Job no: 492609
Work type: Full Time
Location: Ipswich
Categories: Maintenance
Position Description
Work type: Full Time
Location: Ipswich
Categories: Maintenance
Position Description
Your potential employer
TAE Aerospace is a global aerospace company providing maintenance services for some of the most powerful, exciting and important defence and commercial aircraft platforms in the world. We are also proud of our encouraging and supportive team environment that ensures we all work together within a genuine high-performance culture.
What we Offer
- A comprehensive physical, mental and financial Wellbeing Program
- A great family culture where you’re not just another employee
- Regular workplace events and functions
- Great workplace facilities
- An inclusive and diverse workplace
- Strong involvement with the local community
The Role:
We are looking for a highly motivated Inventory Controller to support the most exciting engine platforms in the defence sector, – the legendary F/A 18 Super Hornet’s F414 engine, the F135 engine that powers the most advanced fifth-generation fighter in the world – the F35 Lightning II, with specific responsibility for the M1 Abrams AGT1500 engine
Your duties include:
- Ensure timely and accurate provisioning of inventory/spares (raw materials, BDS or consumables) to support internal operations and meet customers contract requirements.
- Provide contemporary inventory management services for operational and production activities, inclusive of purchasing, invoicing and the optimisation of stock levels through forecasting models.
- Maintain assigned inventory stocks across ERP systems in a cost effective, timely and efficient manner.
- Monitor the technical aspects of inventory related activities, ensuring compliance with contractual, company, and regulatory requirements.
- Deliver timely and meaningful reporting and analysis to the Program Managers, Finance Managers and Sourcing Director for use in monthly reports.
- Measure and report on the effectiveness of purchasing and procurement activities.
- Ensure inventory holdings are sufficient to meet production schedule outcomes, whilst ensuring reduction of total material costs and disposal of obsolete or excessive stock.
The Ideal Candidate will have:
- Extensive Supply Chain/Logistics/Inventory Controllers management experience in the Aviation or Commercial or similar highly legislated industry.
- Australian citizen with the ability to attain National Defence Security Clearance (Baseline, NV1).
- ERP Experience, such as SAP, MILIS, or IFS
- Experience in modern Stocktake Management techniques.
- An awareness of National Chain of Responsibility legislation.
- Experience and ability in providing effective reporting to customers.
Advertised: 25 Jun 2025 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 22 Jul 2025 E. Australia Standard Time