Andurilindustries
Director, Supply Chain (Undersea Dominance)
Costa Mesa, California, United States. Posted 7 months ago
The role
You will build and lead the supply chain function for the Dive-XL Product. You will set multi-year strategy, manage material and supplier readiness, and scale the organization across global manufacturing sites.
What you will do
- Build an integrated, resilient supply chain for product development and production ramp
- Develop and establish demand and S&OP process and governance
- Own the risk register, dependency map, and critical path
- Write the operating model for planning, material, and inspection flows
- Own capital, tooling, and infrastructure requests
- Drive supplier readiness including qualification, capacity, and dual-source coverage
- Define and drive metrics like clear-to-build, material availability, and inventory accuracy
- Serve as the senior supply chain voice at the site
- Build and scale the team by hiring and developing planners, buyers, and material leaders
- Mature the systems backbone and stabilize ERP/MRP and planning tooling
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or related professional experience
- 15+ years in supply chain, materials management, planning, or manufacturing operations in a hardware or manufacturing environment
- 8+ years managing people
- 3+ years managing managers or leading a multi-team function
- Demonstrated leadership of demand and supply planning, S&OP, supplier development, procurement, sourcing engineering, and material control
- Proven results in supplier performance, cost, inventory, delivery, organizational development, and cross-functional transformation
- Experience building and scaling an organization
- Experience owning S&OP or an equivalent enterprise planning process end to end
- Data-driven and systems-fluent across ERP/MRP platforms (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle)
- Experience with complex electronic/electromechanical products, contract manufacturers, NPI, and production scale-up
- Knowledge of AS9100, ITAR, EAR, FAR/DFARs, as applicable
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Nice to have
- MBA or relevant Master's Degree
- CPIM, CSCP, or CPSM Certification
- Experience leading supply chain in a high-growth hardware, aerospace, or defense environment
- Experience scaling from low-rate to high-rate production, including capacity and footprint planning
- Track record of standing up or rebuilding a supply chain function and its supporting systems from the ground up
- Experience with a multi-product portfolio with shared supply and constrained long-lead materials
- Familiarity with defense program environments and contract-driven delivery commitments
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
Before you apply
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
About the company
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The company is fielding the next generation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).