Senior Manager, Procurement
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About the role
The Senior Manager, Procurement owns both Direct and Indirect procurement, leading a team of high-performing Buyers to directly support the Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Facilities teams through successful negotiations, cradle-to-grave order management, and comprehensive supplier management. As the Procurement lead, this individual will be responsible for managing a team of buyers through the use of key metrics to quantitatively evaluate supplier performance. Successful execution of this role will ensure procured material supports the rapid needs of both engineering development programs & production planning requirements in alignment with strategic sourcing initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional projects to achieve cost, quality, and delivery targets.
- Provide hands-on training, coaching and mentorship to develop the skills and expertise of team members.
- Drive organizational consistency and expectations through key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Support engineering & manufacturing requirements and program timelines for development & production products.
- Identify and execute cost reduction projects.
- Negotiate commercial terms and Master Supply Agreements (MSAs).
- Analyze supplier data and identify areas of opportunity for expanding and/or consolidating the ASL.
- Place purchase orders, manage suppliers, and resolve downstream issues with receiving, finance, and accounting.
- Maintain procurement-related master data in the ERP system and support required annual audits.
- Own procurement process cradle-to-grave.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering or related disciplines required.
- 5+ years of supply chain experience in progressive roles.
- Experience with technical procurement.
- Effective written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Ability to read drawings and blueprints.
- Exceptional analytical and organizational skills.
- Familiarity with leading ERP systems
- US Person Status is required, as this position needs to access export-controlled data
- US Salary Range
- $129,000 - $171,000 USD
Benefits
Additional Information
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.
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