Staff Global Sourcing Manager, Rare Earth Magnets

The role

The Staff Global Sourcing Manager acts as a domain expert and leader for assigned critical minerals. This person will own the global mandate for market intelligence, supply chain mapping, supplier management, and stockpiling strategy to ensure supply continuity.

What you will do

• Own the commodity strategy for assigned critical minerals.
• Build and maintain tiered supply chain mapping.
• Maintain expert-level market intelligence and deliver weekly updates.
• Host monthly cross-functional pod tag-ups and lead quarterly strategy reviews.
• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP processes across miners, refiners, processors, and component suppliers.
• Perform should-cost and TCO analysis.
• Negotiate key agreements including offtake, pricing, and capacity reservations.
• Evaluate and recommend strategic interventions like stockpiling or JVs.
• Build relationships with suppliers, industry associations, and government bodies.
• Partner with Engineering to qualify alternates and influence specs.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in commodity management, strategic sourcing with direct exposure to critical minerals or their downstream products
• Demonstrated experience navigating concentrated, geopolitically sensitive supply chains
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time, including international travel to mines, refiners, and processors
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

Nice to have

• Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctorate) in materials science, chemical sciences or metallurgical or mining engineering
• Exposure to business via on-the-job training
• MBA is a big plus
• Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or related industry
• Experience working with U.S. government programs supporting domestic critical mineral supply
• Hands-on experience with multi-tier supply chain visibility tools
• Strong should-cost and TCO analysis skills in a product-based ecosystem
• Strategic thinker with a track record of building commodity roadmaps
• Experience structuring or supporting non-traditional commercial arrangements
• Proven cross-functional leadership and ability to influence at all levels

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. The company uses Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system, to power its family of systems.