Material Flow Analyst: Inventory Analytics for Starship

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Kentucky seeks a Material Flow Analyst to optimize inventory and material flow at Starbase. The role focuses on data-driven decisions, maintains the Materials Management tools, and supports daily production with analysis and reporting.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's or equivalent with 3+ years in inventory analytics, proficiency in SQL, and experience with BI tools like PowerBI or Tableau, plus strong Excel skills and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 3+ years in inventory analytics.
• 1+ years of experience in operations, manufacturing, or supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Support inventory accuracy: Monitor inventory data daily via the cycle counting program to ensure a high level of accuracy and immediate reaction to process failures or incorrect behaviors.
• Drive continuous improvement: Use data to identify opportunities for process and systems improvement and lead efforts to implement changes that result in improved safety, inventory accuracy, delivery and/or productivity.
• Support production: Work closely with leaders, production coordinators and specialists to ensure that parts are flowing through the process and available on the lineside for production. Proactively identify and resolve part shortages or inventory discrepancies to prevent production delays.
• Report on metrics: Conduct frequent reviews of area metrics to support leadership in tracking performance and identify trends for improvement. Prepare and present clear, data-driven reports with actionable insights.
• Collaborate on critical projects: Support successful project completion by providing data to enable design decisions, owning key task completion, monitoring progress and ensuring on-time completion.

Skills

Data analysis

SQL

Inventory analytics

Communication skills

Lean Six Sigma

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree

High school diploma + 3+ years experience

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

Excel advanced

Job description

SpaceX in Kentucky seeks a Material Flow Analyst to optimize inventory and material flow at Starbase. The role focuses on data-driven decisions, maintains the Materials Management tools, and supports daily production with analysis and reporting.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's or equivalent with 3+ years in inventory analytics, proficiency in SQL, and experience with BI tools like PowerBI or Tableau, plus strong Excel skills and collaboration across teams.