Sr. Inventory & Logistics Manager

Elavi; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Unlimited PTO

Annual onsite retreat

Job summary

Elavi is a high-growth, venture-backed food CPG brand seeking a Senior Inventory & Logistics Manager who can own logistics end-to-end. You’ll manage freight, 3PLs, and Amazon FBA, coordinate with co-manufacturers and retailers, and drive cost efficiency and inventory health.

This is a fully remote role with an onsite annual retreat, reporting to the CEO. You’ll collaborate with procurement, demand planning, sales, and growth, build a small team as the function matures, and influence revenue

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in logistics, fulfillment, or supply chain ops at a CPG company.
• Experience with UNFI, KeHE, Whole Foods, Costco, Amazon, and similar partners.
• Proven ownership of carrier negotiation and freight cost management.
• Hands-on Amazon FBA experience including send-in plans and IPI management.
• Working knowledge of EDI and Cristl (or SPS Commerce).
• Experience with Cin7; advanced Excel and Google Sheets.

Responsibilities

• Own freight and transportation strategy, routing, and cost visibility across channels.
• Manage 3PL relationships with KPIs, SLAs, and scorecards.
• Oversee wholesale, Amazon, and DTC fulfillment, including EDI and UDI compliance.
• Lead inventory planning across co-manufacturer, 3PL, and retailer DCs; monitor stock levels and turns.
• Evaluate and implement logistics systems (ERP, WMS, TMS) and manage COGS inputs.

Skills

Carrier negotiation

Freight cost management

3PL performance

Amazon FBA

ERP/WMS/TMS exposure

Advanced Excel

Google Sheets

EDI familiarity

Tools

Cin7

Cristl (SPS Commerce)

EDI systems

Job description

Sr. Inventory & Logistics Manager | Remote

Elavi is a high-growth, venture-backed food CPG brand on a mission to bring permissible indulgence to the masses. Our protein brownies are sold in 3,000+ retailers nationally, including Whole Foods, Costco, Wegmans, H-E-B, Amazon and we are adding more retailers each quarter.

We move fast. We hold each other accountable. And we love sweet snacks.

The Role

You will own logistics and fulfillment end to end, from the moment finished goods leave our co-manufacturer to the moment they land with a retailer, a distributor, or a customer.

We are a lean team, so you are monitoring and maintaining inventory at UNFI & Kehe DC’s in the morning, coordinating Costco freight at lunch, and reviewing inventory levels proactively in the late afternoon. As the function matures, you will hire and manage a coordinator to take the recurring work off your plate.

You report to the CEO and partner daily with our Director of Procurement & Manufacturing (who owns ingredients, co-manufacturers, and production planning), our Demand Planner, Sales, and Growth. You own your function. You do not wait to be told what to do.

What You'll Own

Freight and transportation

• Carrier strategy, rate negotiation, and routing compliance across LTL, FTL, and parcel
• Freight audit and rate compliance, so we stop paying for things we did not agree to
• Logistics chargebacks and issues from root cause through dispute to closure
• Clear visibility into freight cost by channel and by lane, and a plan to bring it down

3PL network and inventory

• Our 3PL relationships, with real KPIs, enforced SLAs, and regular scorecards
• Allocation of finished goods across warehouses to optimize turn, freight cost, and fill rate
• Inventory visibility across our co-man, 3PL, UNFI and KeHE warehouses, Amazon FBA, and retailer DCs
• Reorder triggers and min/max thresholds by location, plus early flags on stockout risk and best-by dates to Sales and Marketing
• Weekly distributor inventory reviews with Sales to protect fill rate and revenue
• Kitting, TikTok Shop packs, and ad hoc packaging projects

Retail, Amazon, and DTC fulfillment

• Wholesale fulfillment and EDI order management through Crstl
• Coordinating Freight Trucks with Costco
• UNFI and KeHE order accuracy, on-time shipping, and deduction resolution
• Compliance with retailer routing guides, labeling, and packaging requirements
• Amazon FBA inventory: send-in plans, replenishment, stranded inventory, storage limits, and IPI
• Inventory positioning with Growth ahead of Prime Day, promotions, and new retailer launches
• Managing MCF with Amazon

Systems and reporting

• SOPs that let the function run on process instead of memory
• Updating and managing inventory in Cin7
• The metrics that matter (OTIF, fill rate, freight cost per unit, inventory turn, chargeback rate), and the improvement projects that come out of them
• Evaluation and implementation of new logistics systems, including ERP, WMS, and TMS
• Inventory valuation, COGS inputs, and working capital, in partnership with Finance

Who You Are

Proactive, not reactive.

You see the stockout coming. You surface issues early with options attached, and you are constantly thinking about how to build a process and SOP's to make things more efficient.

Obsessively detail-oriented.

A number that looks off gets investigated, not ignored. Your data is clean and current across every system. You don't let an email go unanswered. Nothing gets past you and you're not afraid to flag an issue (both current and future).

Commercially minded.

You understand how a logistics decision shows up in revenue, and you can explain a tradeoff to a Sales lead in language they care about.

Comfortable in a startup.

You have owned a function with no playbook handed to you, and that is the kind of job you are looking for.

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years in logistics, fulfillment, or supply chain operations at a CPG company, ideally at a high-growth brand
• Experience with UNFI, KeHE, Whole Foods, Costco, Amazon, Vistar, and similar retail and distribution partners
• Proven ownership of carrier negotiation, freight cost management, and 3PL performance
• Hands-on Amazon FBA experience, including send-in plans, replenishment, and IPI management
• Working knowledge of EDI and Cristl (or SPS Commerce)
• Experience with Cin7
• Advanced Excel and Google Sheets, and the ability to pick up new systems quickly
• Strong communicator with the judgment to know what needs escalating

Nice to Have

• Omnichannel experience across retail, club, DTC, and Amazon at the same time
• An ERP, WMS, or TMS implementation from selection through go-live
• Club channel experience (Costco pallet configurations, MVMs, roadshows)
• Familiarity with Shopify, Faire, or Life Time Fitness fulfillment requirements
• Experience hiring, training, or managing support staff

What We Offer

• $115-130K base salary + bonus
• Medical, dental, major holidays off, and unlimited PTO
• Fully remote role with an annual onsite retreat
• Full ownership of a function that moves the business, with a direct line to the founding team
• The chance to build a team under you as we scale
• A culture that moves fast, holds high standards, and likes to win