Supply Chain Buyer
Chaosindustries•3h ago
United StatesOnsite$85K–$115KFull-timeMid Level2+ yrs exp
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Supply Chain AnalystSupply Chain Manager
- CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators
- border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly
- stay ahead of evolving threats.
- CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel
- Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle
- London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com .
- Role Overview:
- The Supply Chain Buyer is a tactical, execution-focused role responsible for placing purchase orders, tracking inbound materials
- actively managing past-due and at-risk shipments. This position works daily with suppliers, carriers
- internal teams to expedite material, resolve delivery issues
- protect production schedules and customer commitments.
- Core Responsibilities:
- Tactical Buying & Order Management
- Create, release, and manage purchase orders-based on Jira request and the MRP signals and production requirements
- Maintain open order, past-due, and shortage reports with accurate, current data
- Adjust purchase orders and priorities to support changing production needs
- Expediting & Past-Due Shipment Recovery
- Identify late and at-risk inbound shipments and execute immediate recovery actions
- Drive suppliers to provide firm commit dates and recovery plans
- Coordinate partial shipments, alternate sourcing, or premium freight as required
- Escalate critical shortages with clear impact, options, and recommendations
- Inbound Logistics Coordination
- Work directly with logistics teams, freight forwarders, and carriers to ensure shipment execution
- Resolve missed pickups, transit delays, documentation errors
- Track shipments from supplier dock through receipt
- Production & Stakeholder Support
- Serve as the primary point of contact for inbound constrained material and provide availability
- Communicate material status, shortages, and recovery plans to planning and operations
- Supplier Performance & Continuous Improvement
- Track supplier delivery performance and support corrective actions
- Identify recurring issues impacting on-time delivery and material flow
- Minimum Requirements:
- 2–5 years of tactical buying, expediting, or supply chain operations experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience.
- Strong follow-up, prioritization, team player with a strong sense of urgency
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, execution-driven environment
- Preferred Requirements:
- Experience supporting high volume, ability to be proactive. ERP system knowledge
- Why CHAOS?
- Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
- Additional benefits : 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
- Our Perks: Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
- Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
- Team Growth: 200 employees and counting across 5 global offices
- The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity
- benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.
- Recruiting Agencies: CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach. Unsolicited submissions will not be reviewed or compensated.
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Required skills
Supply ChainERP