Buyer/planner

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Quonset, RI · Manufacturing : Undersea Dominance - Production : Supply Chain

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company seeking a Buyer/Planner to manage procurement processes and strategic sourcing for their Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) program. The role involves managing purchase orders, supplier relationships, resolving supply chain disruptions, and collaborating with engineering, finance, and manufacturing teams. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of technical procurement experience in manufacturing, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. An active U.S. Secret security clearance is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Purchase Order Management: Create, issue, and manage purchase orders to meet production and program needs.
  2. Maintain day to day relationships with suppliers, monitor performance, and resolve issues related to quality, delivery, and pricing.
  3. Quickly resolve supply chain disruptions, delivery delays, and quality issues to keep projects on track.
  4. Monitor and expedite orders to meet deadlines and production schedules.
  5. Cross-Functional Collaboration with stakeholders such as engineering, manufacturing, and program teams to align procurement with company goals.

Skills

Required

  • technical procurement experience
  • manufacturing environment
  • documentation skills
  • communication skills
  • interpersonal relationship skills
  • negotiating skills
  • relationship management skills
  • organizational skills
  • time-management skills
  • negotiation abilities
  • cross functional teams collaboration
  • understanding and interpretation of related design specification
  • problem-solving skills
  • analytical skills
  • critical thinking skills
  • high discretion/judgment in decision making
  • attention to detail

Nice to have

  • procure to pay experience
  • launching new products
  • creating and maintaining standard operating procedures
  • sourcing strategy development
  • supplier selection
  • supplier adoption
  • supplier induction
  • ongoing supplier management
  • supplier exit

What the JD emphasized

  • 5+ years technical procurement experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance