Materials Coordinator

Location:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (fully on-premises position)

Experience: 2+ years

Skygauge has reinvented the drone to perform work not possible with drones today. Our drone conducts ultrasonic thickness tests from the air. The Skygauge performs inspections 5-10x faster while workers remain safely on the ground. Our unique thrust vectoring technology is being applied to other applications like painting, cleaning, sanding, and more.

This is a full-time on-site Materials Coordinator role located at our HQ in Hamilton. At Skygauge, you will own warehouse operations and material availability for production builds and repairs. You will manage stock levels in Odoo using demand projections and historical trends, execute purchase orders, maintain accurate inventory records, and coordinate supplier communications including version control, lead times, quality issues, and returns (RMA/RTV).

You are ready and willing to work in a start-up environment. You are a high performance, motivated and self-directed individual. You are confident in your skills, communicate well, and able to quickly learn new skills as they are needed. You know how to ask for help, use your resources, and work ruthlessly as a problem solver to get to your goal.

You are organized, detail-oriented, and strong at follow-through with suppliers and internal teams.

• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• 2+ years of experience in materials coordination, inventory control, or purchasing.
• Experience managing stock levels using projections, lead times, and historical usage trends.
• Experience with cycle counts, discrepancy resolution, and inventory accuracy programs.
• Experience issuing and tracking purchase orders and shipment status.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems (Odoo experience preferred) and spreadsheets.
• Strong safety mindset and process-orientation.

• Electromechanical, aerospace, robotics, or other hardware manufacturing experience.
• Experience with kitting, staging, and supporting production schedules.
• Experience with supplier quality workflows (QI holds, NCRs, corrective actions).
• Experience with shipping/receiving and international logistics documentation.

• Manage warehouse receiving, labeling, put-away, and organization (5S).
• Maintain accurate inventory in Odoo;
  Analyze discrepancies, and develop systems for improvement.
• Prepare kits and stage materials for production builds and repairs.
• Prevent shortages through proactive stock planning.
• Maintain and improve stock strategies: update lead times, MOQs, reorder points/safety stock, and usage trends based on real data.
• Execute purchase orders and track supplier acknowledgements, delivery dates, and constraints.
• Own supplier communications for part/version control, substitutions, and documentation alignment.
• Manage supplier returns and quality workflows: RMA, RTV, QI holds, and discrepancy resolution; ensure traceable records.
• Coordinate logistics for inbound/outbound shipments and maintain records for supplier invoices and payment readiness.
• Create reports, dashboards, and conduct cycle counts to ensure inventory accuracy.

• Valid driver’s license.
• Willing to work in-person with our team at the Skygauge HQ.