Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Indirect (Professional Services)

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.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Indirect Professional Services is the domain expert in dedicated Professional Services commodities for Anduril Industries. This role will be responsible for developing new supplier and new sourcing partnerships that can be incorporated into new services/products, as well as existing services/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

• Develop and execute strategies for Professional Services commodities, focusing on cost optimization, contract standardization, scalability, risk mitigation, and supply chain resilience.
• End-to-end sourcing responsibility from requirements gathering and RFI/RFQ/RFP management to supplier evaluation, negotiation, and contract execution.
• Act as the sourcing expert for the Professional Services commodity.
• Serve as Anduril’s subject matter expert for sourcing analysis, renewals, and commercial negotiations.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, IT, Finance, Legal, and more to define requirements, ensure compliance, and align procurement with technical and business needs.
• Lead negotiations for multi-year, high-value agreements to establish best-in-class commercial and operational terms (pricing, renewals, payment, warranties, data protection, and IP ownership).
• Analyze complex pricing models and usage data to ensure Anduril receives the most competitive, transparent, and scalable pricing aligned with growth.
• Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships with key suppliers to drive innovation, service quality, and value creation.
• Drive supplier performance management, including quarterly business reviews, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Legal to develop and maintain standardized contracting frameworks (MSAs, SOWs, Amendments) to streamline execution and ensure consistency across global sites.
• Partner with Finance and business stakeholders to forecast spend, budget accurately, and monitor total cost of ownership (TCO) across the software portfolio.
• Identify and pursue cost-saving and process improvement opportunities, ensuring sourcing strategies scale with Anduril’s rapid growth.
• Provide executive-level visibility into category performance, supplier risk, and key sourcing initiatives.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
• 8+ years of experience in supply chain commodity management of Professional Services
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 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 clearance

US Salary Range

$167,000—$220,000 USD

The 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.

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