Logistics Officer

Rippling, Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Navigation in Sydney is seeking a senior Warehouse Logistics specialist to own end-to-end operations including outbound shipping, inbound receiving, freight and customs compliance, and stock management for the manufacturing facility.

You will coordinate between Warehouse, Procurement and Production to ensure stock accuracy, traceability and timely delivery of high-value electronics components, while guiding junior team members.

Qualifications

• Must have forklift licence.
• Certificate IV or Diploma in Logistics, Warehousing, or Inventory Management is highly regarded.
• 5+ years in warehouse/logistics or inventory management in a manufacturing/production setting.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as Dynamics 365, NetSuite or SAP.
• Experience with high value stock, stock locations, storage, and packing.

Responsibilities

• Own outbound shipping for high-value electronics from pick list to delivery.
• Locate stock within warehouse and pick/pack with strict packaging requirements.
• Print/attach labels and critical quality documentation.
• Resolve shipping errors and relay learnings to packing procedures.
• Coordinate with freight carriers and revenue ops to resolve delivery issues.

Skills

Forklift licence

Warehousing

Inventory management

Root cause analysis

ERP/MRP systems

Education

Certificate IV or Diploma in Logistics / Warehousing

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

NetSuite

SAP

Job description

Advanced Navigation is the world’s most determined innovator in AI robotics and navigation technologies across land, air, sea and space applications.Founded on a culture of research and discovery, Advanced Navigation's mission is to be the catalyst of the autonomy revolution. Fields of expertise include artificial intelligence, underwater sonar, GNSS, radio frequency systems, inertial sensors, robotics, quantum sensors and photonics.

Today, Advanced Navigation is a supplier to some of the world's largest companies, including Airbus, Boeing, Google, Tesla, NASA, Apple, and General Motors. Discover it for yourself: https://youtu.be/F7uAqs1gtuk

Role overview

Reporting to the Head of Procurement and Logistics, and working in our new, state-of-the-art Manufacturing Facility, this is a senior individual contributor role with end-to-end ownership of our Warehouse Logistics operations – including outbound shipping, inbound receiving, freight and customs compliance, and Sales Stock management – as well as

Raw Material Inventory for the manufacturing facility.

Broad responsibilities include owning our Sales Warehouse and Stock, picking, packing and shipping products to customers, and receiving and processing deliveries from our Suppliers, as well as Raw Material Inventory for the manufacturing facility – ensuring stock accuracy, availability and traceability to prevent production delays. This role acts as

a key point of coordination between Warehouse, Procurement and Production, and provides day-to-day guidance and support to junior Logistics team members.

What you will do

• Own the outbound shipping process for high value electronics products, ensuring accuracy, quality and reliability from pick list to delivery
• Locate products and accessories stock within our warehouse and pick and pack items for shipment, following strict packaging requirements
• Print and pack critical quality documentation, and print and affix labels for efficient, reliable shipping
• Identify and resolve root causes of shipping errors or returns, feeding learnings back into packing and labelling procedures
• Liaise with freight carriers and revenue operations teams to resolve delivery issues and keep customers informed
• Own the receiving / inbound quality process for electronics, mechanical and optical components from our vendors
• Receive physical deliveries, including small, medium and large packages, taking care to follow handling procedures
• Inspect deliveries against purchase orders and quality requirements, identifying and escalating discrepancies or damage to Procurement
• Identify shipments and communicate receipt with team, and store stock in designated locations within our warehouse
• Support Raw Material and Finished Good Inventory management for the manufacturing facility, ensuring stock accuracy, availability and traceability to prevent production delays
• Manage Freight, Customs and Trade Compliance for inbound and outbound shipments of high-value navigation hardware
• Manage calibration and maintenance of warehouse equipment, ensuring availability & reliability

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• Must be able to obtain a Forklift licence
• Certificate IV or Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Warehousing or Inventory Management highly regarded
• Practical qualifications, such as a trade, will be an advantage
• Dangerous Goods (DG) shipping certification (e.g. IATA/IMDG), relevant for lithium-ion batteries and other regulated components, will be an advantage
• 5+ years working in a warehouse, logistics or inventory management role, including experience managing Raw Material Inventory in a manufacturing or production environment
• Demonstrated experience owning inventory accuracy processes, including cycle counting, root cause analysis and stock reconciliation using an ERP/MRP system (e.g. Microsoft Dynamics 365, NetSuite, SAP)
• Experience managing high value stock including stock locations, stock storage packaging, stock volumes
• Experience preparing and troubleshooting high value shipments for customers, with a focus on accuracy, care and presentation
• Experience liaising with the Australian Border Force (ABF), customs brokers or freight forwarders to resolve import/export clearance queries
• Familiarity with HS/HTS classification, Incoterms and export control considerations for high-value or dual-use hardware will be highly regarded
• High attention to detail – ensure items are correctly located, stored, packed and accurately counted
• Strong communication skills – able to provide status updates, constraints, issues etc. verbally or in writing with ease