Global Sourcing Manager, Critical Minerals

ABOUT THE JOB

The Staff Global Sourcing Manager, Critical Minerals is the domain expert and single‑threaded leader for a designated critical mineral (e.g., rare earth magnets, germanium, tungsten, antimony, gallium) at Anduril Industries. This high‑impact role focuses on securing the raw materials that power our products amid concentrated geopolitical risk, volatile pricing, and opaque multi‑tier supply chains.

As the lead for your assigned mineral, you will own the global mandate end‑to‑end: market intelligence, tiered supply chain mapping, supplier and government relationship management, should‑cost modeling, contracting, and stockpiling strategy. You will operate as the hub of a cross‑functional pod to translate Anduril’s aggregate demand into a resilient sourcing strategy that enhances supplies from US‑friendly sources, protects BOM cost, and ensures continuity of supply across NPI and mass production.

• Strategy & Visibility
  • Own the commodity strategy for your assigned critical mineral, focusing on supply chain resilience, geopolitical risk mitigation (particularly PRC concentration in mining and refinement), cost, and quality.
  • Build and maintain tiered supply chain mapping from Anduril end products down to the raw material, quantify revenue exposure and BOM impact to prioritize deeper intervention.
• Market Intelligence & Comms
  • Maintain expert‑level market intelligence and deliver weekly updates on pricing, disruptions, and geopolitical signals.
  • Host monthly cross‑functional pod tag‑ups, lead quarterly strategy reviews, and conduct regular executive briefings on market conditions and mitigation plans.
• Sourcing Execution
  • Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP processes across miners, refiners, processors, and component suppliers.
  • Perform should‑cost and TCO analysis; negotiate key agreements (offtake, pricing, capacity reservations, payment terms) suited to volatile, concentrated markets.
  • Evaluate and recommend strategic interventions (stockpiling, prepayments, JVs, equity investments, vertical integration) in partnership with Corp Dev and Finance.
• Relationship Management
  • Build trusted relationships with suppliers, industry associations, and U.S. or allied government bodies (DoD, DPA Title III, DLA, DOE); represent Anduril externally for your commodity.
• Cross‑Functional Leadership
  • Lead a cross‑functional pod spanning product sourcing, parent commodity managers, Engineering, and Corp Dev/Finance.
  • Partner with Engineering to qualify alternates, influence specifications, and design out single points of failure.
• Supplier & Performance Management
  • Own supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost, innovation), serve as primary escalation point, and manage continuity of supply through NPI‑to‑MP transitions.

• 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 (e.g., rare earth magnets, germanium, gallium, tungsten, antimony, lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese).
• 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 on‑site in Costa Mesa, CA.

• Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctorate) in materials science, chemical sciences, metallurgical, or mining engineering; additional business exposure or MBA is a plus.
• Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or related industry with deep raw material dependencies.
• Experience working with U.S. government programs supporting domestic critical mineral supply (e.g., DPA Title III, DOE Loan Programs Office, DLA National Defense Stockpile).
• 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 alongside engineering and finance stakeholders.
• Experience structuring or supporting non‑traditional commercial arrangements (long‑term offtake,…