Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Plastics

Costa Mesa, California, United States. Posted 3 months ago

The role

The Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Plastics & Additive is a domain expert for plastics and additive commodities. This person will develop commodity strategies, manage supplier relationships, and secure critical components for products.

What you will do

Develop and execute commodity strategies for plastics and additive
Deliver quality parts at the right cost
Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process
Own business relationships with external Contract Manufacturing
Partner with Engineering team to influence technical design specs
Perform detailed analysis of quote submissions based on cost breakdown
Support prototype requirements and execute against build milestones
Influence CM manufacturing processes and technology decisions
Negotiate key agreements with suppliers
Manage supplier performance including delivery, quality, cost, and innovation

Required qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
6+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of plastics and additive manufacturing, and/or sourcing engineering
Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
Ability to relocate to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

Nice to have

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or metallurgical/materials 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

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.