Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Sensors/Optics

Anduril
California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 128,000 - 192,000 annuallyFunction: Procurement & SourcingExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Cross-functional collaboration","Negotiation","Strategic thinking"]

Senior-level procurement leader responsible for sensor/optic commodities, developing supplier strategies, leading RFx processes, and partnering with Engineering to optimize cost, quality, and supply chain resilience across programs at Anduril.

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Anduril
Anduril
1 year ago

Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Sensors/Optics

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Job Summary

Senior-level procurement leader responsible for sensor/optic commodities, developing supplier strategies, leading RFx processes, and partnering with Engineering to optimize cost, quality, and supply chain resilience across programs at Anduril.
Location: California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and execute commodity strategies for sensors/optics focusing on cost reduction, quality improvement, and supply chain resilience
  • •End-to-end responsibility for delivering quality parts, when needed, at the right cost
  • •Act as the sourcing expert for sensors/optics manufacturing
  • •Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for sensors/optics
  • •Own the business relationship with external Contract Manufacturing and responsible for continuity of supply, risk management, cost negotiations, and NPI to MP operation execution

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 128,000 - 192,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kEquityPaid LeaveCommuter BenefitsRelocation

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
  • •5+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of sensors/optics manufacturing, and/or sourcing engineering
  • •Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
  • •Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA
Experience:5+ yearsDefenseAerospaceHigh techSensors/optics
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationCross-functional collaborationNegotiationStrategic thinking
Languages:English

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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