Warehouse & Inventory Coordinator
Contender AviationWAREHOUSE & INVENTORY COORDINATOR Contender Aviation | Doral, Florida | Full-time | On-site Pay: $18–$26 per hour Schedule: Weekdays, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ABOUT THE ROLE Contender Aviation is seeking a dependable, organized warehouse professional with hands-on forklift experience and forklift operator certification. You will manage the flow of incoming aircraft parts and components, prepare customer shipments, and maintain an accurate, well-organized warehouse. Incoming inventory will either be prepared for shipment against an existing customer order or received into company stock and assigned a clearly identified storage location. Accuracy, careful handling, and follow-through are essential. RESPONSIBILITIES • Receive, unload, unpack, and check incoming inventory against purchase orders, packing lists, and receiving instructions. • Verify part numbers, serial numbers where applicable, quantities, visible condition, and accompanying documentation. Report damage, shortages, discrepancies, or missing paperwork before inventory is released. • Coordinate with sales and purchasing to identify items allocated to customer orders and prioritize them for shipment. • Label and enter stock inventory into the inventory system, assign bin or stock locations, and record put-away and subsequent movements accurately. • Pick, verify, protect, pack, and ship aircraft parts and components with appropriate packaging and shipping documentation. • Coordinate carrier pickups, record tracking details, and communicate shipment status to the team. • Operate forklifts and other warehouse equipment safely; follow company operating procedures, equipment checks, and handling instructions. • Maintain organized shelves, racks, bins, receiving areas, and shipping workstations. Keep aisles clear and inventory protected from damage. • Perform cycle counts and physical inventory checks, investigate discrepancies, and help maintain accurate inventory records. • Monitor and order shipping and warehouse supplies, including boxes, tape, labels, protective packaging, and pallet materials, following company purchasing procedures. • Keep customer returns and items awaiting review clearly identified and separated from available stock. • Coordinate with sales, purchasing, and management on receiving priorities, order fulfillment, and warehouse needs. • Support other related warehouse, shipping, receiving, and inventory-control duties. REQUIREMENTS • Previous warehouse, shipping and receiving, or inventory-control experience. • Hands-on forklift operating experience and forklift operator certification. • Strong attention to detail when checking part numbers, quantities, paperwork, and storage locations. • Comfort using computers, email, and inventory or warehouse software, with the ability to learn our system. • Ability to organize competing receiving and shipping priorities and communicate discrepancies promptly. • Ability to perform the essential warehouse duties safely, with or without reasonable accommodation. PREFERRED • Experience handling aviation parts or other valuable, delicate, or serialized components. • Familiarity with carrier shipping systems, packing methods, and inventory counts. ABOUT CONTENDER AVIATION Contender Aviation supplies business jet aircraft parts and components and specializes in aircraft acquisitions, teardowns, component sourcing, and outright and exchange parts sales. Founded in 2018 and based in Doral, Florida, we support aviation operators, repair stations, maintenance organizations, and purchasing departments worldwide. Learn more: https://contenderaviation.com