Senior Manager-Inventory Control

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space. Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space. Firefly is bringing warehousing, material movement, and logistics together into one Warehouse & Inventory organization. The Sr. Manager – Warehouse & Inventory will build and lead it. This leader is responsible for unifying the team under one strategy, operating model, set of processes, and set of metrics. They will own the full flow of material, from receipt through storage, line-side delivery, and shipment to launch sites and customers in the U.S. and abroad. The role sets strategy and is accountable for all Firefly inventory. That covers the Main Manufacturing Warehouse, line-side point-of-use cells, and satellite and launch warehouses. The role also owns warehouse expansion strategy, the budget, inventory accuracy, controlled property (quarantine, government furnished equipment (GFE), and customer furnished equipment (CFE)), trade-compliant logistics, and visibility into logistics costs, including expedite fees tracked by program. The Sr. Manager works closely with Procurement, Programs, Quality, Engineering, Production, Launch, Finance, and Trade Compliance. Responsibilities Lead the consolidation of warehousing, material movement, and logistics into one Warehouse & Inventory pillar. Set a shared vision, operating model, organizational structure, and KPIs so material is managed end to end instead of handed off between teams. Own all Firefly inventory locations as one network: the Main Manufacturing Warehouse (footprint optimization, cleanrooms, ESD limits) Launch Warehouse Locations (mission-critical staging, remote tracking, high-velocity distribution) Line-Side Inventory (Kanban, kitting, point-of-use replenishment) local and satellite warehouses, including Receiving, Materials Management, Picking, and Transfers Lead and develop a multi-shift team of managers, supervisors, material handlers, and logistics staff. Define roles and responsibilities, cross-train across the pillar, and build a bench of talent ready to support Firefly's growing launch rate. Make safety a core part of the culture, including OSHA compliance, crane and forklift operations, HAZMAT management, and aerospace compliance. Make sure equipment training, certifications, and safety observations are done and kept current according to HSE requirements. Develop the multi-year warehouse and logistics expansion strategy for domestic and international sites, including capacity modeling, layout and flow design, material handling equipment, and decisions to build, lease, or use a third-party logistics provider (3PL). Standardize receiving, put-away, storage, kitting, picking, transfers, and shipping across all sites. Create and maintain warehouse SOPs and standard work, and make sure training is completed and documented. C…

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