Inventory Control & Spares Support Specialist

FlightSafety International; New Castle (DE); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

FlightSafety International is seeking a Spares Support Specialist / Inventory Control to maintain stock levels and automate records for Flight Training Devices at a Learning Center. You will train associates at other centers and ensure spares are available for repairs without overstocking.

The role requires three years of related experience, HS diploma (or GED), and knowledge of electrical/electronic components, SAP, inventory management and warehouse management.

Qualifications

• Three years' related experience or equivalent combination of education.
• Minimum of three years’ experience with FlightSafety International.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of electrical/electronic components, SAP, inventory management and warehouse management.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain automated records of physical inventory.
• Accountable for ensuring that FTD parts/spares are readily available for repair or replacement actions by FTD staff without overstocking, and/or overspending.
• Order bench stock, materials, parts and equipment for Flight Training Devices support.
• Acquire and maintain spares cost and pricing data with use of automated data management techniques and tools.
• Ship rotatable or expendable spares to other FlightSafety International Centers, as required.
• Acquire and analyze repair quotes and balance cost of repairs and make recommendation to management on most cost-effective method of repair.
• Coordinate repair activities with repair Centers at FlightSafety Simulation (FSS); coordinate use of local repair capability in support of FSS and other FlightSafety International Centers.
• Ship spares to Simulation Systems Functional group (SSFG) or other vendor(s) for repair and track “returns to stock” in a timely manner.
• Interact with various other FTD staff regarding needed spares/parts in anticipation of possible repair and/or replacement actions at the Center.
• Interact with Simulation Operations Support (SOS) Analysis Engineers and SOS Manager for definition of critical path priority of spares, repair parts and support equipment.
• Assist SFTD/MFTD in setting of appropriate minimum quantity levels for spares, using analysis of past usage patterns and estimates of future usage.
• Provide training and guidance to Associate Spares Support at other FlightSafety International training Centers.
• Report, on a timely basis, any safety hazards observed in work area, equipment, and/or building to appropriate person(s) for correction.

Skills

SAP

Inventory management

Warehouse management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

FlightSafety International is seeking a Spares Support Specialist / Inventory Control to maintain stock levels and automate records for Flight Training Devices at a Learning Center. You will train associates at other centers and ensure spares are available for repairs without overstocking.

The role requires three years of related experience, HS diploma (or GED), and knowledge of electrical/electronic components, SAP, inventory management and warehouse management.