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Salary: USD 70,000 - 85,000 / annual
BETA Technologies is revolutionizing electric aviation and seeks a detail-oriented Inventory Material Analyst to support inventory health, material availability, and warehouse-capacity planning across manufacturing and warehouse locations.
In this role, you will use data analysis, system expertise, and process-improvement practices to establish inventory parameters, reduce excess and obsolete material, manage shelf-life exposure, and improve storage utilization in support of electric aircraft production. You will partner with Procurement, Warehouse Operations, Production, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to ensure inventory decisions are data-driven, documented, and aligned with operational and compliance requirements.
Key responsibilities include:
- Establish, maintain, and validate safety-stock levels using demand, lead time, usage variability, supplier performance, and material criticality
- Analyze age-sensitive and shelf-life-controlled materials, including expiration-date visibility, escalation, rotation, and disposition planning
- Identify, monitor, and resolve obsolete, excess, slow-moving, and non-moving inventory; strengthen material-review and disposition processes
- Analyze inventory data to identify opportunities to improve material availability and reduce shortages
- Evaluate current and future warehouse-space utilization, including storage capacity, material dimensions, and handling requirements
- Forecast space requirements based on item dimensions, inventory levels, demand forecasts, and production requirements
- Partner with Warehouse Operations to optimize storage layouts, slotting strategies, and material flow
- Develop standard reporting and dashboards for inventory health, safety stock, excess/obsolete inventory, shelf-life exposure, and warehouse capacity
- Establish and maintain inventory-planning metrics including on-hand analysis, excess-and-obsolete value, aging inventory, and expiration risk
- Conduct root-cause analysis on inventory shortages, excess, aging, and capacity constraints; recommend and implement systemic improvements
- Maintain inventory-planning data and parameters in ERP and related systems
- Collaborate with Supply Chain Operations to communicate inventory risks and support material disposition decisions
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Operations, or related field; OR 2+ years of experience in inventory planning, materials management, warehouse operations, or supply chain analytics
- Demonstrated experience with ERP and systems
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement processes from the ground up
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across teams and prioritize competing work in a fast-paced environment
- Working knowledge of inventory demand planning principles, including safety stock, demand and lead-time variability, inventory aging, shelf-life management, and excess-and-obsolete material
- Strong critical-thinking and analytical skills, including the ability to translate data into clear operational recommendations
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong attention to detail with demonstrated accuracy in data-heavy environments
- Ability to handle setbacks, prioritize competing needs, and identify practical solutions
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Previous work in a manufacturing environment with experience in aerospace, automotive, or a startup
- Working knowledge of FAA and/or SOX compliance requirements
- Familiarity with root cause analysis methodologies
- Process improvement experience (Lean, Six Sigma)
- Advanced Excel experience
