Supply and Inventory Manager

Job ID: 2611351

Location: Panama City Beach, FL, US

Date Posted: 2026-04-13

Category: Logistics

Subcategory: Logistics

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: Interim_Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description The Supply and Inventory Manager is responsible for leading inventory management, material control, supply planning, and shipping/receiving activities in support of integration and production programs. This role serves as the central control point for inventory accuracy, material availability, subassembly kitting, and supply chain coordination to ensure production and integration efforts are executed efficiently and on schedule.

This position manages and tracks inventory across multiple integration and production programs, provides routine inventory and material status reporting, and develops and manages supply schedules aligned to program and production requirements. The Supply and Inventory Manager acts as the primary gatekeeper for all inventory transactions, material movement, and inventory accountability.

The role also leads the integration, stand-up, and long-term administration of the organization’s Integrated Manufacturing Toolkit (IMT) system, ensuring successful transition, process implementation, user coordination, and ongoing system management after go-live.

Working closely with Program Managers, Production Managers, Procurement, Warehouse, Engineering, Quality, Finance, internal corporate teams, production line support personnel, and external suppliers, this position plays a critical role in enabling on-time product delivery, maintaining material readiness, and supporting operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Inventory Management and Control

• Serve as the primary owner and gatekeeper of inventory across all integration and production programs.
• Maintain accurate inventory records, material locations, stock levels, and transaction history across all applicable systems and physical storage locations.
• Control and monitor inventory movement including receipt, issue, transfer, adjustment, return, and reconciliation of materials.
• Conduct routine inventory audits, cycle counts, and reconciliations to ensure system accuracy and accountability of all materials and components.
• Identify inventory shortages, excesses, discrepancies, and potential risks, and coordinate corrective actions as needed.
• Establish and enforce inventory control processes, material handling procedures, and storage discipline to improve accuracy and reduce loss or disruption.

Production Support and Material Readiness

• Plan, prepare, issue, and control production-related material schedules to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet integration and production requirements.
• Kit subassembly components and other required materials in support of production work orders and integration efforts.
• Prepare, coordinate, and release material kits to support scheduled production, assembly, and test activities.
• Ensure material availability aligns with work order release, production priorities, and program schedules.
• Support production standups and cross-functional planning by providing material readiness status, constraints, and recovery actions.
• Work closely with production and integration personnel to resolve shortages, substitutions, and material flow issues that could impact schedule execution.

Scheduling and Supply Chain Coordination

• Develop and manage supply chain schedules that support program milestones, integration activities, and production schedules.
• Coordinate material requirements based on engineering specifications, bills of material, production plans, inventory levels, and procurement lead times.
• Advise management on work-in-progress status, material availability, potential shortages, and other issues that may affect schedule performance or delivery commitments.
• Coordinate with Procurement and suppliers to monitor purchase order status, lead times, expected receipts, and schedule risks.
• Support development of recovery plans for delayed material, schedule disruptions, or shifting production priorities.
• Prepare work orders, stock transfer requests, move orders, and shipping requests as required to support production flow.

Shipping, Receiving, and Material Movement

• Manage shipping and receiving operations to ensure timely, accurate, and documented inbound and outbound material flow.
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