Planning Process Analyst

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
ABOUT THE JOB
We are seeking a Planning Process Analyst to drive the processes, systems and cross-functional initiatives that power Anduril’s Demand and Supply planning teams. This role is at the center of our efforts to scale planning, material readiness, and hardware fulfillment in alignment with rapidly evolving product and deployment needs. As a Planning Process Analyst, you will work across Planning, Supply Chain, Product, Engineering, Finance, and Deployment Ops to ensure we can plan and deliver the right hardware, at the right time, with minimal friction and maximum scalability. You’ll bring clarity to complex planning problems, lead high-impact projects from conception to execution, and help build the planning foundation needed to support Anduril’s next phase of growth. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of Process, People, and Systems.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Manage Cross Functional Continuous Improvement Planning Projects
Work across business lines with embedded planning teams to drive improvements to the company standard
Roll out new processes and gap closures to continually raise the bar of performance to what good looks like for Anduril
Drive planning work streams from kickoff to execution, aligning stakeholders across planning, supply chain, product, and engineering to ensure timely delivery of planning goals
Chart project trajectories, provide timely project updates, identify and resolve blockers, while executing with urgency and precision
Design & Optimize Planning Processes
Identify and implement new scalable processes for demand, supply, and material planning
Measure current operating processes against standard, and propose gap closure actions to get us to what good looks like across all Anduril business lines
Collaborate cross-functionally to bridge upstream business capabilities with downstream outcomes
Develop and document standard operating procedures and planning tools and aggressively pursue adoption
Partner with Systems & Analytics Teams
Translate planning challenges and Use Cases into system requirements, and partner with our Systems and Business Analytics teams to implement necessary tool enhancements
Support the dashboard and reporting tools that provide visibility into risk, availability, and constraints and rigorously drive adoption and use
Enable Strategic Decision-Making
Leverage data to analyze supply-demand imbalances, identify planning gaps, and proactively communicate trade-offs and recommendations to stakeholders
Jump freely in and out of operational value chains including S&OP, NPI planning, and long-range forecasting to understand and drive alignment across business functions
Drive Continuous Improvement
Monitor planning KPIs and drive initiatives to relentlessly reduce waste, improve accuracy, and increase on-t