Staff Global Sourcing Manager, Critical Minerals & Mining (Rare Earth Magnets)

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 (Rare Earth Magnets) oversees the procurement of critical minerals essential for Anduril’s products, focusing on supply chain resilience, geopolitical risk mitigation, and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Strategy & Visibility
• Own the commodity strategy for your assigned critical mineral, emphasizing 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, quantifying revenue exposure and BOM impact to prioritize areas needing deeper intervention
• Market Intelligence & Communications
• Maintain expert-level market intelligence and provide 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 the 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 (e.g., rare earth magnets, germanium, gallium, tungsten, antimony, lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese)
• 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

The salary range for this role is $191,000 - $253,000 USD. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Data Privacy
• Recruitment Scams Protection