Inbound Logistics Manager

Babylist; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 116,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Babylist is seeking a Logistics/Inbound Manager to own on-time delivery performance and costs for shipments from world-wide vendors into our fulfillment centers. You’ll lead carrier relationships across five freight modes, drive contract negotiations with procurement, and build dashboards with Product and Engineering to replace manual tracking.

You’ll work remotely with roughly 15% travel, including quarterly visits to fulfillment centers, and bring deep international freight experience,

Qualifications

• Deep international trade experience across ocean and air freight, including customs documentation and trade compliance.
• Proven carrier negotiator across LTL, TL, Intermodal, Ocean, and Air, including contract terms and quarterly business reviews.
• Track record of moving an underperforming on-time delivery metric, not just reporting on it.
• Fluent in TMS platforms, carrier portals, invoice auditing tools, and appointment scheduling systems.
• Comfortable building your own views in Sigma, Snowflake, or equivalent rather than waiting on someone else’s report.
• You're genuinely excited about AI and want to apply it daily in logistics.

Responsibilities

• On-time delivery — own inbound on-time delivery performance for all vendors to fulfillment centers.
• Carrier management — lead carrier relationships, contract negotiations, and quarterly business reviews across five freight modes.
• Freight cost and invoicing — validate freight invoices, audit carrier charges, and manage transportation chargebacks.
• Vendor delivery accountability — run the vendor portal for shipment visibility and coordinate with Vendor Compliance on lead times.
• Planning alignment — coordinate PO ETAs and delivery windows with Planning and Buying.
• Automation and reporting — partner with Product and Engineering to build dashboards and automated workflows to replace manual tracking.
• Inbound strategy — build carrier performance baselines and shape inbound roadmap as volume grows.

Skills

International trade

Carrier negotiation

TMS proficiency

Invoice auditing

AI in logistics

Tools

TMS platforms

Carrier portals

Invoice auditing tools

Appointment scheduling systems

Sigma

Snowflake

Job description

Babylist moves more than $100 million in annual transportation spend, and inbound volume is on track to double. Today inbound and outbound sit under one small team, and on-time delivery is running at 57%. We’re splitting the function so inbound gets a dedicated owner for the first time.

You’ll own on-time delivery performance and cost for everything moving from our vendors, domestic and international, into both fulfillment centers. You’ll lead carrier relationships across five freight modes, run QBRs and contract negotiations alongside procurement, validate freight invoicing, and partner with Product and Engineering to replace manual spreadsheet tracking with real dashboards and automated workflows.

Fully remote. Roughly 15% travel, including quarterly visits to our fulfillment centers.

Who You Are

• Deep international trade experience across ocean and air freight, including customs documentation and trade compliance.
• Proven carrier negotiator across LTL, TL, Intermodal, Ocean, and Air, including contract terms and quarterly business reviews.
• Track record of moving an underperforming on-time delivery metric, not just reporting on it.
• Fluent in TMS platforms, carrier portals, invoice auditing tools, and appointment scheduling systems.
• Comfortable building your own views in Sigma, Snowflake, or equivalent rather than waiting on someone else’s report.
• You're genuinely excited about what AI can do - not just as a concept, but as something you want to get your hands on. At Babylist, every team uses AI daily, and we're looking for people who lean in.

How You Will Make An Impact

• On-time delivery — own inbound on-time delivery performance to both fulfillment centers across domestic and international vendors.
• Carrier management — lead carrier relationships, contract negotiations alongside procurement, and quarterly business reviews across all five freight modes.
• Freight cost and invoicing — validate freight invoices, audit carrier charges, and manage transportation chargebacks.
• Vendor delivery accountability — run the vendor portal for shipment visibility and partner with Vendor Compliance on lead times.
• Planning alignment — coordinate PO ETAs and delivery windows with Planning and Buying.
• Automation and reporting — partner with Product and Engineering to define the metrics and build the dashboards and workflows that replace manual spreadsheet tracking.
• Inbound strategy — build carrier performance baselines and shape the inbound roadmap as volume doubles.

Why This Role

• Inbound volume is doubling, and this is the first dedicated owner of it. The scope grows as you build it.
• On-time delivery sits at 57% today. You’re walking into a measurable problem with obvious room to move it.
• You’ll spec the tooling rather than inherit it. Product and Engineering are ready to build what you define.
• Over $100 million in annual transportation spend runs through this function, so your carrier and cost decisions land directly in planning and merchandising.

About Compensation

We use a market-based approach to compensation. The starting salary range for this role is:

$116,200 to $139,400 + target bonus and competitive equity

Your starting salary will be based on your location, experience, and qualifications, with increases over time tied to performance, role growth, and internal pay equity.

Who We Are

Babylist is the leading platform for expecting and new families. More than 10 million people shop with Babylist every year, making it the go-to destination for seamless purchasing, guidance, and expert recommendations. As a modern, AI-forward tech company, Babylist has expanded from a universal registry into a full ecosystem — the Babylist Shop, Babylist Health, Babylist Money, NYC and LA showrooms, branded content, and more — generating $750M in revenue in 2025. Building the generational brand in baby, Babylist is reshaping the $235B kids and baby market and helping parents feel confident, connected, and cared for at every step.

Our Ways of Working

Babylist is remote-first with team members across the U.S. and Canada who move fast, think smart, and use AI as part of how they work every day — not as an experiment, as an expectation. We come together twice a year to build the relationships behind the work, and we hire people who are genuinely excited about what's possible and prove it through how they show up.

Why You Will Love Working At Babylist

Our Culture

• We work with focus and intention, then step away to recharge
• We believe in exceptional management, and we invest in the tools and the time to connect with colleagues
• We build products that positively impact millions of people's lives
• AI is part of how we work, not a side experiment. You'll have leading tools like Claude and ChatGPT from day one, with no waiting on access, so the busywork gets handled and your judgment goes where it counts

Growth & Development

• Competitive pay and meaningful opportunities for career advancement
• We believe technology and data can solve hard problems
• We're committed to career progression and performance-based advancement
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement savings plan with company matching and flexible spending accounts
• Generous paid parental leave and PTO
• Winter Wonder Week: the whole company takes a paid week off at the end of the year, whether or not you celebrate anything, so everyone's out at once and comes back refreshed
• Remote work stipend to set up your office
• Perks for physical, mental, and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning

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