Warehouse Operations Supervisor

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

We are a small, hardworking and accomplished team of specialists, who support the development and manufacturing of spaceflight vehicles. We are seeking a proactive individual with excellent administrative and organizational skills that can thrive in a fast paced environment supporting the Warehouse Operations Manager. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Responsibilities include:

• Drive the warehouse operations team to meet company leadership and business goals.
• Lead receiving, storage, distribution and accountability of all inventory materials.
• Maintain SKU and unit accuracy levels within company goals.
• Perform root cause analysis on inventory variances and escapes.
• Ensure warehouse activities meet or exceed regulatory requirements and support manufacturing operations.
• File and maintain documentation from vendors for product received in accordance with company process.
• Manage inventory levels in coordination with Excess and Obsolete policy.
• Recommend and drive initiative to dispose of aged or abandoned storage items.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities.
• Supervise and maintain team training and certifications required for duties.
• Conduct performance reviews and establish career paths for progression.
• Resolve invoice discrepancies with Accounts Payable and Procurement teams.
• Develop and implement warehouse reporting metrics to drive performance efficiencies.
• Maintain service level agreements for inventory related processes across the manufacturing complex.

Qualifications:

• B.A., B.S. degree or APICs certification or equivalent work experience.
• 10 years inventory control experience handling 30,000 SKUs with forward and reverse part assembly traceability.
• A demeanor towards extraordinary quality, attention to detail, and dedication.
• Social skills within a highly technical environment.
• Mathematical skills including calculation of percentages, area, volume, and unit of measure conversions.
• Analytical skills to define problems, collect appropriate and relevant data, establish facts, and draw reasonable conclusions from captured information.
• Ability to derive inventory requirements from drawings, specifications, and Bill of Materials (BoM).
• Ability to safely use a forklift and perform elevated work.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired:

• An MBA in Business Administration or equivalent.
• Inventory management experience in the aerospace or medical industry.
• Exposure to proper handling and storage of energetic systems, hazardous waste materials, raw metals, and explosives.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158. Learn more about the ITAR here .

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here and here .

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to view a copy of Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com .