Senior Procurement Manager

The role

You will lead and scale procurement operations by building and executing procurement strategy. You will manage strategic supplier relationships, drive cost and delivery performance, and build a procurement organization to support production.

What you will do

• Serve as the senior point of contact for key suppliers and subcontractors.
• Negotiate long-term agreements and manage executive-level relationships.
• Oversee subcontract administration ensuring compliance with FAR/DFARS, ITAR, and company requirements.
• Lead make-vs-buy decisions and source selection for complex components and assemblies.
• Technically qualify new suppliers and build a diversified, resilient supply base.
• Identify and mitigate supply risks including long-lead materials and capacity constraints.
• Drive cost reduction through competitive sourcing and should-cost modeling.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing procurement organization.
• Partner with engineering, program management, quality, finance, and production leadership.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of progressive supply chain experience
• At least 3 years in a management or team lead role
• Strong background in procurement, subcontracts, material planning, and warehouse/inventory operations
• Knowledge of FAR/DFARS, ITAR, and defense contracting practices
• Proven ability to lead or participate in complex negotiations
• Experience in optimizing supply chain processes during high growth or production ramps
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace & defense, propulsion, or regulated manufacturing

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
• 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. The company's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.