Logistician & Inventory Controller

Logistician And Inventory Controller

FMS Aerospace is currently seeking a full-time Logistician and Inventory Controller for our Huntsville office location. The successful candidate will be responsible for working with our current Procurement & Logistics team, utilizing our inventory system and help streamline efficiencies for this department. This position requires someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, and well-versed in all aspects of inventory control. Another essential function for the successful candidate will provide support to the manufacturing team on ensuring the program deliverables are consistently met, as well as maintain adequate levels of stock to meet demands, while minimizing excess supply.

Responsibilities

Analyzes and helps maintain the organization's supply chain and the life cycle of assigned products and services from acquisition through distribution, delivery, and when necessary, discontinuation. Communicates with customers and support staff to understand customers' needs and ensure those needs are met.

• Take direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of inventory management ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments, and goals for the various active programs
• Monitors and maintains current inventory levels, processes purchase orders as required
• Tracks all orders and investigates problems
• Maintains updated and accurate records of inventory, purchases within our current database
• Ensures traceability and conformance is met on incoming inventory items
• Performs physical count of inventory, cycle counts, and transfers
• Reconciles actual stock counts to database-generated reports
• Coordinates availability and allocation of raw materials, supplies, and finished products
• Works closely with vendors and suppliers to nurture positive relationships to ensure positive customer service
• Prepares reports and presents project plans, progress, and results
• Oversees shipping and receiving functions on customer deliverables
• Utilize new inventory management system & help migrate from current inventory system (AIM, formerly known as Flowtrac)
• Implements plan, schedule, and compliance metrics for the manufacturing team
• Identifies opportunities to reduce costs, production time, and other areas lacking efficiency and recommends improvements
• Performs other inventory, logistical, and procurement-related duties, as required

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, or related field with 1-3 years' work experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work proficiently
• Familiar with AS-9100 quality compliance
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of programs (Word, Excel)
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken)
• Must be U.S. citizen
• Must currently possess or be able to receive Department of Defense Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in aviation airframe modifications and/or aerospace industry is strongly preferred
• Unanet experience is strongly preferred
• Inventory systems experience is strongly preferred
• DoD or Military experience is preferred

FMS Aerospace Company Profile

We are a growing, flexible, customer-driven aircraft structural engineering and flight test company with manufacturing capability. We have many opportunities with a variety of types of projects with both foreign and domestic governments and commercial customers across many types of aircraft. As such, some travel may be required, both domestic and occasionally overseas.

Located in Huntsville, AL within minutes of the cultural center of downtown Huntsville.

• Competitive salary and benefits
• 401k plan
• Medical and dental insurance
• Group voluntary life insurance options for employee, spouse, and children
• Company-paid vision insurance, life & AD&D coverage, short-term disability & long-term disability coverage
• PTO accrual & 10 paid Holidays
• Profit sharing
• RSU stock options

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

FMS Aerospace is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to grant equal opportunities to qualified persons without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, veteran status, military status, ancestry, political affiliation, or non-job physical, mental handicap, disability, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws, except where there is a bona fide occupational disability. The company will provide equal opportunities in employment, promotion, wages, benefits, all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment. All decisions on employment are made to further the principle of equal employment within FMS.