Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager, Aircraft Composites

Anduril
California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 146,000 - 194,000 annuallyFunction: Procurement & SourcingExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Negotiation","Leadership","Communication","Teamwork","Problem-solving"]

Senior strategic sourcing lead for aircraft composites, driving end-to-end commodity strategies, supplier development, and cross-functional collaboration to secure components and services. Responsible for RFI/RFQ/RFP processes, cost and quality improvements, and lifecycle guidance from pre-pipeline to production, including close work with engineering, contract manufacturers, and supply chain leadership.

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Anduril
Anduril
1 year ago

Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager, Aircraft Composites

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Job Summary

Senior strategic sourcing lead for aircraft composites, driving end-to-end commodity strategies, supplier development, and cross-functional collaboration to secure components and services. Responsible for RFI/RFQ/RFP processes, cost and quality improvements, and lifecycle guidance from pre-pipeline to production, including close work with engineering, contract manufacturers, and supply chain leadership.
Location: California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and execute commodity strategies for composites, 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 composites manufacturing
  • •Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for composites
  • •Own the business relationship with external Contract Manufacturing and responsible for continuity of supply, risk management, cost negotiations, and NPI to MP operation execution
Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 146,000 - 194,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kEquityRemote WorkPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
  • •8+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of composites 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:8+ yearsDefenseAerospaceHigh tech
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:NegotiationLeadershipCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solving
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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