Matl Cntrl Analyst III

General Dynamics Corporation; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Day-one benefits

Job summary

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation seeks a seasoned Materials/Inventory professional to manage material control and master data with a strong focus on timely delivery and accuracy. You will coordinate with Purchasing, Planning, Quality and Operations to resolve inventory issues and support the Master Production Schedule.

The role requires a Bachelor's in a related field and 5 years of manufacturing/materials experience, with Master’s degree offset options. Travel up to 25% may be needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Admin, Materials Management, Operations Management, Manufacturing Engineering or related field; 5 years manufacturing/materials experience.
• Master's degree may offset 2 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate timely delivery of materials to satisfy manufacturing requirements.
• Identify and analyze recurring critical path items to mitigate production delays.
• Track and status work in progress and inventory levels; identify trends and report to management.
• Interface with departments to ensure schedule integrity, job status, and material availability.
• Provide daily updates on aircraft flow, cost variances, and material issues.

Skills

MRP

Inventory control

Material planning

Production scheduling

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Our aircraft are industry leaders and so are our people. We're looking for talented, motivated people who are ready to do innovative work, and we offer exciting career opportunities worldwide.

Let your career take flight

Our aircraft are industry leaders and so are our people. We're looking for talented, motivated individuals who are ready to do innovative work, and we offer exciting career opportunities worldwide.

Gulfstream employees benefit from a total rewards package that includes

• competitive compensation
• medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage starting on day 1

Solid understanding of cores and discrepant materials returns

Adept knowledge of the completions schedule and operations

• Specific adept knowledge of the fabrication and cabinet build team processes / materials
  • Ability to identify constraints on a daily basis based on build schedule and stockroom / kitting operations
• Kitting / Stockroom processes and how they relate to supporting completion operations

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Materials Management, Operations Management, Manufacturing Engineering, or other related cirriculum required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. 5 years of related experience in manufacturing and /or materials to include one of the following: Inventory processes and control of all types of materials, Manufacturing shop floor material control (including make-to-stock subassembly), or Warehousing

. Master's Degree in related fieldmay offset 2 years of experience requirement.

Position Purpose:

Under limited supervision, perform various administrative and liaison functions relating to analyzing and initiating actions with Management, Shop Floor Material Control and Warehouse Operations. Work closely with Material Control, and other applicable organizations to coordinate and assist timely and accurate resolutions to associated production and inventory processes. Identify root causes and disconnects to help management develop resolutions to inventory inaccuracies, work order release issues, aircraft cost variances, material flow issues and Manufacturing positions with regard to the Master Production Schedule.

Job Description

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:

• Communicate with supporting departments to ensure on-time delivery of required. materials to satisfy manufacturing requirements.
• Identify and analyze recurring critical path items to mitigate impacts to the production schedule; implement solutions to help remove barriers in order to improve production rates; respond to problem issues from customers and initiate actions to minimize negative impacts.
• Track, analyze, and status work in progress and inventory levels to ensure aircraft/inventory coverage; identify trends in production schedules and process issues; develop applicable reports and communicate recommendations to management.
• Interface with supporting departments to ensure integrity of schedules, job status, work order release and material shortages; ensure aircraft cost per work order, maintain back-flush / post-deduct inventory, work order status, and accurate inventory transactions.
• Provide Management with daily updates on aircraft flow, position drivers, critical path components, work order status and cost variances using applicable reports.
• Review and update MRP material master data to ensure accuracy of reorder points, lot sizes, production build durations, planned delivery time, processing time, safety stock levels, planner codes, etc.
• Develop and status recovery plans for forecasted and actual critical items; coordinate implementation of Recovery Plans with Purchasing, Suppliers and Operations.
• Analyze and track material deviations to include cannibalization from aircraft or inventory, diversion of assets, material discrepancies, receiving discrepancies, quality issues and in-house completion processes.
• Communicate with off-site coordinators and Mexicali representatives.
• Develop process measurements and reports as required.
• Act as a liaison between Materials, Requirements Planning, Manufacturing Engineering, Corporate Scheduling, Quality and Operations in order to achieve established production goals.

Additional Functions:

• Participate in Lean Manufacturing processes and complete Lean training as needed. .

Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:

• Experience in material control that required. interaction with Purchasing, Planning, Quality and Manufacturing.

This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Additional Information

Requisition Number: 235949

Category: Materials

Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%

Shift: First

Employment Type: Full-time

Posting End Date: 10/30/2026

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world's most technologically-advanced business jet aircraft

Gulfstream designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world's most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft.