# Material Program Manager

[Chaosindustries](https://gurify.com/jobs?q=Chaosindustries) · El Segundo, United States · Posted 2 days ago

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## Job description

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, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com.

### Role Overview:

- Own the material function for advanced product-development programs, from early development through delivery.

- Serve as the primary point of contact for program and technical leadership on all supply-chain matters.

- Translate program schedules into concrete sourcing and procurement plans that keep material moving on time.

- Identify and resolve material issues before they affect program cost, schedule, or quality.

- Operate effectively in a matrixed environment where priorities shift and requirements evolve.

### Responsibilities:

### Planning & Strategy

- Develop material program plans and supplier management plans for assigned programs.

- Translate engineering and program requirements into an actionable sourcing plan.

- Keep leadership informed on material risk, priority decisions, and recovery plans as issues arise.

- Maintain working knowledge of the policies and procedures governing material sourcing and movement.

### Sourcing & Order Execution

- Develop RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs, and evaluate supplier responses on pricing, lead time, and terms.

- Convert approved material needs into purchase requisitions and manage them through to a placed purchase order.

- Drive improvements in procurement cycle time by identifying and removing barriers to material availability.

- Support new-supplier onboarding, including confidentiality agreements and other required documentation.

### Cross-Functional Execution

- Coordinate across procurement, planning, and production control to ensure clean handoffs and task ownership.

- Partner directly with engineering to define supply-chain requirements and delivery timing.

- Identify and escalate anything that puts program material at risk on cost, schedule, quality, or performance.

### Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 3+ years of relevant experience (equivalent combinations of education and experience considered).

- Background in supply chain, production control, material planning, procurement, or a closely related discipline.

- Working proficiency with an ERP or MRP system.

- Solid understanding of how supply-and-demand planning connects to requisitions, purchase orders, and supplier management.

- Demonstrated ability to manage shifting priorities in a fast-moving product-development environment.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Ability to operate effectively across engineering, operations, supply chain, finance, and program teams.

- Eligible to obtain and maintain any security clearance required for the position.

- S. citizenship may be required, depending on program or clearance requirements.

### Preferred Requirements:

- MBA or master’s degree in finance, supply chain management, or a related field.

- Background in aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.

- Track record supporting fast-moving product development or rapid-prototyping efforts.

- Hands-on experience developing material program strategy from the ground up.

- Familiarity with supplier statements of work and associated contract requirements.

- Experience managing supplier selection, onboarding, and ongoing performance evaluation.

- Working knowledge of material requirements planning and logistics coordination.

- Demonstrated success operating within a matrixed organization.

- Strong analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at the executive level.

- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

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 while you're working onsite, fully-stocked kitchen, 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: 500+ employees and counting across 5 global offices

$110,000 - $140,000

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and 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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