Principal Inventory & Materials Improvement Specialist

Location: Onsite at the Centennial, Colorado facility, United States. U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance are required.

Salary: $145,000–$180,000 base salary per year.

Company

hirify.global designs, develops, and manufactures jet propulsion systems using additive manufacturing to support unmanned aerial defense and strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base.

What you will do

• Own inventory strategy and standardized processes across the manufacturing environment.
• Develop material presentation strategies for line-side stocking, point-of-use inventory, kitting, staging, and replenishment.
• Optimize stocking, kit build, staging, consumption, and material issuance processes based on demand, lead times, criticality, and production requirements.
• Lead cycle counting, physical inventories, variance investigations, reconciliations, and root-cause corrective actions.
• Partner with Finance on inventory valuation, reserves, adjustments, write-offs, and period-end activities.
• Lead cross-functional improvements with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Quality, Engineering, and IT while using KPIs to improve inventory accuracy, availability, flow, and financial performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of inventory or materials management experience in a manufacturing or assembly environment.
• Experience designing, implementing, and improving inventory management processes and supporting production lines, work cells, or assembly operations.
• Strong knowledge of inventory reconciliation, cycle counting, root-cause analysis, and ERP/MRP systems in manufacturing.
• Experience partnering with Finance on inventory valuation, financial reconciliation, reserves, adjustments, and reporting.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance.

Nice to have

• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Kanban, or pull-based material systems.
• APICS CPIM or CSCP, or Lean/Six Sigma certification.
• Experience developing material flow strategies for high-mix or high-volume assembly.
• Familiarity with WIP tracking and backflushing processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, life, and short- and long-term disability coverage from day one.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching.
• Bonus eligibility and company equity for every role.
• Inclusive work environment with equal opportunity employment practices.