Warehouse Supervisor

CHAOS Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k

Free daily lunch

Unlimited PTO

Relocation assistance

No meeting Fridays

Job summary

CHAOS Industries is seeking a senior Warehouse Operations leader to oversee receiving, inventory control, material storage, and internal logistics across multiple manufacturing sites.

Responsibilities include driving inventory accuracy, resolving production material bottlenecks, and building scalable warehouse systems to support rapid company growth. You will coach staff, enforce accountability, and push continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of warehouse or inventory operations experience in manufacturing
• 2+ years leading warehouse or inventory teams
• Strong understanding of inventory control principles and ERP transactions
• Experience managing receiving, warehousing, and material movement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated success improving inventory accuracy and warehouse performance

Responsibilities

• Lead warehouse operations across multiple manufacturing sites, including receiving, inventory control, material storage, and internal logistics
• Drive inventory accuracy and material availability while maintaining disciplined warehouse processes
• Develop warehouse personnel and enforce operational accountability
• Own warehouse flow, identify bottlenecks, and rapidly resolve material issues impacting production
• Build scalable warehouse systems capable of supporting rapid company growth
• Lead daily receiving, put-away, storage, picking, kitting, and shipping activities
• Ensure all incoming material is received accurately and transacted into ERP on schedule
• Maintain inventory accuracy through disciplined transaction management and cycle counting
• Coordinate movement of material between multiple manufacturing locations
• Ensure production kits and material requests are fulfilled on time
• Maintain warehouse organization using 5S and visual management principles
• Develop standardized receiving, stocking, replenishment, and material handling processes
• Optimize warehouse layout for efficiency and scalability
• Balance labor resources across receiving, inventory control, and material handling activities
• Support new warehouse locations and operational expansion as the company grows
• Direct and prioritize daily work for Receiving Clerks, Inventory Specialists, and Material Handlers
• Coach and develop warehouse personnel
• Establish clear performance expectations and accountability
• Lead structured problem solving around warehouse and inventory issues
• Build standard work and training documentation
• Foster a culture of urgency, accuracy, safety, and continuous improvement

Skills

Leadership

Inventory control

ERP transactions

Lean manufacturing

5S & visual management

Cross-location coordination

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

WMS

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.

Role Overview

• Lead warehouse operations across multiple manufacturing sites, including receiving, inventory control, material storage, and internal logistics
• Drive inventory accuracy and material availability while maintaining disciplined warehouse processes
• Develop warehouse personnel and enforce operational accountability
• Own warehouse flow, identify bottlenecks, and rapidly resolve material issues impacting production
• Build scalable warehouse systems capable of supporting rapid company growth

Warehouse Operations

• Lead daily receiving, put-away, storage, picking, kitting, and shipping activities
• Ensure all incoming material is received accurately and transacted into ERP on schedule
• Maintain inventory accuracy through disciplined transaction management and cycle counting
• Coordinate movement of material between multiple manufacturing locations
• Ensure production kits and material requests are fulfilled on time
• Maintain warehouse organization using 5S and visual management principles

Inventory Management

• Own inventory accuracy across all warehouse locations
• Lead cycle count program and investigate inventory discrepancies
• Identify root causes of inventory variance and implement corrective actions
• Monitor inventory health including shortages, excess inventory, aging inventory, and obsolete material
• Ensure inventory transactions are timely and accurate
• Partner with Procurement, Planning, Manufacturing, and Finance on inventory control initiatives

Material Flow

• Develop standardized receiving, stocking, replenishment, and material handling processes
• Optimize warehouse layout for efficiency and scalability
• Eliminate waste in material movement and warehouse operations
• Ensure material is available to production when required
• Balance labor resources across receiving, inventory control, and material handling activities
• Support new warehouse locations and operational expansion as the company grows

Leadership & Accountability

• Direct and prioritize daily work for Receiving Clerks, Inventory Specialists, and Material Handlers
• Coach and develop warehouse personnel
• Establish clear performance expectations and accountability
• Lead structured problem solving around warehouse and inventory issues
• Build standard work and training documentation
• Foster a culture of urgency, accuracy, safety, and continuous improvement
• 6+ years of warehouse or inventory operations experience in manufacturing
• 2+ years leading warehouse or inventory teams
• Strong understanding of inventory control principles and ERP transactions
• Experience managing receiving, warehousing, and material movement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated success improving inventory accuracy and warehouse performance
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
• Ability to support operations across multiple facilities

Preferred Requirements

• Aerospace, defense, automotive, or electronics manufacturing experience
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, etc.)
• Experience implementing warehouse management systems (WMS)
• Strong understanding of lean manufacturing and warehouse flow
• Experience with cycle counting and inventory auditing
• Forklift certification (or ability to obtain)
• Experience supporting rapid manufacturing scale-up

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: 350 employees and counting across 5 global offices

Salary Range: $80,000 - $110,000

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.

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