Inventory Analyst

McHenry · McHenry, MS (MMS-00) · USD 86,000-112,000 · 3-5 years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026

At a glance

The Inventory Analyst is responsible for managing and optimizing inventory levels to support production schedules while minimizing the costs of scrap, excess and obsolescence.
This role will oversee the health of inventory across materials, quality, and production - including energetic and shelf-life-sensitive chemicals unique to a rocket motor environment.

Oversee electronic cycle counts and physical audits to maintain near-perfect record accuracy.
Investigate root causes of inventory variances and implement corrective actions in our ERP and WMS systems.
Monitor shelf-life-sensitive materials and ensure compliance with safety and quality storage regulations via the AS9100 Quality Management System.
Generate KPI reports and visual dashboards to track inventory health, aging stock, and transaction records.
Collaborate with other manufacturing stakeholders to support operational continuity and efficient forecasting and planning.
Track shelf-life and expiration on energetic and hazardous materials - ammonium perchlorate (AP), propellant chemicals, and controlled CHM-coded consumables - and flag lots approaching removal, repack, or retest dates before they impact the line.
Reconcile physical counts to the system of record (Odoo/Oracle), measure count accuracy against the fiscal-year target, and drive root-cause corrections on adjustments.
Analyze consumption trends and clear-to-build coverage against active work orders to surface shortages and long-lead risk before they block production.
Monitor MRB and quarantine aging, dormant and dead stock, and warehouse capacity utilization, and recommend disposition or consolidation.
Validate inventory striped to the correct project and task charge codes, and flag material at risk from expired project dates.

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Data Science or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
Typically 3-5+ years in inventory control within an aerospace or high-tech manufacturing environment.
Proficiency in Oracle and Odoo, advanced Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUPs), and potentially SQL for data mining.
Familiarity with AS9100 standards and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) regulations for the management of government property.
Experience managing parts with unique serial numbers or traceability requirements, where a single error can halt production.
Experience identifying inefficiencies in material flow and driving Lean or Six Sigma initiatives to improve them.
Comfort handling data on hazardous or energetic materials with strict segregation, storage, and shelf-life requirements.
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Experience in a defense, aerospace, propulsion, or energetics manufacturing environment.
Hands-on experience building dashboards or reports from ERP data (Odoo, Oracle) or a BI/analytics platform.
Familiarity with Oracle project and task charge structures and inventory project striping.
Track record of improving inventory KPIs - count accuracy, aging, putaway lead time, capacity utilization, on-time kitting.