Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Metals

The role

The Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Sheet Metal is a domain expert for metals 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 sheet metal
• Deliver quality materials and parts at the right cost
• Aggregate raw metals usage to develop company-wide sourcing strategies
• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for raw metals
• Own business relationships with external Suppliers
• Partner with Engineering team and Suppliers to influence technical design specs
• Perform detailed analysis of quote submissions based on cost breakdown
• Negotiate key agreements with suppliers
• Manage supplier performance management including delivery, quality, cost, and innovation
• Conduct regular commodity reviews to Executive staff and management

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of raw metals, 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 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.