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Anduril

Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Business Operations
Posted
Aug 11, 2026
Salary
$166,000–$220,000 a year
Full-time

Vendor Strategy & Performance Lead

Job description

The Design & Construction team at Anduril delivers the factories, labs, offices, and secure spaces that enable our teams to design, build, and deploy advanced defense technology. Our projects span high-performance manufacturing facilities, mission-critical secure environments, and collaborative workspaces, giving our team exposure to a uniquely wide variety of technical and operational challenges. More than just delivering buildings, we are (literally) rebuilding the American defense industrial base. Our work accelerates how quickly critical technology moves from concept to production and into the hands of the warfighter.

We are looking for a Vendor Strategy & Performance Lead to oversee…

Job requirements

  • Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in construction management, corporate real estate, owner’s representation, construction procurement, vendor management, commercial management, project controls, or a…
  • Strong understanding of the construction project lifecycle, including design, preconstruction, procurement, construction, commissioning, closeout, and handover.
  • Experience working with construction-related vendors such as general contractors, construction managers, architects, engineers, specialty consultants, owner’s reps, commissioning agents, inspectors, or technical trade…
  • Ability to evaluate vendor capabilities, project teams, scopes of work, proposals, and commercial structures with practical construction judgment.
  • Strong written communication skills, especially for scopes of work, vendor recommendations, executive summaries, process documents, and decision materials.
  • Ability to operate cross-functionally with Construction Project Managers, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Legal, Finance, technical stakeholders, and senior leaders.
  • Strong judgment and ownership; you can build a process where none exists, but you know when not to over-process a fast-moving project team.
  • Ability to communicate clearly with external vendors while representing Anduril’s pace, standards, and expectations.

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