Inventory Material Analyst, Supply Chain

BETA Technologies•South Burlington, VT

5d•$70,000 - $85,000

About The Position

BETA Technologies is seeking a detail-oriented, analytically minded Inventory Material Analyst to support inventory health, material availability, and warehouse-capacity planning across warehouse and manufacturing locations. The role uses 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. The analyst partners with Procurement, Warehouse Operations, Production, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Supply Chain Operations to ensure inventory decisions are data-driven, documented, and aligned with operational and compliance requirements. The position develops and maintains inventory-planning parameters and reporting, analyzes inventory and warehouse-space needs, and investigates shortages, excess, aging, expiration exposure, and capacity constraints. It maintains planning data in the ERP and related systems and recommends and implements systemic improvements. The work environment may combine indoor and outdoor activities and warehouse and office settings. Work may involve varying shifts and hours, physical activity and lifting, operating material-handling equipment, exposure to variable noise or airborne particles and hazardous chemicals, and using personal protective equipment. Travel by air or automobile may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Operations, or a related field, or at least 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.
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 and demonstrated accuracy in data-heavy environments.
Ability to handle setbacks, prioritize competing needs, and identify practical solutions.
Ability to meet the physical demands described for the role, with reasonable accommodation where applicable; duties may include lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 75 pounds.
Ability to operate material-handling equipment safely when required.
Excellent hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity in both hands for work involving small parts or components.
Vision abilities including close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Previous work in a manufacturing environment, preferably in aerospace, automotive, or a startup.
Working knowledge of FAA and/or SOX compliance requirements.
Familiarity with root-cause-analysis methodologies.
Process-improvement experience, such as Lean or Six Sigma.
Advanced Excel experience.

Responsibilities

Establish, maintain, and validate safety-stock levels for production and operational materials based on 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, and strengthen material-review and disposition processes.
Analyze inventory data to improve material availability, reduce shortages, and limit unnecessary inventory overage.
Evaluate current and future warehouse-space utilization, considering storage capacity, material dimensions, handling requirements, and projected inventory growth.
Forecast space requirements using item dimensions, inventory levels, demand forecasts, inbound material plans, and production requirements.
Partner with Warehouse Operations to optimize storage layouts, slotting strategies, material flow, and capacity utilization.
Develop standard reports and dashboards for inventory health, safety stock, excess and obsolete inventory, shelf-life exposure, material availability, and warehouse capacity.
Establish and maintain inventory-planning metrics, including on-hand inventory analysis, excess-and-obsolete value, aging inventory, expiration risk, and storage-capacity utilization.
Conduct root-cause analysis on inventory shortages, excess, aging, expiration exposure, and capacity constraints; recommend and implement systemic improvements.
Maintain inventory-planning data and parameters in BETA’s ERP and related systems to support accurate analysis and decision-making.
Collaborate with Supply Chain Operations to communicate inventory risks, prioritize actions, and support material disposition decisions.