AST SpaceMobile
Senior Inventory Manager
Midland, Texas, United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 28 days ago
AccountingForecastingExcelSAPValuationOperations ManagementSupply ChainLogisticsProcess ImprovementProcurementERPInventory ManagementIntellectual PropertyLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMicrosoft TeamsNetSuiteLean ManufacturingWarehouse Management SystemDemand Planning
About the role
- AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio and designed for both commercial and government applications. Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by
- today's five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected.
Responsibilities
- Lead enterprise-wide inventory management operations across multiple warehouse and manufacturing facilities.
- Develop and implement inventory control strategies to ensure high levels of inventory accuracy, material traceability, and operational accountability.
- Establish and manage cycle count programs, physical inventory audits, and inventory verification procedures to maintain accurate system inventory records.
- Develop inventory optimization strategies that improve material availability while minimizing excess inventory and unnecessary working capital exposure.
- Partner closely with Supply Chain, Procurement, and Production Planning teams to ensure inventory availability aligns with manufacturing schedules and production demand forecasts.
- Manage inventory controls supporting raw materials, production components, work-in-progress inventory, finished goods, spare parts, and production-critical hardware.
- Implement standardized inventory management procedures across all company sites to improve consistency and operational scalability.
- Collaborate with Finance teams to support inventory valuation, reconciliation, audit compliance, and cost control initiatives.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory process automation, warehouse efficiency, material traceability, and inventory visibility improvements.
- Lead and develop inventory control personnel, warehouse inventory teams, and supporting operational staff while building scalable inventory management infrastructure.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in inventory management, supply chain operations, warehouse management, or manufacturing operations.
- Strong understanding of inventory planning, demand forecasting, and material flow management processes.
- Ability to work in warehouse, manufacturing, and industrial operational environments.
- Ability to regularly walk warehouse floors and manufacturing facilities while overseeing inventory operations.
- Ability to conduct physical inventory audits and inspect material storage areas.
- Ability to sit for extended periods while analyzing inventory reports, system transactions, and operational performance data.
- Ability to travel periodically between operational sites when necessary.
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced manufacturing environments with evolving operational demands.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Logistics, or related field preferred.
- Equivalent combination of education and directly related inventory management experience may be considered.
- Experience
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing inventory control teams, warehouse operations, or supply chain functions.
- Strong experience managing inventory systems within complex manufacturing or industrial environments.
- Demonstrated experience implementing cycle count programs, inventory audits, reconciliation processes, and inventory control procedures.
- Experience managing large inventory volumes supporting high-volume production environments.
Nice to have
- Experience working in aerospace, satellite manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, automotive, defense, or other advanced manufacturing environments.
- Strong knowledge of inventory accounting principles, inventory valuation methods, and inventory audit controls.
- Experience working with ERP, MRP, and warehouse management systems supporting manufacturing operations.
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles, warehouse optimization strategies, and supply chain process improvement initiatives.
- Experience managing serialized inventory, traceability requirements, and configuration-controlled hardware.
- Experience supporting rapid manufacturing scale-up operations in fast-growth industrial organizations.
- Strong leadership and organizational management capabilities.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
Benefits
- Oversee all inventory transactions including receiving validation, material transfers, stock adjustments, consumption tracking, work order allocation, and inventory reconciliation processes.
- Monitor inventory performance metrics including inventory accuracy, inventory turns, stock discrepancies, excess inventory, obsolete inventory, and inventory carrying costs.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective action initiatives related to inventory discrepancies, missing materials, stock variances, and transaction errors.
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