Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Aircraft Composites

Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Aircraft Composites

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that develops advanced autonomous systems for U.S. and allied militaries. The Aircraft Composites team focuses on high‑performance composite materials and manufacturing for mission‑critical hardware.

The Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Aircraft Composites is the domain expert for composite commodities. This proactive, high‑impact role secures critical components, materials, and services that power our products and drives cost, quality, and supply‑chain resilience.

• Develop and execute commodity strategies for composites, focusing on cost reduction, quality improvement, and supply‑chain resilience.
• Take end‑to‑end responsibility for delivering quality parts on schedule at the right cost.
• Serve as the sourcing expert for composites manufacturing.
• Lead the RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for composites.
• Own the business relationships with external contract manufacturers, managing continuity of supply, risk, cost negotiations, and new‑product‑integration to mass‑production execution.
• Partner with engineering and contract manufacturers to influence technical design specifications and customize product and manufacturing requirements.
• Analyze quote submissions with detailed cost breakdowns and perform supply‑chain data‑driven decisions based on total‑cost‑of‑ownership.
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams to support prototype requirements, execute build milestones, and lead sourcing activities.
• Influence contract manufacturers’ manufacturing processes, capital‑expenditure, and technology decisions.
• Negotiate key agreements to establish best‑in‑class pricing, quality, flexibility, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms.
• Collaborate internally, resolve problems, and advance new supplier or product offerings.
• Provide strong technical direction within the composites commodity, evaluating and guiding product strategy through the product life cycle.
• Manage and lead the operations effort for developing new and adapting existing technologies.
• Develop and execute commercial agreements that clearly define project expectations, including fixed and variable costs, lead times, schedules, and manufacturing capacities.
• Conduct regular technology reviews for executive staff and management.
• Manage supplier performance for the composites commodity, tracking key delivery, quality, cost, and innovation metrics.
• Act as the primary escalation point for composite‑related issues.

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in supply‑chain commodity management of composite manufacturing or sourcing engineering.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
• Willingness to relocate or already reside in Costa Mesa, CA.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or metallurgical/materials engineering.
• Experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, or high‑tech industries.
• Proficiency in total‑cost‑of‑ownership analysis for component and supplier selection in a product‑based ecosystem.
• Strategic thinker with experience developing commodity strategies and roadmaps with engineering stakeholders.
• Proven leadership and influence across teams and through all organizational levels.
• Team player able to wear multiple hats and fill gaps to remove roadblocks.
• Capability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance.

US Salary Range: $166,000 – $220,000 USD (base salary only; equity and benefits are included in the total compensation package).

Anduril offers a comprehensive benefits package covering health, dental, vision, and wellness programs at little to no cost to employees.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.