Inventory Analyst, Aerospace & Defense Ops

Anduril Industries; McHenry (MS); On-site; USD 86,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an Inventory Analyst to optimize inventory levels and support production schedules for rocket motor manufacturing in a fast-paced, regulated environment. You will drive cycle counts, monitor shelf-life materials, and implement corrective actions across ERP and WMS systems while maintaining strict compliance with AS9100 and DFARS.

You''ll build self-service dashboards, collaborate with manufacturing teams, and surface shortages before they impact production, ensuring

Qualifications

• 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 (highly preferred), advanced Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUPs), and potentially SQL for data mining.
• Familiarity with AS9100 standards and 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. Familiarity with hazmat storage is a plus.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Build and maintain self-service dashboards and reports that give production, quality, and program teams a live view of inventory health.

Skills

Inventory control

Data analysis

ERP systems

Lean / Six Sigma

Hazardous materials handling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Data Science or a related field

Tools

Oracle

Odoo

Excel

SQL

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking an Inventory Analyst to optimize inventory levels and support production schedules for rocket motor manufacturing in a fast-paced, regulated environment. You will drive cycle counts, monitor shelf-life materials, and implement corrective actions across ERP and WMS systems while maintaining strict compliance with AS9100 and DFARS.

You''ll build self-service dashboards, collaborate with manufacturing teams, and surface shortages before they impact production, ensuring