Senior Category Manager - Composites
Company: Anduril Industries, Inc.
Location: Costa Mesa
Posted on: September 25, 2024
Job Description:
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.The Senior Category Manager is the domain expert in a
dedicated commodities space for Anduril Industries. 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.
This hire will work with the broader internal cross functional
teams to evaluate the opportunities, while ensuring commercial
agreements, intellectual property, and statement of works are
accurate and well established prior to pipelining.WHAT YOU'LL
DO:
- Act as the sourcing expert for composites and tooling.
- Develop strategic roadmaps linking to their relevant
commodities, which include scanning and developing new suppliers
for potential incorporation into new/existing products.
- Drive sophisticated sourcing efforts and partner closely with
key engineering & technology experts.
- Deliver a seamless transition of viable new technologies into
the product development process managing risks while meeting
quality, schedule, and cost goals.
- 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.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 7+ years of experience in sourcing, engineering, manufacturing,
and/or supply chain.
- Composites Category Management experience.
- Ability to travel up to 50%.
- Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high
tech, or another related industry is highly preferred.
- Strategic thinker, experienced putting together commodities
strategy/roadmap with key engineering stakeholders.
- Proven leadership in driving and influencing other teams to a
common goal.
- Well-versed in TCO analysis to ensure data-driven analytics
tied to component and supplier selection, in a product-based
ecosystem.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance.US
Salary Range: $152,000 - $228,000 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:
- Platinum Healthcare Benefits: For U.S. roles, we offer top tier
platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered
by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.
- Basic Life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100%
covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life
insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday
hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
- 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a
family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical
condition.
- Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health
resources 24/7 including therapy, life coaching, and more.
- A professional development stipend is available to all
Andurilians.
- Daily Meals and Provisions: For many of our offices this means
breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
- Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your
region.
- Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
- 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth
401(k). (US roles only)Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer
committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We
actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women,
Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to
create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants
throughout the interview process. If you are someone passionate
about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love
to hear from you!
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