Global Sourcing Manager, Battery Pack (High Voltage Systems)

The role

The Global Sourcing Manager, Battery is a domain expert responsible for securing critical battery components, materials, and services. This role develops new supplier partnerships and executes commodity strategies to improve technology, cost, and quality.

What you will do

• Develop and execute commodity strategies for batteries.
• Deliver quality parts at the right cost.
• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing processes.
• Own business relationships with external Contract Manufacturing.
• Partner with Engineering to influence technical design specs.
• Perform detailed analysis of quote submissions based on cost breakdown.
• Support prototype requirements and execute against build milestones.
• Negotiate key agreements with suppliers.
• Manage supplier performance including delivery, quality, cost, and innovation.
• Conduct regular technology reviews to Executive staff.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of batteries manufacturing, and/or sourcing engineering
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in electrical/electronics engineering
• Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or related industry
• Well-versed in TCO analysis
• Strategic thinker experienced putting together commodities strategy/roadmap
• Proven leadership in driving and influencing other teams
• Strong team player
• Fluent in other cross functional areas

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance
• Consent to pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.