Director of Global Supply Chain Integration, Middle East

The role

This role supports Middle East expansion by building supplier relationships in the UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar. You will act as a strategic advisor to growth teams and manage regional supply networks and regulatory compliance.

What you will do

• Support growth and corporate development teams to forge relationships in the UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar
• 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 regional 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 industrial participation requirements
• Provide strategic advisory support to regional industry partners' supply chain teams
• Ensure compliance with host-nation regulations and U.S. export controls

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field
• 12+ 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 regionally and internationally (approximately 30–40%)
• Ability to work across international timezones with U.S. partners

Nice to have

• Professional working proficiency in Arabic
• Success negotiating and managing complex manufacturing agreements with Middle East suppliers
• Deep understanding of GCC business culture, negotiation practices, and relationship-building expectations
• Regulatory expertise in the GCC compliance landscape
• Broad commodity knowledge spanning electronics, precision manufacturing, materials, optics, sensors, and other defense-relevant categories
• Success managing complex supplier relationships and negotiating agreements with companies in the UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar
• Past experience in the UAE Armed Forces or another GCC military
• Track record of building supplier networks and partnerships in the Middle East
• 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 Middle East team delivers Anduril’s core products, adapting and applying the products to serve a variety of defense and commercial customers in Middle East market.