives. In 2024 it beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman for an Air Force contract to develop Fury, a pilotless jet that flies alongside crewed fighters. Its Lattice software merges camera and radar feeds into one live map and lets a few operators direct many drones and weapons at once, including other companies' systems. Governments buy its systems under contract, and Anduril builds much of the hardware in its own factories. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey co-founded Anduril in 2017, and it is based in Costa Mesa, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$11.5B
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
2017

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