Planning Program Manager

Planning Program Manager

Costa Mesa, California, United States

Anduril 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 century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's 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.

About The Job

We are seeking a Planning Manager to drive the systems, processes, and cross-functional initiatives that power Anduril's supply planning and operational readiness. This role will be at the center of our efforts to scale planning, material readiness, and hardware fulfillment in alignment with rapidly evolving product and deployment needs. As a Planning Project Manager, you will work across Supply Chain, Product, Engineering, Finance, and Deployment Ops to ensure we can plan and deliver the right hardware, at the right time, with minimal friction and maximum scalability. You'll bring clarity to complex planning problems, lead high-impact projects from conception to execution, and build the planning foundation needed to support Anduril's next phase of growth. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of systems thinking, operational execution, and stakeholder alignment.

What You'll Do

Lead Cross-Functional Planning Projects

• Drive planning work streams from kickoff to execution, aligning stakeholders across supply chain, product, and engineering to ensure timely delivery of planning goals
• Chart project trajectories, run operational cadences, identify and resolve blockers, while executing with urgency and precision

Design & Optimize Planning Processes

• Identify and implement scalable processes for demand, supply, and material planning
• Collaborate cross-functionally to bridge upstream business capabilities with downstream outcomes
• Develop and document standard operating procedures and planning tools and aggressively pursue adoption

Partner with Systems & Analytics Teams

• Translate planning challenges into system requirements and partner with Business Analytics to implement ERP and planning tool enhancements
• Support the development of dashboards and reporting tools that provide visibility into material availability, constraints, and fulfillment risks

Enable Strategic Decision-Making

• Leverage data to analyze supply-demand imbalances, identify planning gaps, and proactively communicate trade-offs and recommendations to stakeholders
• Jump freely in and out of operational value chains including S&OP, NPI planning, and long-range forecasting to understand and drive alignment across business functions

Drive Continuous Improvement

• Monitor planning KPIs and drive initiatives to relentlessly reduce waste, improve accuracy, and increase on-time delivery rates.
• Proactively identify issues and work to implement fixes

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years' experience in inventory forecasting, supply planning, or inventory management in a hardware/manufacturing environment.
• Track record of improving inventory forecast accuracy and enforcing business-wide accountability.
• Strong data analysis skills; able to identify and fix systemic issues impacting inventory forecast reliability.
• Deep familiarity with ERP and planning systems (SAP, NetSuite, Oracle, or similar).
• High ownership, strong cross-functional leadership, and ability to build process rigor in fast-scaling environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

US Salary Range

$146,000 - $194,000 USD

The 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 Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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