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Head of Electrical Strategic Supply Chain

Anduril· Hardware Operations : Supply Chain : Global Sourcing & Supplier Development
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Costa Mesa, CA$253k - $336kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Director-level role responsible for architecting and executing global sourcing strategy across electrical commodities, leading a team, and ensuring supply continuity and cost/tech roadmap alignment for defense hardware.

Responsibilities

  • Enterprise Supply Chain Vision & Strategy: Develop and execute comprehensive global commodity strategies across all electrical sub-tiers—semiconductors (ICs, SoCs, microcontrollers, FPGAs, power electronics), custom wire harnesses & cable assemblies, connectors, and passive/electromechanical components.
  • Team Leadership & Scale: Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of commodity managers, strategic sourcing leads, and technical sourcing engineers across multiple global sites.
  • Executive Supplier Relationship Management: Serve as the executive sponsor for Tier 1 suppliers, Contract Manufacturers (CMs), and critical technology partners; establish long-term strategic alliances, joint development agreements, and robust performance management systems.
  • Cross-Functional Engineering Alignment: Partner with Electrical Engineering and Hardware teams to drive Design for Supply Chain and standardization across product lines.
  • Commercial & Strategic Negotiations: Lead master service agreements, development agreements, long-term supply agreements, and complex SOWs with optimized pricing, IP protection, warranty, payment terms, and lead-time commitments.
  • Supply Chain Resilience & Risk Mitigation: Identify single-source dependencies, geopolitical risks, capacity constraints; implement dual-sourcing and strategic buffer inventory models.
  • Cost Architecture & TCO Modeling: Conduct should-cost analyses, teardown studies, and TCO evaluations from concept to end-of-life.
  • Executive Communication: Present updates to C-suite and executive leadership; serve as primary escalation point for critical supply chain matters.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, Business, or related technical discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in electrical & electronics strategic sourcing, global commodity management, or supply chain leadership within complex hardware manufacturing environments.
  • 5+ years of proven experience building, managing, and scaling high-performing procurement or supply chain teams.
  • Proven expertise negotiating enterprise-level agreements and managing diverse commodity portfolios (e.g., complex electronics, custom chips, or contract manufacturing).
  • Track record managing supplier lifecycles and negotiating complex multi-million-dollar commercial agreements.
  • Deep understanding of New Product Introduction (NPI) workflows and scaling from prototype to high-rate production.
  • Ability to travel up to 25%-50% domestically and internationally as needed.
  • Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa.

Skills

Required:Global commodity strategyTeam leadershipExecutive supplier relationship managementDesign for Supply Chain (DfSC)Negotiation of MSAs/LTSA/SOWsRisk management & resilience planningCost modeling & TCO analysis

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package available to full-time employees; details provided by Anduril during recruitment.
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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