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).

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