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Anduril

Builds autonomous weapons for the US and allies

Senior Global Sourcing Manager - Radar/Long Range

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCosta Mesa, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, or a related technical field is required.
  • At least five years of experience in supply chain commodity management of radar manufacturing and/or sourcing engineering is required.
  • Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time.
  • Must be able to relocate if not already local to work onsite in Costa Mesa, California.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute radar commodity strategies focused on cost reduction, quality improvement, and supply chain resilience.
  • Take end-to-end responsibility for delivering quality parts when needed and at the right cost.
  • Act as the sourcing expert for radar manufacturing.
  • Lead requests for information, requests for quotation, requests for proposal, and strategic sourcing processes for radar.
  • Own the business relationship with external contract manufacturers, including continuity of supply, risk management, cost negotiations, and new product introduction to mass production execution.
  • Partner with Engineering and contract manufacturers to influence technical design specifications and customize product and manufacturing requirements.
  • Analyze quote submissions using cost breakdown data; examine supply-chain elements and make data-driven decisions based on total cost of ownership.
  • Work with cross-functional teams to support prototype requirements, meet build milestones, and lead sourcing activities.
  • Influence contract manufacturers' manufacturing processes, capital expenditure, and technology decisions.
  • Negotiate supplier agreements covering pricing, quality, flexibility, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms.
  • Collaborate internally to negotiate tradeoffs, gain cooperation, resolve problems, and advance new suppliers or product offerings.
  • Provide technical direction within the commodities by evaluating and guiding product strategy throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Manage and lead operations efforts to develop new technologies and adapt existing technologies.
  • Develop and execute commercial agreements that reflect project expectations, including fixed and variable costs, lead times, schedules, and manufacturing capacities.
  • Conduct regular technology reviews for executive staff and management.
  • Own supplier performance management for the commodities, including delivery, quality, cost, and innovation metrics.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for the commodities.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in physics, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering is preferred.
  • Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high-tech, or a related industry is preferred.
  • Experience conducting total cost of ownership analysis to support data-driven component and supplier selection in a product-based ecosystem is preferred.
  • Experience developing commodity strategies or roadmaps with key engineering stakeholders is preferred.
  • Proven ability to lead and influence teams toward a common goal and collaborate cross-functionally across organizational levels is preferred.
  • Ability to work across cross-functional areas to fill gaps and remove roadblocks is preferred.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance is preferred.

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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