Sr Inventory & Materials Analyst

**Kaman Air Vehicles** is seeking a **Sr Inventory & Materials Analyst** at our Bloomfield, CT location. This is a technical, individual contributor role (no direct reports) responsible for inventory health and accuracy controls, inventory investment analytics, material availability readiness, TATS material controls, and audit-ready SOX/DOA inventory controls. The role reports to the Head of Demand & Production Planning, and partners with Purchasing/Procurement, Production, Quality, Engineering, Warehouse/Transport, and Government Property to support an executable plan while protecting working capital and compliance. Warehouse/Transport remains responsible for physical execution of receiving, storage, issuing, kitting, staging, and material movement; this role defines and maintains the controls, standards, reporting, and problem-solving discipline that support that execution. **About KAV:** Kaman Air Vehicles is an industry leader in rotorcraft systems, unmanned aircraft solutions, and precision aerospace components. Our team supports customers across defense and commercial markets with proven platforms like the K-MAX and leading-edge autonomous technologies. We are driven by engineering excellence, mission readiness, and a culture that encourages innovation, teamwork, and pride in supporting critical aviation missions. **Key Responsibilities** **Inventory Controls & Analytics** - Maintain inventory health and accuracy discipline, including transaction integrity, cycle count discipline, location/bin governance, default-location accuracy, and material condition/quality status in the ERP. - Develop, monitor, and analyze materials KPIs such as inventory accuracy, cycle count performance, material availability, inventory value, turns/days on hand, aging/E&O, adjustment trends, and readiness performance; provide recommendations for improvement. - Ensure SOX and DOA compliance for inventory by driving disciplined cycle counting and variance investigation, governing inventory adjustments per DOA/internal controls, ensuring approvals are completed before posting, and maintaining an audit-ready approval trail with appropriate segregation of duties. - Conduct root-cause analysis on inventory discrepancies, recurring cycle count adjustments, transaction errors, and readiness issues; coordinate corrective actions with the appropriate functional owners. - Coordinate and analyze BOM over/under-issue reports to identify material consumption variances, transaction errors, kit accuracy issues, and inventory impacts; partner with Production, Warehouse/Transport, Planning, Quality, and Engineering to drive root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and accurate ERP records. **Material Readiness, Kitting/Staging Standards & Shortage Visibility** - Develop and maintain material readiness, kitting/staging, and inventory-control standards; provide procedure, training, and process-support guidance to help ensure consistent execution. - Support the Planning-led shortage-resolution process by providing accurate material status, receipt/readiness visibility, constraint data, and recovery inputs; escalate issues through the agreed path. - Facilitate slow-moving, excess, and obsolete material review routines and support actions to improve inventory velocity and reduce obsolete exposure. **TATS, ERP & Engineering Change Support** - Serve as the subject matter resource for Time and Temperature Sensitive (TATS) material controls and transactions; monitor expiration risk, support replenishment/requalification/disposition analysis, and coordinate with Quality on holds, deviations, and disposition. - Coordinate ERP/Epicor and materials-process improvements, including labeling/barcoding, standard work, data quality, transaction troubleshooting, and user guidance. - Support engineering-change impact reviews by identifying affected inventory/WIP, coordinating disposition and re-identification needs, and ensuring kit, location, and ERP impacts are addressed. **Cross…