Spaceflight Supply Chain Coordinator

Dawn Aerospace; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Dawn Aerospace is seeking a Supply Chain Coordinator in Christchurch, New Zealand, to maintain material flow across procurement, inventory, and manufacturing. You will coordinate with suppliers, engineering, and finance to ensure orders are placed, tracked, and delivered on time so production can proceed at pace.

Join a fast-paced aerospace team focused on hardware for flight and career growth, with opportunities to improve ERP/MRP data quality and supplier performance in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in supply chain, logistics, procurement, inventory control, warehousing, or manufacturing support.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organisation skills and follow-through.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems, or the ability to learn quickly.
• Strong Excel and data management skills.
• Ability to build effective relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Confidence identifying issues, escalating risks, and driving actions to completion.
• Understanding of procurement, inventory management, and logistics workflows.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Raise and manage purchase orders for materials, components, and services.
• Follow up with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records and documentation within ERP/MRP systems.
• Work with Finance to ensure purchasing, inventory, and financial records remain accurate and aligned.
• Track incoming and outgoing materials and maintain inventory accuracy.
• Support stock control, serialisation, and preparation of materials for production builds.
• Assist with cycle counts and inventory reconciliation activities.
• Communicate with suppliers regarding order status, delivery schedules, and issues.
• Identify and elevate supply risks, shortages, or delivery delays.
• Support onboarding of approved suppliers.
• Work closely with Engineering and Manufacturing teams to understand material requirements and priorities.
• Maintain accurate serial numbers, revisions, and specifications within business systems.
• Support the flow of hardware and materials through manufacturing.
• Help resolve material availability issues that may impact production schedules.
• Identify opportunities to improve procurement, inventory, and logistics processes.
• Support improvements to ERP/MRP data quality and workflow efficiency.
• Maintain accurate supply chain data and reporting.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organization

Learning agility

Risk identification

Supplier relations

Data management

Working under pressure

Procurement knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

Job description

Dawn Aerospace is seeking a Supply Chain Coordinator in Christchurch, New Zealand, to maintain material flow across procurement, inventory, and manufacturing. You will coordinate with suppliers, engineering, and finance to ensure orders are placed, tracked, and delivered on time so production can proceed at pace.

Join a fast-paced aerospace team focused on hardware for flight and career growth, with opportunities to improve ERP/MRP data quality and supplier performance in a dynamic environment.