Director of Supply Chain

Anduril Anduril · Defense · McHenry, MS · Manufacturing : Rocket Motor Systems Production : Supply Chain

Director of Supply Chain at Anduril Industries, a defense technology company. This role leads procurement, subcontracts, material flow, inventory, and warehousing operations to support the company's rapid growth in propulsion systems. Requires extensive experience in defense supply chain, including knowledge of FAR/DFARS and ITAR, and the ability to scale supply chain organizations.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop and implement supply chain strategies that align with overall business goals, aiming for supply continuity, quality, efficiency and cost optimization while enabling the business to scale significantly.
  2. Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and drive supplier performance management to ensure compliance with quality, delivery, and cost requirements.
  3. Negotiate (with support as needed from the Global Strategic Sourcing team as needed) complex commercial terms with suppliers directly to establish best-in-class pricing, quality, flexibility, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms.
  4. Collaborate with other supply chain experts across the company to develop and execute supply chain best practices.
  5. Collaborate internally with key cross functional leadership teams (ex., engineering, program management, finance, business line...etc.) to negotiate the right tradeoffs, solicit cooperation and resolve problems proactively

Skills

Required

  • Supply Chain leadership
  • Procurement
  • Subcontracts
  • Material planning
  • Warehouse/inventory operations
  • FAR/DFARS
  • ITAR
  • Defense contracting practices
  • Negotiation
  • Stakeholder management
  • Team leadership
  • Risk mitigation
  • Make/buy analysis
  • Inventory solutions
  • Cost management
  • Bid support
  • Supplier selection

Nice to have

  • MBA or Master’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
  • ERP system implementation experience
  • Leading large teams
  • Cross-functional influence

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years of progressive supply chain leadership in aerospace & defense, propulsion, or regulated manufacturing
  • Deep knowledge of FAR/DFARS, ITAR, and defense contracting practices
  • Proven ability to negotiate complex agreements and deliver results on cost, schedule, and quality
  • Experience scaling supply chain organizations during high growth or production ramps