MRO Account Coordinator

LAUNCH IAB is seeking a MRO Account Coordinator for a position at our facility in Wichita, KS.

• Coordinate the end-to-end flow of aircraft materials, tooling, consumables, and rotable assets to support scheduled maintenance events, aircraft inductions, and customer-specific work scopes (including BMX entries).
• Review material requirements, validate part requests, and confirm availability through internal stock, customer-provided inventory, repair orders, transfers, or approved alternative sourcing with strict adherence to required timelines.
• Create, monitor, and reconcile purchase orders, drop-ship transactions, and shipment activity; resolve discrepancies with suppliers, carriers, and internal/external stakeholders; and provide required documentation to close POs in a timely manner.
• Maintain accurate inventory records, including receiving, identification, storage, issuance, returns, cycle counts, and transaction updates in applicable ERP and maintenance systems.
• Track shortages, backorders, repair status, and delivery commitments; communicate risk, status, and recovery plans to production, procurement, program leadership, and customer representatives; provide daily reports; and proactively communicate part status for daily meetings and DSRs.
• Support kitting, staging, tooling distribution, and point-of-use material readiness to help ensure production teams have the required items to execute work as scheduled.
• Prepare and retain complete, accurate, and audit-ready documentation for material transactions, customer inventory, shipping activity, and billing support; ensure all parts are listed on the BOM for each work order to maintain traceability and accurate billing and assist the Project Accountant with invoice reconciliation.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with applicable FAA repair station procedures, company policies, quality requirements, and customer specifications related to material control and traceability.
• Participate in internal audits, customer audits, inventory reviews, and operational meetings; provide requested records, status updates, and corrective follow-through as assigned.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned, consistent with business needs and the employee’s qualifications.

• Working knowledge of materials coordination, inventory control, purchasing support, shipping/receiving, and logistics practices in an aviation maintenance or regulated operations environment.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and follow-through skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and shifting priorities in a deadline driven environment.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with production, procurement, quality, program teams, suppliers, and customer representatives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to learn and use ERP, inventory, and maintenance tracking systems; experience with Empower Mx, BMX, Sceptre, Click Up, or Business Central is preferred.
• Ability to maintain regular attendance, work required schedules, and support occasional overtime, weekends, or holidays as business needs require.
• Ability to accurately read and interpret technical documents, including engineering drawings, approved maintenance data, work instructions, customer requirements, shipping documents, and system records.
• Experience with shipping IATA Dangerous Goods and DOT/HAZMAT certification, or willingness to obtain required certification.