Head of Strategic Supply ChainActive$386K

Anduril Industries
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The opportunity

The Global Head of Strategic Supply Chain is a Senior Director leadership role responsible for architecting, scaling, and executing the enterprise-wide sourcing and supply chain strategy for Anduril. This high-impact leader will oversee end-to-end commodity management across all…

What you'll do

  • Enterprise Supply Chain Vision & Strategy: Define and execute multi-year global commodity and sourcing strategies across direct (Mechanical, Electrical, Optical/Radar, Energetics/Raw Materials) and Indirect domains to drive cost reduction, supply chain resilience, and technology acceleration.

  • Team Leadership & Scale: Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of commodity managers, strategic sourcing leads, and technical sourcing engineers across multiple global sites.

  • Executive Supplier Relationship Management: Serve as the executive sponsor for Tier 1 suppliers, Contract Manufacturers (CMs), and critical technology partners. Establish long-term strategic alliances, joint development agreements, and robust performance management systems (QBRs, KPIs, scorecards).

  • Cross-Functional Engineering Alignment: Partner closely with Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Advanced Manufacturing to influence "design-for-supply-chain," drive early supplier involvement in NPI, and ensure seamless transition into scaled mass production.

  • Commercial & Strategic Negotiations: Lead high-stakes negotiations for master service agreements (MSAs), development agreements, long-term supply agreements (LTSAs), and complex statement of works (SOWs)—optimizing pricing structures, IP protection, warranty, payment terms, and lead-time commitments.

  • Supply Chain Resilience & Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify single-source dependencies, geopolitical vulnerabilities, and capacity constraints. Drive proactive risk mitigation plans, dual-sourcing strategies, and strategic buffer inventory models.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering
  • Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or related industry
  • Well-versed in TCO analysis and should costing to ensure data-driven: analytics tied to component and supplier selection, in a product-based ecosystem
  • Strategic thinker, experienced putting together commodities strategy/roadmap with key engineering stakeholders
  • Proven leadership in driving and influencing other teams to a common goal.: You know how to effectively communicate and collaborate cross functionally and with all levels within an organization
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security clearance