Associate Director, Kitchen Operations - West Coast

The posting, as Anduril wrote it

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

The Associate Director, Kitchen Operations – West Coast will be a senior leader within the Global Food & Beverage team, responsible for operational leadership across a growing portfolio of corporate campuses, production facilities, and offices throughout the region. This role combines financial management, new campus development, construction partnership, vendor leadership, and team management. This role will lead existing food and beverage operations while owning the F&B development and effective readiness of new campuses and facilities coming online across the West Coast. This is a highly cross-functional role requiring strong business judgment, operational expertise, and the ability to move seamlessly between strategic planning and execution. Significant travel across the portfolio is expected. We are driven by our outcomes here at Anduril Industries. Do or do not, there is no try.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead food and beverage operations across a diverse West Coast portfolio, driving consistency in service, quality, safety, employee experience, and financial performance.
• Own F&B operational readiness for new campuses and facilities from planning and design through opening and stabilization.
• Partner closely with Construction, Real Estate, Workplace, Finance, and other cross-functional teams throughout the development process.
• Review and interpret architectural plans, elevations, equipment layouts, and construction documentation, with a working understanding of MEP infrastructure and its impact on F&B operations.
• Identify F&B infrastructure, operational, schedule, and cost risks early and drive solutions through project completion.
• Manage operating budgets, P&Ls, forecasts, financial analysis, and key cost drivers across assigned programs.
• Evaluate vendor performance, commercial terms, pricing, investments, and operating results to drive accountability and financial discipline.
• Lead strategic relationships with food service operators and other F&B partners, including performance management, contract execution, and operational improvements.
• Ensure strong food safety, sanitation, regulatory compliance, and risk management across the portfolio.
• Lead, coach, and develop F&B operations team member

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