Multiple Locations: Greenville, MS; Amarillo, TX

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Maintains inventory at adequate supply levels based on orders, production schedules and forecasts.
• Reviews/orders/expedites inventory to satisfy stock needs and production requirements.
• Maintains supplier performance ratings, supplier relationship management and make updates to Approved Supplier List.
• Monitors and maintains inventory stock levels.
• Takes scheduled physical counts of inventory on hand, checks against daily requisitions from hangar floor.
• Responsible for accurate receiving, checking, storage and distribution of company supplies and scheduled cycle counting.
• Updates and maintains computer files/reports to ensure appropriate inventory levels are maintained.
• Oversees issuance of material from stores to hangar floor. Monitors creation of kits for specific customer aircraft to insure availability at least 2 weeks prior to induction of aircraft.
• Manages supplies and material flow against MRP reports, safety stocks, min/max levels or as needed to effectively support facility production requirements.
• Negotiates prices on raw materials, hardware and services for all production related purchases, as well as MRO and office supplies for all non-contract goods and services.
• Analyze the purchasing and production process with an emphasis upon continuous improvement particularly in inventory controls, MRP and production environment.
• Assuring the uninterrupted supply of critical materials daily - follow up with suppliers to insure deliveries have left on time to meet production needs.
• Transports purchases or contacts carriers to arrange transportation of purchases at discounted or best pricing.
• Evaluates overall effectiveness of inventory operations to ensure performance is consistent with budget.
• Provides forecasting support of inventory activities and maintains/updates various departmental matrixes, charts and graphs.
• Inputs data into both weekly and monthly balanced scorecards.
• Collecting and analyzing historical data, looking for trends in costs and availability.
• Responsible to issue and expedite purchase orders when necessary and properly allocated any expedite fees.
• Coordinating and driving implementation of supply chain strategies that support lean/six sigma concepts.
• Key elements to this role will be creating a dependable supply chain, achieving yearly cost reductions, developing risk management related to delivery and quality, sourcing initiatives and digitizing the procurement process.
• Manage tool room and inventory levels.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university -or- one to two years' related experience and/or training -or- equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Aviation industry experience preferably in ISO9001/AS9100 certified environment.
• Requires 2-3 years of inventory control/coordination experience, preferably in an aviation environment.