Director, Global Supply Chain Integration (Europe)

The role

This role supports European expansion by building supplier relationships and acting as a strategic advisor to growth teams. You will shape pre-contract strategy, develop regional supply networks, and provide advisory support to industry partners.

What you will do

• Support growth and corporate development teams to forge relationships with industry leaders in the UK and Continental Europe
• Drive scope definition, proposal development, and term sheet generation during pre-commit phases
• Provide market intelligence and risk assessment for go/no-go decisions
• Monitor UK/EU industrial ecosystem dynamics and regulatory developments
• Identify and qualify suppliers across diverse commodity categories
• Lead end-to-end supplier engagement including selection, qualification, and onboarding
• Mitigate supply chain risks across tier 1, 2, and 3 suppliers
• Drive localization initiatives to align with national security requirements
• Provide strategic advisory support to European industry partners
• Ensure compliance with European regulations including REACH, RoHS, ITAR, dual-use goods, sanctions, and export controls

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field
• 15+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing or procurement focused on contract manufacturing
• Professional fluency in English (written and verbal)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (approximately 30–40%)
• Ability to work across international timezones with U.S. partners

Nice to have

• Past experience in defense industry
• Demonstrated success managing complex supplier relationships and negotiating agreements with Dutch companies
• Demonstrated success negotiating and managing complex manufacturing agreements with European suppliers
• Regulatory expertise in European compliance landscape (FEFTA, Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment, export controls, dual-use technology regulations)
• Broad commodity knowledge spanning electronics, precision manufacturing, materials, optics, sensors, and other defense-relevant categories
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, including expertise in total cost modeling, should-cost analysis, and make-vs-buy assessments
• Proficiency in ERP systems and sourcing tools
• Track record of building supplier networks and partnerships in Europe
• NPI strategic sourcing experience in fast-paced environments
• Foundational understanding of manufacturing processes (e.g., electronics, machining)

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Ability to obtain and maintain a 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 uses Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system, to power its family of systems.