Director of Supply Chain

The role

The Director of Supply Chain leads the integrated Supply Chain organization including Procurement, Planning & Scheduling, Inventory/Materials, Logistics, Warehouse Operations, and Material Flow. This person owns enterprise material readiness and operational supply-chain execution across various production environments.

What you will do

• Lead and scale the end-to-end Supply Chain organization.
• Establish operational structure, cadences, reporting, and escalation processes.
• Own enterprise material readiness and ensure production supportability.
• Drive cross-functional coordination between Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Programs, Finance, and Operations.
• Lead shortage management, material allocation, and prioritization decisions.
• Oversee production planning, scheduling, Line of Balance execution, and ERP/MRP governance.
• Develop and improve supply-chain systems, planning infrastructure, and operational tooling.
• Align demand forecasts, procurement activity, inventory strategy, and manufacturing capacity planning.
• Own inventory strategy, warehouse operations, kitting, replenishment, and material flow.
• Improve inventory visibility, inventory health, warehouse efficiency, and production-line supportability.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 12+ years of supply chain, operations, manufacturing, or materials leadership experience.
• 5+ years leading integrated supply-chain organizations or multiple supply-chain functional areas.
• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, RF, electronics, or high-reliability manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of ERP/MRP systems, Production planning & scheduling, Inventory management, Logistics operations, Supplier performance management, and Material flow and manufacturing support.
• Experience managing shortages, operational prioritization, and production readiness in manufacturing environments.
• Experience building operational cadences, KPI structures, and executive reporting processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional operational execution in fast-paced environments.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting prototype, NPI, LRIP, rate ramp, and FRP manufacturing environments.
• Experience implementing or scaling ERP/MRP infrastructure and supply-chain systems.
• Familiarity with serialized hardware and configuration-controlled manufacturing.
• Experience leading supply-chain organizations in aerospace/defense startup or rapid-growth environments.
• Experience supporting high-mix, low-volume manufacturing operations.
• Familiarity with ITAR, DFARS, AS9100, and Government-compliance-driven manufacturing environments.
• Experience building scalable supply-chain processes during periods of rapid operational growth.

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
• Free daily lunch
• No meeting Fridays
• unlimited PTO
• casual dress code
• pre-IPO stock option grants
• relocation assistance
• annual bonuses (coming soon!)

Before you apply

• CHAOS Industries does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach.

About the company

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles and redefines modern defense with a multi-product portfolio.