Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Rare Earth Magnets

Costa Mesa · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 166,000-220,000 · 5+ years experience · Onsite · Posted Oct 13, 2026

At a glance

The Senior Global Sourcing Manager, Critical Minerals (Rare Earth Magnets) is the domain expert and single-threaded leader for a designated critical mineral at Anduril Industries.
This is a high-impact role focused on securing the raw materials that power our products against a backdrop of concentrated geopolitical risk, volatile pricing, and opaque multi-tier supply chains.

Own the commodity strategy for your assigned critical mineral, with explicit 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 where deeper intervention is needed
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
Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP processes across miners, refiners, processors, and component suppliers
Perform should-cost and TCO analysis; negotiate key agreements suited to volatile, concentrated markets
Evaluate and recommend strategic interventions, partnering with CorpDev and Finance
Build trusted relationships with suppliers, industry associations, and U.S./allied government bodies; represent Anduril externally for your commodity
Lead a cross-functional pod spanning product sourcing, parent commodity managers, Engineering, and CorpDev/Finance
Own supplier performance, serving as primary escalation point and managing continuity of supply through NPI-to-MP transitions

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or related technical field
5+ 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

Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctorate) in materials science, chemical sciences or metallurgical or mining engineering; additionally exposure to business via on-the-job training; an 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
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
Proven cross-functional leadership and ability to influence at all levels of an organization