Inventory & Warehouse Analyst

General Matter•Paducah, KY

10d•$90,000 - $175,000

About The Position

As Senior Inventory & Warehouse Analyst, you will own inventory accuracy, visibility, and material flow end-to-end across General Matter’s Paducah manufacturing facility, warehouse, and laydown yard. Materials include metal plate, structural steel, pipe, fittings, flanges, valves, welding consumables, and purchased components. This is the site’s first dedicated inventory role, and you will build its processes and standards to ensure the right material and documentation reach the right work order on schedule. This is a high-impact, hands-on and analytical position. You will work with Purchasing, Engineering, Project Management, Production, Quality, and Finance. Your work will influence fabrication schedules at a facility of national importance. The role involves forecasting material needs, managing warehouse and yard operations, maintaining nuclear-quality traceability, administering systems and reporting, and driving continuous improvement. The position requires work in warehouse, shop, and outdoor yard environments, travel of approximately 25%, and extended hours and weekends as necessary.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Operations, or Engineering, or four additional years of relevant experience in place of a degree.
5–8 years of inventory control, materials management, or logistics experience in manufacturing, fabrication, or industrial construction.
Demonstrated success measurably improving inventory accuracy, material availability, or warehouse performance.
Hands-on experience with MES, inventory management, and ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar.
Strong knowledge of FIFO/FEFO, heat/lot-specific issue, cycle counting, and ABC analysis.
Advanced Excel skills, including pivots, lookups, and Power Query.
Ability to work in warehouse, shop, and outdoor yard environments; lift up to 40 lbs; and climb ladders to elevated storage.
Ability to travel approximately 25%.
U.S. person status required due to export-control requirements.
Ability to obtain and maintain required security clearance and access authorization.
Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a nuclear, DOE, or NRC-regulated quality environment, including safety-related material control, CFSI, and 10 CFR Part 21.
Knowledge of process piping materials, including pipe schedules, ASTM/ASME specifications, fittings, flanges, and valves, and MTR/CMTR traceability for code work.
Experience with spool fabrication, isometrics, and material take-offs.
APICS CPIM/CSCP/CLTD certification; Lean or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt; or a master’s degree.
Deep SAP (MM/PP/WM) or Oracle experience; ERP implementation or upgrade experience; or Power BI or Tableau experience.
Experience with WMS and barcode/RFID tracking, and with MRP for complex, multi-phase projects.
Demonstrated, measurable results applying AI or machine-learning tools to inventory, forecasting, or material planning.
Experience establishing a new warehouse, site, or inventory function in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment.
Forklift certification or hazardous materials handling experience.

Responsibilities

Forecast material needs from project schedules, build plans, and bills of material; establish min/max levels, reorder points, and safety stock; and identify shortages through MRP review.
Conduct ABC/XYZ classification, excess and obsolete inventory reviews, and remnant/drop utilization analysis; recommend dispositions to Purchasing, Engineering, and Quality.
Analyze job-level material cost variance and report root causes to Project Management and Estimating.
Apply AI and analytics tools to forecasting, shortage detection, and excess and obsolete reviews, validating results against source data before taking action.
Design storage solutions and optimize warehouse and yard layouts, including material segregation and controlled areas for safety-related items.
Coordinate receiving, kitting, staging, and material movement with Quality, while maintaining labeling, preservation, and shelf-life controls.
Maintain production stocks of daily-use consumables using FIFO/FEFO controls.
Maintain heat/lot traceability, MTRs/CMTRs, certificates of conformance, and PMI status, linking them to inventory records and job packages.
Control material identification and status throughout receipt, storage, kitting, and issue in accordance with the GM Quality Assurance Program and applicable facility procedures.
Support receiving-documentation checks for commercial-grade dedication and report suspected nonconformances and counterfeit, fraudulent, or suspect items to Quality.
Maintain inventory, receiving, and count records as quality records and follow export-control requirements for controlled materials, drawings, and records.
Set up site operations in the MES, inventory management system, and ERP within shared company standards, and maintain clean, accurate data.
Own the cycle count and physical inventory program, investigate variances, and drive corrective actions to sustain 98%+ location/quantity accuracy and 100% traceability accuracy on controlled material.
Build dashboards and KPIs, and support financial close, valuation, and audits with Finance.
Write SOPs and work instructions, train staff, partner with the systems team on testing and rollout, and lead Lean/Six Sigma improvements.