Senior Inventory & Logistics Leader — East Coast Onsite

Rocket Lab USA; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Top-tier medical plans

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Rocket Lab USA in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Manager of Inventory and Logistics to lead a hands-on team responsible for inventory controls, expediting, receiving, storage, picking, packing, and local dispatch across sites. You will ensure on-time delivery, DIFOT, and accurate perpetual inventory while implementing bar-coding and bin-location systems.

With 8+ years of experience and 12+ total, you’ll influence process improvements, travel up to 25% to east coast sites, and partner with Finance

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent (12+ years total).
• 5+ years of leadership in supply chain.
• Proven ability to manage inventory teams.
• Proven ability to implement systems and tools for material management.
• Proficient in MS Office, ERP systems, math and statistics.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time to multiple sites primarily on the east coast.

Responsibilities

• Direct a team of people responsible for inventory management, material handling, and shipping and receiving across several sites on the east coast.
• Accountable for inventory controls, perpetual inventory reporting, on-time delivery of material from inventory to production, and packaging solutions to prevent damage to parts.
• Responsible for implementing systems and processes, to manage bar-coding and bin locations for inventory management.
• Responsible for inventory planning and kitting process, to deliver materials line-side to production cells.
• Responsible for ensuring inventory accuracy and cycle counts are meeting Finance requirements.
• Responsible for ensuring shipping and receiving processes are in place and support procure-to-pay process.
• Responsible for receiving Inspection, to ensure parts meet specifications.
• Travel domestically and abroad.
• Additional duties as reasonably required.

Skills

Inventory leadership

System implementation

MS Office & ERP

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Rocket Lab USA in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Manager of Inventory and Logistics to lead a hands-on team responsible for inventory controls, expediting, receiving, storage, picking, packing, and local dispatch across sites. You will ensure on-time delivery, DIFOT, and accurate perpetual inventory while implementing bar-coding and bin-location systems.

With 8+ years of experience and 12+ total, you’ll influence process improvements, travel up to 25% to east coast sites, and partner with Finance