About the role
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 Director of Supply Chain leads the company’s integrated Supply Chain organization, including Procurement, Planning & Scheduling, Inventory/Materials, Logistics, Warehouse Operations, and Material Flow operations. This role owns enterprise material readiness and operational supply-chain execution across prototype, NPI, LRIP, rate ramp, and full-rate production environments. The Director of Supply Chain is responsible for ensuring production supportability through alignment across Manufacturing, Engineering, Programs, Finance, and Operations.
The role serves as the operational integrator across the supply chain organization — driving planning discipline, shortage management, material prioritization, logistics execution, inventory strategy, and enterprise supply-chain operating cadence.
Responsibilities: Lead and scale the end-to-end Supply Chain organization across Procurement, Planning & Scheduling, Inventory/Materials, Logistics, Warehouse Operations, and Material Flow. Establish operational structure, cadences, reporting, and escalation processes to support company growth and production scaling. Own enterprise material readiness and ensure production supportability across prototype, NPI, LRIP, rate ramp, and full-rate production programs. Drive cross-functional coordination between Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Programs, Finance, and Operations teams. Lead shortage management, material allocation, and prioritization decisions across production, R&D, and strategic initiatives. Oversee production planning, scheduling, Line of Balance execution, and ERP/MRP governance to maintain supply-chain accuracy and execution discipline. Develop and improve supply-chain systems, planning infrastructure, and operational tooling to support scalable operations. Align demand forecasts, procurement activity, inventory strategy, and manufacturing capacity planning. Own inventory strategy, warehouse operations, kitting, replenishment, and material flow to support efficient production execution. Improve inventory visibility, inventory health, warehouse efficiency, and production-line supportability across manufacturing programs. Partner with Procurement leadership to manage supplier performance, delivery risks, capacity constraints, and supply continuity issues. Oversee domestic and international logistics operations, including transportation performance and import/export compliance. Lead operational supply reviews, shortage reviews, and supply-chain escalation forums while providing executive reporting and recommendations on material readiness, supplier risk, and operational performance. Minimum