Global Sourcing Manager, Battery Pack (High Voltage Systems)

ABOUT THE JOB: The Global Sourcing Manager, Battery is the domain expert for the batteries commodities 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.

WHAT YOU'LL DO: Develop and execute commodity strategies for batteries, 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 batteries manufacturing Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP and strategic sourcing process for batteries 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 TCOWork 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 commodityREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONSBachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field 5+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of batteries 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, CAPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSBachelor's degree in electrical/electronics engineering Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or related industry Well-versed in TCO analysis to ensure data-driven analytics tied to component and supplier selection, in a product-based ecosystem Strategic thinker, experienced putting together commodities strategy/roadmap with key engineering stakeholders Proven 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 Can wear different hats and it a strong team player to help your team move forward. You are fluent in other cross functional areas to fill gaps and remove roadblocks when needed Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearanceUS Salary Range: $146,000 — $194,000 USDThe 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. Data Privacy To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third‑party service provider to conduct pre‑employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third‑party service provider provides risk‑intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public‑record information, and other lawful open‑source or commercial data sources. This third‑party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.