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Salary: USD 166,000 - 220,000 / annual
Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Procurement Operations Manager to join the Deployed Programs team within Centralized Procurement. This is a high-visibility, hands-on role where you will embed directly with division procurement teams to diagnose execution gaps and drive measurable improvements in supplier delivery, purchase order management, and buyer effectiveness.
You will not be reviewing dashboards from headquarters—instead, you will work on the ground with buyers, attend supplier meetings, and dive into ERP data to solve problems that directly impact whether hardware reaches the production floor on time. Centralized Procurement owns the playbook (standards, training, KPI framework, escalation authority) that keeps procurement operating consistently across every division. You will pilot this model in early divisions, then expand it across the enterprise, transitioning from embedded execution to coaching as each business line matures.
Key Responsibilities:
Embed and Drive Execution: Deploy into business line procurement teams during pilot and expansion phases. Lead weekly on-time delivery (OTD) drumbeat reviews at the division level, own root cause analysis on past-due POs and supplier delivery failures, and ensure corrective actions convert into measurable improvement. Coach buyers on core procurement execution: PR to PO conversion within the two-day standard, PO acknowledgement follow-up, DPAS compliance, and supplier performance management. Conduct hands-on ERP and MRP work alongside buyers—pull order reports, validate promise dates, flag at-risk deliveries, and ensure data hygiene in the procurement system of record.
Operationalize the Centralized Playbook: Roll out standard procurement processes, templates, and escalation frameworks so every division operates from the same baseline. Stand up and maintain KPI reporting cadence for assigned divisions, tracking the full metrics framework: PR to PO conversion, PO acknowledgement rates, past-due PO lines, receiving issue ticket closure, invoice resolution, DPAS PO OTD, and supplier OTD. Execute the escalation and remediation framework across three tiers: Tier 1 coaching, Tier 2 embedded support for 30-day improvement sprints, and Tier 3 centralized oversight. Benchmark procurement performance across divisions and propagate best practices through the Peer Learning Network.
Build the Foundation: Deliver buyer training aligned to centralized standards (ACD code compliance, procurement policy and governance, War Chest navigation, KPI reporting workflows). Support the buildout of automated reporting dashboards and the On Order Report (OOR) so divisions move from manual, weekly data pulls to machine-generated, daily visibility. Contribute to the career framework and professional development standards that define what good looks like in a buyer at every level. Support hiring decisions as the central quality bar holder, evaluating procurement candidates and ensuring new hires ramp through a consistent onboarding standard.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, industrial engineering, or a related field
- 5 to 8 years of experience in procurement, supply chain operations, or strategic sourcing, with direct ownership of supplier delivery performance and purchase order management
- Ability to travel approximately 40 to 60% of the time, variable based on which divisions are in pilot expansion or steady state
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree in supply chain, operations management, or MBA
- Experience in defense, aerospace, or hardware manufacturing procurement
- Deeper experience within: supplier performance management and development programs, DPAS (Defense Priorities and Allocations System) rated order compliance, procurement policy and governance in a regulated environment, standing up procurement operations in new or immature business units, coaching and training junior procurement professionals
- Proficiency in data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker) for building procurement dashboards
- Familiarity with high mix, low volume manufacturing environments where procurement complexity is driven by product diversity rather than volume
- Background in Lean, Six Sigma, or structured problem-solving methodologies applied to procurement processes
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS clearance
