Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Critical Minerals

Anduril Industries • Costa Mesa, CA

13h • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Critical Minerals is the domain expert and single-threaded leader for a designated critical mineral (e.g., rare earth magnets, germanium, tungsten, antimony, gallium) at Anduril Industries. This is a high-impact role focused on securing the raw materials that power our products against a backdrop of concentrated geopolitical risk, volatile pricing, and opaque multi-tier supply chains. As the lead for your assigned mineral, you will own the global mandate end-to-end: market intelligence, tiered supply chain mapping, supplier and government relationship management, should-cost modeling, contracting, and stockpiling strategy. You will operate as the hub of a cross-functional pod to translate Anduril's aggregate demand into a resilient sourcing strategy that enhances supplies from US-friendly sources, protects BOM cost, and ensures continuity of supply across NPI and mass production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in commodity management, strategic sourcing with direct exposure to critical minerals or their downstream products (e.g., rare earth magnets, germanium, gallium, tungsten, antimony, lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese)
• Demonstrated experience navigating concentrated, geopolitically sensitive supply chains
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time , including international travel to mines, refiners, and processors
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctorate) in materials science, chemical sciences or metallurgical or mining engineering; additionally exposure to business via on-the-job training; an MBA is a big plus
• Previous experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, high tech, or related industry with deep raw material dependencies
• Experience working with U.S. government programs supporting domestic critical mineral supply (e.g., DPA Title III, DOE Loan Programs Office, DLA National Defense Stockpile)
• Hands-on experience with multi-tier supply chain visibility tools
• Strong should-cost and TCO analysis skills in a product-based ecosystem
• Strategic thinker with a track record of building commodity roadmaps alongside engineering and finance stakeholders
• Experience structuring or supporting non-traditional commercial arrangements (long-term offtake, prepayments, equity investments, JVs)
• Proven cross-functional leadership and ability to influence at all levels of an organization
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance

Responsibilities

• Own the commodity strategy for your assigned critical mineral, with explicit focus on supply chain resilience, geopolitical risk mitigation (particularly PRC concentration in mining and refinement), cost, and quality
• Build and maintain tiered supply chain mapping from Anduril end products down to the raw material, quantify revenue exposure and BOM impact to prioritize where deeper intervention is needed
• Maintain expert-level market intelligence and deliver weekly updates on pricing, disruptions, and geopolitical signals
• Host monthly cross-functional pod tag-ups, lead quarterly strategy reviews, and conduct regular executive briefings on market conditions and mitigation plans
• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP processes across miners, refiners, processors, and component suppliers
• Perform should-cost and TCO analysis; negotiate key agreements (offtake, pricing, capacity reservations, payment terms) suited to volatile, concentrated markets
• Evaluate and recommend strategic interventions (stockpiling, prepayments, JVs, equity investments, vertical integration), partnering with CorpDev and Finance
• Build trusted relationships with suppliers, industry associations, and U.S./allied government bodies (DoD, DPA Title III, DLA, DOE); represent Anduril externally for your commodity
• Lead a cross-functional pod spanning product sourcing, parent commodity managers, Engineering, and CorpDev/Finance
• Partner with Engineering to qualify alternates, influence specs, and design out single points of failure
• Own supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost, innovation), serving as primary escalation point and managing continuity of supply through NPI-to-MP transitions

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior