Inventory/Material/Distribution Control II

Job Description

Ensures inventory is stocked appropriately by evaluating customer future needs, reviewing inventory quantity, and initiating orders for additional/new material. Records quantity and type of stock received, in store, and issued. Ensures inventory accuracy by conducting physical inventories and cycle counts.

Position Responsibilities

• Supports electronic parts inventory activities in the receiving, managing, and kitting of electronic parts.
• Interfaces with Quality Assurance (QA), Parts Program Engineers, Parts Representatives, Electronic Fabrication, other Inventory personnel, Material Control, and JPL project customers.
• Processes inbound receipts and outbound shipments to assure quality and accuracy.
• Determines storage locations and packaging methods following guidelines for temperature, humidity, and packaging.
• Fills complex kits for production departments and verifies counts and/or document shortages.
• Collaborates with receiving inspection QA, production control, and assembly departments to resolve shortages and/or inventory problems.
• Maintains and conducts the electronic parts physical inventory, disposition/excess of materials, and supports JPL Material Control quarterly audits and other NASA audits.
• Uses Oracle Discreet Manufacturing (ODM) modules and other IT applications to perform required inventory transactions (e.g., Oracle Inventory, Bill of Materials (BOM), and Work in Progress (WIP)).

Required Skills

• Typically requires a High School diploma with a minimum of 6 years of related experience; Associates with a minimum of 1 year of related experience; or related experience.
• Thorough understanding and prior experience handling high-reliability and space level electronic components.
• Familiarity with electronic part numbers, part families and their identification, lot and date code, manufacturers, and common package types.
• Previous experience operating within an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system.
• Solid understanding of inventory receiving, stocking, kitting processes, and material inventory techniques.
• Excellent customer service skills and able to effectively work and communicate with technicians, engineers, managers, scientists, and business/logistics personnel.
• Must be self-motivated and detail-oriented.
• Proficiency in Oracle Inventory, BOM, and WIP modules.
• JPL ESD and Critical Hardware Handling (JCI) certified.
• Solid working knowledge of electronic parts inventory and ability to work independently with minimal training and guidance.
• Working knowledge of JPL's purchasing and receiving process.

Benefits

Offer contingent on ability to successfully pass a background check and drug screen. Full benefits provided.