Inventory Planner - EO MRO

About the role

EDGE Technologies is hiring an Inventory Planner for its EO MRO business in Abu Dhabi. The role manages demand forecasting, inventory planning and procurement coordination to ensure critical EOIR components and spares are available for production and maintenance, repair and overhaul operations. Defence or aerospace experience is preferred.

Key responsibilities

• Demand planning and forecasting: build forecasts for EOIR production and MRO, coordinate with Production, Engineering and MRO teams, and adjust procurement and stocking strategies.
• Material planning: plan inventory of components, electronic modules, mechanical parts, optics and consumables, maintain safety stock and reorder points, and monitor slow-moving, excess and obsolete stock.
• Purchase requisitions and purchase orders: raise PRs in the ERP, coordinate with Procurement on RFQs and vendor selection, track POs and supplier lead times, and ensure compliance for controlled, ITAR-sensitive or classified items.
• ERP and data management: maintain material master data, BOMs, inventory parameters and supplier data, run cycle counts and stock reconciliations.
• MRO support: liaise with the MRO team on repair pipelines and failure analysis, ensure critical spares are available and support warranty tracking.
• Reporting and analysis: produce inventory status, PR/PO tracking and material availability reports, and update management on shortages and supplier risks.
• Compliance: ensure inventory and procurement comply with defence regulations, traceability and quality standards, and keep audit trails for controlled and classified materials.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration or a related field.
• Hands-on experience raising PRs and tracking POs through ERP systems.
• Preferred: 4-6 years of inventory planning and procurement coordination in a production or MRO environment (defence/aerospace preferred).
• Preferred: knowledge of EOIR components, electronics and mechanical assemblies.
• English proficiency required.

Required skills

• Strong Excel, analytical, planning and reporting skills.
• Knowledge of compliance, traceability and controlled material handling.
• Ability to coordinate across Production, MRO, Procurement and Finance.

What we offer

• Tax-free salaries and highly competitive pay.
• Benefits that may include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependents, and education allowances for children.
• A learning academy and digital learning platforms, career support and collaboration with global talent.