Sr. Inventory Control Analyst at AEVEX in Tampa, Florida, United States

Job description

• The Sr. Inventory Control Analyst supports warehouse operations by ensuring inventory accuracy, optimizing storage and material flow, and maintaining reliable data within the warehouse management or ERP system. This role works closely with warehouse supervisors, production planning, procurement, and quality to minimize stockouts, reduce errors, and drive improvements in warehouse efficiency and inventory control.

Responsibilities

• Perform root-cause analysis on inventory discrepancies, bin accuracy issues, and transactional errors, drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Provide informed recommendations to management across business functions that enhance accuracy, efficiency, and material flow.
• Coordinate cycle counts, location audits, and full physical inventories; ensure count procedures comply with company policies.
• Review and maintain accurate item and location data within the ERP system, including stocking locations, units of measure, lot/serial tracking.
• Develop and maintain inventory performance reports and KPIs such as inventory accuracy, fill rate, cycle count effectiveness, and aging inventory.
• Monitor inventory usage and provide management with guidance on Excess and Obsolete (E/O) recommendations.
• Improve material handling processes, and storage optimization to enhance space utilization and pick/put efficiency.
• Monitor slow-moving, damaged, expired, or obsolete stock, work with operations and planning teams on disposition or rework strategies.
• Ensure proper execution of warehouse transactions such as receipts, transfers, adjustments, issues, and returns, train staff when necessary.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to warehouse layout, process standardization, barcode scanning, and material flow.
• Collaborate with Production Control and Planning teams to ensure timely and accurate material staging, kitting, and replenishment.
• Provide leadership within the inventory control function.
• Perform other duties as required.
• Regular and reliable attendance on a full time basis [or in accordance with posted schedule].
• Responsible for exhibiting professional behavior with both internal and external business associates that reflects positively on the company and is consistent with the company's policies and practices.
• Embodies AEVEX’s cultural values and aligns daily actions with department goals and company culture.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of WMS/ERP systems and warehouse processes such as receiving, put-away, picking, staging, and shipping.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel proficiency.
• Excellent problem-solving and root-cause analysis capabilities.
• Excellent communication and ability to work cross-functionally with warehouse operations, planning, procurement, and quality teams.
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills.
• Strong knowledge of lean warehousing, 5S, or continuous improvement methodologies preferred
• Familiarity with manufacturing material flow, kitting, or line-side replenishment preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, operations, logistics or other relevant field.
• APICS Certification (Preferred)
• 5+ years of inventory control or warehouse operations experience, ideally in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Experience in aerospace and defense industry a plus.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a Secret DoD clearance, U.S. Citizenship required.

Skills

Required

• Excellent communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• Problem-solving
• Root-cause analysis
• WMS/ERP systems
• Advanced Excel
• Inventory control
• Warehouse processes
• Lean warehousing
• 5S

Benefits

• AEVEX provides a full suite of comprehensive benefits, including a 401(k)-retirement plan, comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance group coverage with a portion of the premiums paid by the company, professional development funds, and an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) with counseling, legal help, child and elder care support, among other benefits for qualified employees.