Buyer

About Us 

Chariot Defense is a defense technology company that designs and manufactures a family of power products for the U.S. military and its allies. We believe that credible deterrence of armed conflict and winning if deterrence fails, requires more than just the best drones, sensors, weapons, electronic warfare systems, and command & control capabilities. Those critical components will require sustained electric power in austere and resource-constrained environments. Moreover, military units must be able to turn off the trucks and generators that generate this power to hide and survive. In other words, power generation must be decoupled from power consumption. Chariot Defense’s products enable exactly this capability, allowing U.S. and allied militaries to be more lethal and survivable. We hope you will join us on this mission.

About the Role 

Chariot Defense is seeking an experienced Buyer to join our supply chain team, reporting to the Head of Operations. As we scale across multiple product lines, our manufacturing team needs the support of a high-throughput operator to ensure our inventory levels are healthy. This role will be responsible for building and optimizing a compliant and scalable supply chain function—encompassing demand planning, procurement, logistics, and warehouse operations. The role requires pace, accuracy, responsive communications, and the ability to thrive in a rapidly changing environment. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Fast & Accurate Procurement: Use engineering guidance purchase suitable commodities from compliant vendors. Place purchase orders for commodities and raw materials, including a broad range of energy storage and power electronic components via direct and online channels.
• Vendor Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors through in-person meetings, video calls, and written communications to secure high-quality service, competitive pricing, and favorable terms.
• Customs & Logistics: Manage import/export requirements to ensure timely delivery of components. Assist in the scheduling of logistics to support operations and customer order fulfillment of finished goods.
• Documentation & Inventory: Maintain 100% inventory and financial traceability within our ERP. Escalate any concerns with gaps in documentation or inventory concerns as they become apparent.

What We’re Looking For 

• Extraordinary conscientiousness. You commit to what you’re going to do and follow through without fail.
• Resilient and unwavering in a demanding, fast-paced work setting. Steady and sound decision-making when presented with imperfect/incomplete information or asked to shift priorities.
• Transparent, diligent, and highly responsive in your communication, both internally with colleagues and externally with vendors.
• Gratified by helping your peers succeed; seeks to break down information silos by collaborating with others to solve problems, share knowledge, and provide input.

Qualifications 

Required: 

• At least 2 years of professional work experience in a buyer or procurement specialist role, sourcing commodities and raw materials for complex electro-mechanical hardware products.
• Ability to work with exceptionally high throughput and accuracy across broad range of SKUs and vendors.
• Understanding of procurement, vendor management, and global logistics. Proven ability to manage import/export regulations and shipping documentation.
• Experience and demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced industries and companies where change is the norm.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and comfortable maintaining appropriate records in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other inventory management systems.
• Willingness to work onsite in our San Bruno, CA, shop 5-days per week as well as work extended and weekend hours, when necessary.

Preferred: 

• Experience executing procurement and fulfillment processes in Netsuite.
• Excelled in a relevant industry: EV, eVTOL, energy storage, and/or power distribution industries.
• Understanding of industry and government standards for quality and compliance, particularly AS9100 and maintaining/validating NDAA-compliant (National Defense Authorization Act) supply chains.  

Role Requirements

• This position is an onsite role based in Chariot Defense’s San Bruno, CA, office.
• Able to work on your feet for extended periods in a warehouse setting.
• Able to lift and carry 50lbs.

A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $90,000 - $120,000 annually. Compensation packages also include early-stage equity and access to company-sponsored benefit plans.

Individual compensation packages are based on geographic location, scope of the role, relevant experience, and the ability to deal with complexity and problem solve within our organization, among other factors. 

All employees are required to provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. within their first 3 days of work. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.  

Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through our website or to personal email accounts of employees of Chariot Defense are considered property of Chariot Defense and are not subject to payment of agency fees.