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Salary: USD 99,000 - 130,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company transforming U.S. and allied military capabilities through advanced technology. The company develops Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system for real-time command and control.
You will join the rapidly growing team in Quincy as a Buyer/Planner, managing the entire value chain from raw materials to finished goods for next-generation AUVs. This role is critical to ensuring on-time delivery of materials to internal assembly lines and finished products to customers.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning planning and on-time delivery of raw materials to assembly lines and finished goods to customers
- Developing and maintaining accurate demand forecasts and plans
- Managing day-to-day ordering and inventory for assigned product lines
- Identifying and resolving supply issues through cross-functional collaboration
- Generating and analyzing data to identify trends and support decision-making
- Developing and maintaining processes within MRP systems and master data
- Supporting strategic sourcing initiatives and make/buy decisions
- Issuing purchase orders for production and R&D initiatives while managing supplier relationships
- Participating in S&OP processes and supporting strategic initiatives
- Developing data reporting structures and tools to monitor Demand Planning KPIs
- Understanding product BOMs to enable quick decision-making and effective discussion of sales opportunities
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives for cost savings, quality, and on-time delivery
REQUIREMENTS:
- 3+ years of significant technical procurement experience in a manufacturing environment
- Excellent documentation, communication, and interpersonal skills including negotiation and relationship management
- Ability to work in cross-functional teams and collaborate across functions and borders
- Good understanding and interpretation of design specifications
- Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills with high discretion in decision-making
- Ability to work and excel in fast-paced, dynamic, constantly changing environments
- Demonstrated ability to completely own a value chain from start to finish, coordinating among multiple internal and external parties to achieve on-time deliveries under stringent quality standards
- Prior knowledge of Oracle or similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
- Ability to travel up to 25%
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field (mechanical/aerospace/manufacturing, electrical, or computer engineering, supply chain, or business with technical minor/concentration)
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing and/or Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma principles
- Prior knowledge of Blue Yonder or similar Supply Chain Planning systems; experience developing statistical models to predict demand in fast-paced, high-mix, low-volume environments
- Knowledge of supply chain planning best practices and data processes (demand planning, inventory management, supply planning, S&OP/S&OE, Integrated Business Planning)
- Experience with big data evaluation and analysis techniques; SQL database experience for writing custom queries
- Knowledge of leading data reporting applications (Tableau, Power BI, Qlikview)
