Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Rare Earth Magnets

The role

The Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Critical Minerals (Rare Earth Magnets) is a domain expert and single-threaded leader for a designated critical mineral. 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 U.S./allied government bodies
• Partner with Engineering to qualify alternates and influence specs

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
• 5+ 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 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
• 8+ years of experience in supply chain category management with direct exposure to critical minerals or their downstream products
• 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

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