Senior Logistics Leader — Onsite Ops & Inventory Excellence

Ascentec-Engineerin; Tualatin (OR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical / Dental / Vision

401k with company match up to 4%

Tiered Quarterly Bonus Program

Short-term and Long-term Disability

Tuition Assistance or Reimbursement

Life Insurance

Paid time off / paid holidays

Employee Assistance Programs

Job summary

Ascentec Engineering is seeking a Senior Logistics Manager to lead warehouse, material handling, inventory control, shipping, receiving, and distribution across locations. The role ensures safe, accurate, and timely material movement to support production and customer commitments.

The incumbent will drive strategic and operational logistics leadership, with accountability for inventory accuracy, shipping execution, standardized processes, safety, cost control, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Candidate has 7+ years in logistics, warehouse, material handling, shipping, or supply chain operations.
• 3+ years of leadership or management experience supervising teams including supervisors and hourly employees.
• Strong knowledge of inventory control, warehouse operations, material flow, receiving, shipping, and distribution processes.
• Experience with ERP/WMS systems; Epicor Kinetic preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cycle counting, inventory reconciliation, discrepancy resolution, and material accuracy improvements.
• Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily receiving, storage, put-away, material movement, picking, packing, shipping, and distribution activities.
• Ensure warehouse and shipping workflows are safe, efficient, accurate, and aligned with production and customer priorities.
• Manage material flow, kitting, staging, and internal movements to support manufacturing operations.
• Oversee shipping execution, including parcel, LTL, expedited freight, carrier coordination, labeling, packaging, and shipment documentation.
• Manage carrier selection, freight negotiations, transportation performance, and opportunities to reduce logistics cost.
• Ensure warehouse tools, equipment, racks, and facilities are properly maintained and support safe, efficient operations.
• Own inventory accuracy and material transaction discipline across warehouse and material handling processes.
• Lead cycle counts, physical inventories, reconciliation, discrepancy investigation, and corrective actions.
• Ensure accurate receiving, put-away, kitting, stock movement, picking, and shipment transactions within Epicor Kinetic.
• Identify and resolve system, process, or training issues that create inventory discrepancies or material availability risk.
• Maintain documented controls and standard work to support traceability, consistency, and audit readiness.
• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and hourly team members through clear expectations, training, feedback, and accountability.
• Support recruiting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Plan labor and resources to meet workload, service, cost, and productivity requirements.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements and company safety policies while reinforcing 5S and safe material handling practices.
• Promote a professional, customer-focused culture built on integrity, teamwork, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with production, planning, purchasing, engineering, and quality to align material availability and logistics execution with operational needs.
• Coordinate with carriers, shipping agents, customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to resolve inbound and outbound shipment issues.
• Communicate inventory risks, shipment delays, staffing constraints, and recovery plans clearly to stakeholders and leadership.
• Support cross-site coordination between Ascentec locations and partners to close logistics gaps and standardize effective practices.
• Participate in planning and capacity discussions to support changing customer demand, new work, and business growth.
• Establish, monitor, and report KPIs for inventory accuracy, on-time shipment performance, order fulfillment, productivity, freight cost, and safety.
• Analyze operational data and recurring issues to prioritize corrective actions and process improvements.
• Drive Lean, 5S, and process optimization initiatives to reduce waste, improve flow, and increase accuracy.
• Standardize logistics and warehouse processes, documentation, training expectations, and operating controls.
• Evaluate equipment, technology, warehouse systems, and layout improvements that increase safety, capacity, and efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Logistics management

Inventory control

ERP/WMS systems

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

Epicor Kinetic

ERP/WMS systems

Job description

Ascentec Engineering is seeking a Senior Logistics Manager to lead warehouse, material handling, inventory control, shipping, receiving, and distribution across locations. The role ensures safe, accurate, and timely material movement to support production and customer commitments.

The incumbent will drive strategic and operational logistics leadership, with accountability for inventory accuracy, shipping execution, standardized processes, safety, cost control, and continuous improvement.