Procurement Operations Manager

Anduril
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 166,000 - 220,000Function: Business OperationsExperience: 5-8 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Root cause analysis","Coaching","Data-driven decision-making","Structured problem solving","Procurement governance"]

Embed with division procurement teams as a Senior Procurement Operations Manager, diagnosing execution gaps and driving measurable improvements in supplier delivery, PO management, and buyer effectiveness. Lead OTD drumbeat reviews, coach buyers on procurement standards and compliance, and work hands-on in ERP/MRP to flag at-risk orders. Operationalize a centralized playbook with consistent KPIs, escalation, training, and performance benchmarking as programs scale.

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Job Summary

Embed with division procurement teams as a Senior Procurement Operations Manager, diagnosing execution gaps and driving measurable improvements in supplier delivery, PO management, and buyer effectiveness. Lead OTD drumbeat reviews, coach buyers on procurement standards and compliance, and work hands-on in ERP/MRP to flag at-risk orders. Operationalize a centralized playbook with consistent KPIs, escalation, training, and performance benchmarking as programs scale.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Business Operations
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Deploy into business line procurement teams during pilot and expansion phases and assess current state to stand up standardized operating models.
  • •Lead weekly OTD drumbeat reviews, performing root cause analysis on past due POs and supplier delivery failures and driving corrective actions.
  • •Coach buyers on core procurement execution, including PR-to-PO conversion, PO acknowledgement follow-up, DPAS compliance, and supplier performance management.
  • •Conduct hands-on ERP and MRP work with buyers to pull order reports, validate promise dates, flag at-risk deliveries, and ensure data hygiene in the procurement system of record.
  • •Roll out centralized procurement processes, templates, escalation frameworks, KPI reporting cadence, and remediation sprints, and benchmark performance across divisions.
Travel: Extensive travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 166,000 - 220,000
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business administration, industrial engineering, or a related field.
  • •5 to 8 years of experience in procurement, supply chain operations, or strategic sourcing, with ownership of supplier delivery performance and purchase order management.
  • •Ability to travel approximately 40 to 60% of the time.
  • •Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.
  • •Experience standing up procurement operations and improving performance in new or immature business units (preferred context).
Experience:5-8 yearsDefenseAerospaceHardware manufacturingHigh mix low volume manufacturing
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Root cause analysisCoachingData-driven decision-makingStructured problem solvingProcurement governance
Tech Stack:ERPMRPDPASTableauPower BILookerOn Order ReportOORACD codeWar ChestKPI reportingSupplier performance management

Eligibility

Security Clearance:TS

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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