Inventory & Warehouse Analyst

General Matter•Paducah, KY

9d•Onsite

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, responsible for building processes and standards and ensuring the right materials and documentation reach the right work orders on schedule. The role combines analytical work with hands-on warehouse and yard activity. You will work closely with Purchasing, Engineering, Project Management, Production, Quality, and Finance, helping keep fabrication on schedule. Responsibilities span inventory planning and analysis, warehouse and yard management, nuclear quality and traceability, systems and reporting, and continuous improvement.

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 record of 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 command 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.
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.
Ability to travel approximately 25%.

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, 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.
Master’s degree.
Deep SAP (MM/PP/WM) or Oracle experience.
ERP implementation or upgrade experience.
Power BI or Tableau experience.
Experience with WMS and barcode/RFID tracking, and 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.
Hazardous materials handling experience.

Responsibilities

Forecast material needs from project schedules, build plans, and bills of material; set min/max levels, reorder points, and safety stock; and flag shortages through MRP review.
Run ABC/XYZ classification, excess and obsolete review, 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 review, verifying results against source data before acting.
Design storage solutions and optimize warehouse and yard layout, including material segregation and controlled areas for safety-related items.
Coordinate receiving, kitting, staging, and material movement with Quality; maintain labeling, preservation, and shelf-life controls.
Keep daily-use production consumables stocked using FIFO/FEFO controls.
Maintain heat/lot traceability, MTRs/CMTRs, certificates of conformance, and PMI status in inventory records and job packages.
Control material identification and status from receipt through storage, kitting, and issue in accordance with the GM Quality Assurance Program and 10 CFR Part 70 facility procedures.
Support receiving-documentation checks for commercial-grade dedication and flag 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 the site in MES, inventory management, and ERP systems within shared company standards and maintain accurate site 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, inventory 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.
Work extended hours and weekends as necessary.
Travel approximately 25%.