Director of Supply Chain

About This Role

Directing the entire supply chain operation for the ALTIUS product line is the core of this role, encompassing sourcing, procurement, supplier quality, material flow, inventory, and warehousing. This position suits a leader who can thrive in a fast-paced defense technology environment, executing under urgency to deliver high-rate production of critical autonomous air vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Architect and execute an aggressive, agile supply chain strategy supporting high-rate manufacturing for the ALTIUS hardware line
• Lead, mentor, and scale an operational supply chain team supporting a production organization of 50+ personnel
• Drive supplier identification, qualification, and performance under dynamic conditions, managing suppliers effectively even when initial engineering requirements or scopes are evolving
• Aggressively compress lead times—turning standard 6-month industry timelines into rapid turnarounds without sacrificing quality or system reliability
• Own supplier quality engineering, inspection, validation, and qualification processes, utilizing DFMEA and quality standards to proactively mitigate part failure risks
• Lead rigorous commercial and cost negotiations with critical vendors, moving beyond standard long-term agreements (LTAs) to secure maximum speed, flexibility, and volume pricing
• Optimize end-to-end material flow, inventory control, and warehousing using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
• Maintain rigorous manufacturing and audit compliance standards (including AS9100 quality management)
• Partner closely with central Arsenal manufacturing hubs, corporate commodity managers, and engineering teams to conduct make/buy analyses and resolve design-to-production bottlenecks
• Serve as the primary escalation point when suppliers slip: diagnosing root causes, executing recovery plans, and ensuring the line never goes down

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, or a related field
• 8+ years of progressive supply chain and procurement leadership experience within aerospace, defense, hardware devices, automotive/EV (e.g., Tesla), or advanced hardware manufacturing
• Proven track record of career progression and organizational tenure (demonstrated growth/promotions within prior companies)
• Direct experience scaling a production line to high volumes (hundreds of complex mechanical/electrical units per month)
• Demonstrated experience operating under extreme speed and ambiguity, with an ability to deliver on commitments when design definitions or specs are still evolving
• Deep expertise in supplier quality management, qualification processes, DFMEA, and AS9100 compliance
• Hands-on experience deploying and operating with modern ERP and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
• Willingness to travel up to 25% to visit local and regional supply partners
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident) and eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have:

• Prior experience in fast-turn, high-consequence hardware environments
• Master’s degree or MBA in a technical or business discipline
• Active U.S. Secret (or higher) security clearance
• Familiarity with defense contracting practices, FAR/DFARS, and ITAR compliance

Benefits

• Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, available at little to no cost

Important Details

• Travel: up to 25% to visit local and regional supply partners

About the Company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. It brings the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, 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 real-time, 3D command and control center. The ALTIUS business line builds and deploys critical, autonomous, tube-launched air vehicles to the U.S. Department of Defense and international allies, producing hundreds of vehicles per month.