Department: Operations

Title: Inventory Lead

Reports to: Inventory Manager / Site Lead / QC Lead

Overview The Inventory Manager / Inventory Control Lead is responsible for safeguarding the accuracy, integrity, availability, traceability, and control of aviation inventory throughout receiving, storage, transfer, repair management, cycle counting, and outbound fulfillment operations. Serving as the organizational owner of inventory accuracy and material accountability, this role ensures inventory records, material status, and physical inventory remain aligned, accurate, and fully traceable throughout the entire asset lifecycle.

This position is accountable for maintaining robust inventory control processes, overseeing inventory transactions, monitoring key inventory performance metrics, and ensuring compliance with FAA regulations, AS9100D requirements, customer specifications, company procedures, and applicable industry standards. Through effective inventory management and material stewardship, the Inventory Manager / Inventory Control Lead supports operational efficiency, inventory optimization, customer satisfaction, and regulatory compliance.

Operating with both an inventory control and Asset Management Review (AMR) mindset, this role continually evaluates material inventory through a value-maximization lens, identifying opportunities to improve asset utilization, recover value from underperforming inventory, support strategic disposition decisions, and align inventory investments with business objectives. The position ensures inventory visibility and material accountability while balancing operational requirements with the financial performance of the company's asset portfolio.

The Inventory Manager / Inventory Control Lead is also responsible for identifying, investigating, and resolving inventory discrepancies, transaction errors, traceability concerns, location variances, and process deficiencies that may impact inventory accuracy, customer commitments, audit readiness, or business performance. Working within Quantum ERP and collaboratively across multiple departments, the role ensures effective inventory controls, data integrity, and cross-functional alignment throughout the organization.

Through disciplined inventory oversight, continuous process improvement, reporting, and cross-functional leadership, this position protects company assets,



supports the effectiveness of the Quality Management System (QMS), enhances inventory performance, and contributes directly to the profitability, scalability, and operational success of the organization.

Specific Accountabilities

1. Maintain accountability for inventory accuracy, traceability, location control, material condition, and asset status throughout the entire inventory and asset lifecycle.
2. Manage and oversee all inventory transactions within Quantum ERP, including receiving, transfers, allocations, reservations, exchanges, repairs, shipments, adjustments, dispositions, and asset recovery activities.
3. Evaluate inventory through an Asset Management Review (AMR) lens to identify opportunities for inventory optimization, asset redeployment, value recovery, inventory liquidation, and improved return on inventory investment.
4. Develop, execute, and maintain cycle count programs, inventory audits, wall-to-wall inventories, reconciliation activities, and inventory verification processes to ensure the integrity of physical and system inventory records.
5. Investigate inventory variances, traceability concerns, transaction discrepancies, aging inventory, excess stock positions, and material exceptions to determine root causes and implement effective corrective actions.
6. Monitor and report key performance indicators including inventory accuracy, transaction accuracy, inventory utilization, inventory aging, excess and obsolete inventory, asset turns, inventory availability, and asset recovery performance.
7. Partner with Asset Management, Purchasing, Sales, Repair Management, Quality Assurance, and Warehouse Operations to align inventory strategies with customer demand, repair opportunities, asset disposition plans, and business objectives.
8. Maintain complete inventory traceability and configuration control through effective management of serial numbers, lot numbers, maintenance records, certifications, ownership records, and supporting documentation.
9. Analyze inventory trends, asset performance, demand patterns,



and transaction data to drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory optimization, working capital efficiency, profitability, and operational effectiveness.
10. Develop and maintain inventory dashboards, management reports, reconciliation metrics, and asset performance reporting that provide visibility into inventory health, utilization, and recovery opportunities.
11. Ensure inventory records, processes, and controls remain audit-ready and compliant with FAA regulations, AS9100D requirements, customer contractual obligations, company policies, and Quality Management System requirements.

12. Lead and mentor inventory personnel while fostering a culture of accountability, operational excellence, inventory integrity, customer service, continuous improvement, and proactive asset management across the organization.

Qualifications

· Minimum of three (3) years of experience in Inventory Management, Inventory Control, Supply Chain, Aviation Distribution, MRO Operations, Warehouse Management, Materials Management, or a related aerospace setting; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

· Demonstrated knowledge of inventory management principles, inventory control methodologies, transaction management, inventory reconciliation, cycle counting, and inventory performance measurement.

· Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with exceptional attention to detail.

· Ability to analyze inventory data, investigate discrepancies, interpret reports, identify trends, and implement corrective actions.

· Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with employees, suppliers, customers, auditors, management, and cross-functional teams.

· Demonstrated leadership ability with experience coordinating activities, prioritizing workloads, training personnel, and driving accountability.

· Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and consistently meet inventory performance, operational, and customer service objectives.

· Commitment to continuous improvement, operational excellence, inventory accuracy, audit readiness, regulatory compliance, and Quality Management System effectiveness.

Pay: $97,300.00-$104,250.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 Inventory Lead (Mississauga)
🏢 Regional One
📍 Mississauga