Supply Chain Buyer
About The Position
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, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and 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, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and 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, and actively managing past-due and at-risk shipments. This position works daily with suppliers, carriers, and internal teams to expedite material, resolve delivery issues, and protect production schedules and customer commitments.
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
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting high volume, ability to be proactive.
- ERP system knowledge
Responsibilities
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Track supplier delivery performance and support corrective actions
- Identify recurring issues impacting on-time delivery and material flow
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
- 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
- Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
- Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
