Manager, Field Services Planning

About the role

Anduril’s Planning team is seeking a world-class Manager, Field Services Planning to join our team. The Manager will oversee a team of Field Service Material Planners who are tasked with ensuring the availability of critical maintenance materials, spare parts, and consumables to support asset uptime and operational readiness across our deployed systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a small team who plan, manage, and optimize Field Service & MRO inventory, including spare parts, consumables, and critical components, ensuring their availability when and where maintenance needs them.
• Collaborate closely with Field Service, Maintenance, Operations, and Reliability Engineering teams to understand and anticipate demand for both preventative/scheduled and corrective maintenance activities.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive critical spares lists, especially for hazard zone deployments, establishing appropriate stocking strategies for highly variable and mission-critical items.
• Design and implement effective inventory control strategies such as min/max levels, safety stock calculations, and reorder points, accounting for intermittent and event-driven demand patterns.
• Monitor Field Service & MRO part usage, analyze failure rates, and collaborate with Reliability Engineering to drive continuous improvement in material planning and asset reliability.
• Proactively identify and expedite at-risk materials or troubleshoot potential supply chain disruptions to prevent maintenance delays and protect asset uptime.
• Foster strong cross-functional coordination with Maintenance, Operations, Deployment, and Procurement teams to ensure seamless material flow, improve visibility into demand, and align on Field Service & MRO strategies.
• Ensure Field Service & MRO planning strategies and inventory management practices align with and fulfill O&S (Operations & Sustainment) contract requirements.
• Continuously seek opportunities to right-size inventory levels, reducing excess while mitigating stockout risks for critical components.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (i.e. manufacturing, engineering, analytics, computer science, etc.) or business field (i.e. finance, economics, supply chain management, business administration, marketing, etc.)
• 6+ years of experience in supply chain planning, inventory management, or MRO planning within a fast-paced manufacturing, aerospace & defense, or technical environment.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex operational challenges with creative solutions in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment, with a focus on speed and accuracy.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to be proactive, take substantial responsibility, and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, Netsuite, and CRM systems like Salesforce.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Ability to relocate, if not already local to be onsite in Costa Mesa, CA.

Prior to employment

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Pay

US Salary Range: $129,000 - $171,000 USD

Schedule

N/A