Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Plastics Additive

divh2Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Plastics Additive/h2pCosta Mesa, California, United States/ppAnduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st centurys most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Andurils family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years./ph3About The Job/h3pThe Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Plastics Additive is the domain expert for the plastics and additive commodities (injection molding, 3D printing, etc.) for Anduril Industries. This is a proactive, high-impact role in securing critical components, materials, and services that power our products. This role will be responsible for developing new supplier and new sourcing partnerships that can be incorporated into new products, as well as existing products to improve their technologies, cost, and quality. There is broad internal cross functional partnership to evaluate supplier opportunities, while ensuring commercial agreements, intellectual property, and statement of works are accurate and well established prior to pipelining./ph4What Youll Do/h4ulliDevelop and execute commodity strategies for plastics and additive, focusing on cost reduction, quality improvement, and supply chain resilience/liliEnd-to-end responsibility for delivering quality parts, when needed, at the right cost/liliAct as the sourcing expert plastics and additive manufacturing/liliLead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for plastic and additive/liliOwn the business relationship with external Contract Manufacturing and responsible for continuity of supply, risk management, cost negotiations, and NPI to MP operation execution/liliPartner with the Engineering team and Contract Manufacturers to influence technical design specs and customize product and manufacturing requirements/liliPerform detailed analysis of quote submissions based on cost breakdown from data. Deep dive into every element of the supply chain and make data-driven decisions based on TCO/liliWork closely with cross-functional teams to support prototype requirements, execute against build milestones, and lead sourcing activities/liliInfluence CMs manufacturing processes and CapEx and technology decisions/liliNegotiate key agreements with suppliers to establish best-in-class pricing, quality, flexibility, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms/liliCollaborate internally, negotiate the right tradeoffs, solicit cooperation and resolve problems, and advance new supplier or product offerings/liliProvide strong technical direction within the specific commodities, by evaluating and guiding product strategy throughout the product lifecycle/liliManage and lead the operations effort of developing new and adaptations of existing technologies for Anduril/liliDevelop execute commercial agreements to properly reflect the expectations of project, which include fixed and variable costs, lead-times, schedules, manufacturing capacities, etc/liliConduct regular technology reviews to Executive staff and management/liliOwn the supplier performance management of their respective commodities, which includes key delivery, quality, cost, and innovation metrics/liliAct as the primary escalation for their respective commodity/li/ulh4Required Qualifications/h4ulliBachelors degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field/lili6+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of plastics and additive manufacturing, and/or sourcing engineering/liliAbility to travel up to 50% of the time/liliAbility to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA/li/ulh4Preferred Qualifications/h4ulliBachelors degree in mechanical or metallurgical/materials engineering/liliPrevious experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or related industry/liliWell-versed in TCO analysis to ensure data-driven analytics tied to component and supplier selection, in a product-based ecosystem/liliStrategic thinker, experienced putting together commodities strategy/roadmap with key engineering stakeholders/liliProven leadership in driving and influencing other teams to a common goal. You know how to effectively communicate and collaborate cross functionally and with all levels within an organization/liliCan wear different hats and it a strong team player to help your team move forward./liliYou are fluent in other cross functional areas to fill gaps and remove roadblocks when needed/liliAbility to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance/li/ulpUS Salary Range/pp$146,000 - $194,000 USD/ppThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:/ph3Benefits/h3pAt Anduril, we invest in our people. 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