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Senior Category Manager, Sensors/Mission Systems

Anduril· Hardware Operations : Supply Chain : Global Sourcing & Supplier Development
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Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $220kFull-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Senior Category Manager for sensors/mission systems responsible for developing supplier relationships, leading strategic sourcing, and ensuring quality, cost, and supply chain resilience across sensor/mission system commodities.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute commodity strategies for sensors/mission systems 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/mission systems manufacturing
  • Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for sensors/mission systems
  • Own the business relationship with external Contract Manufacturing and responsible for continuity of supply, risk management, cost negotiations, and NPI to MP operation execution
  • Partner with the Engineering team and Contract Manufacturers to influence technical design specs and customize product and manufacturing requirements
  • Perform 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
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to support prototype requirements, execute against build milestones, and lead sourcing activities
  • Influence CM’s manufacturing processes and CapEx and technology decisions
  • Negotiate key agreements with suppliers to establish best-in-class pricing, quality, flexibility, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms
  • Collaborate internally, negotiate the right tradeoffs, solicit cooperation and resolve problems, and advance new supplier or product offerings
  • Provide strong technical direction within the specific commodities, by evaluating and guiding product strategy throughout the product lifecycle
  • Manage and lead the operations effort of developing new and adaptations of existing technologies for Anduril
  • Develop & execute commercial agreements to properly reflect the expectations of project, which include fixed and variable costs, lead-times, schedules, manufacturing capacities, etc
  • Conduct regular technology reviews to Executive staff and management
  • Own the supplier performance management of their respective commodities, which includes key delivery, quality, cost, and innovation metrics
  • Act as the primary escalation for their respective commodity

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
  • 5+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of sensors/mission systems 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

Skills

Required:Sourcing strategyRFx management

Benefits

  • Benefits package as described by Anduril (comprehensive and competitive)
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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