Inventory Material Analyst, Supply Chain

BETA Technologies • South Burlington, VT

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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 maintains inventory-planning data and parameters in the ERP and related systems, communicates inventory risks, and supports material disposition decisions.

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 lift, carry, push, or pull up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to work varying shifts and hours may be expected.
• Ability to operate material-handling equipment safely may be required.
• Excellent hand-eye coordination and good manual dexterity in both hands for duties involving small parts or components.
• Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Previous work in a manufacturing environment, preferably 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 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, 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, including 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 reporting 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 of 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.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain Operations to communicate inventory risks, prioritize actions, and support material disposition decisions.

Benefits

• Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units for all full-time team members.
• Onsite healthcare in Vermont.
• Comprehensive medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid parental leave.
• Daily lunch provided.
• Flight lessons.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level