Staff Global Sourcing Manager, Critical Minerals & Mining (Germanium)

About the role

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company dedicated to transforming military capabilities with advanced technology. The Staff Global Sourcing Manager, Critical Minerals is a high-impact role focusing on securing raw materials for critical minerals like germanium against geopolitical risks.

Responsibilities

• Strategy & Visibility
• Own the commodity strategy for your assigned critical mineral, with focus on supply chain resilience, geopolitical risk mitigation, 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 intervention
• Market Intelligence & Communications
• 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
• Sourcing Execution
• 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
• Relationship Management
• 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
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• 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
• Supplier & Performance Management
• Own supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost, innovation), serving as primary escalation point and managing continuity of supply through NPI-to-MP transitions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in commodity management, strategic sourcing with direct exposure to critical minerals or their downstream products
• 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

Prior to qualifications

• Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctorate) in materials science, chemical sciences or metallurgical or mining engineering; additional exposure to business via on-the-job training; 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

Pay

US Salary Range: $191,000 - $253,000 USD

Schedule

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