📦 Logistics & Inventory Systems Manager (Amazon FBA + 3PL)

Posted 2 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

📦 Logistics & Inventory Systems Manager (Amazon FBA + 3PL) We are an established Amazon eCommerce company with stabilized supply chain operations, seeking a Logistics & Inventory Systems Manager to maintain and continuously improve our logistics structure. This is a long-term role focused on control, optimization, and cost discipline — not crisis management. 🎯 Core Objective Maintain a clean, predictable, and cost-efficient supply chain system. Your responsibility is to ensure: • No preventable stockouts • No long-term storage fees • Accurate weekly inventory reconciliation • Controlled freight and landed cost tracking • Smooth 3PL coordination • Stable forecasting execution This is a systems role, not a firefighting role. 🧱 Responsibilities • Monitor days of cover and reorder thresholds • Maintain forecasting accuracy (velocity + lead time based) • Coordinate production and shipment timing with suppliers • Oversee 3PL inventory accuracy and transfers • Track COGS and freight cost per SKU • Prevent aged inventory accumulation • Maintain clean supply chain reporting dashboards • Improve SOPs and process efficiency incrementally 📊 KPIs • Stockout rate • Long-term storage exposure • Forecast accuracy • Freight cost variance • Inventory reconciliation accuracy • Emergency shipment frequency (should be near zero) 🧠 Required Experience • Amazon FBA inventory management • 3PL coordination experience • Forecasting using lead time and safety stock logic • Landed cost tracking and freight control • Strong Excel / Airtable / reporting skills • Process-oriented mindset Do NOT apply if you are: • A PPC manager • A general VA • A marketplace growth consultant • Someone without hands-on inventory control experience 🕒 Structure Full-time preferred Remote Time zone overlap required

  • More than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 6+ months
    Duration
  • Expert
    Experience Level
  • $15.00

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Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Inventory Management
Order Management
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:20 to 50
  • Last viewed by client:3 days ago
  • Hires:
    1
  • Interviewing:
    23
  • Invites sent:
    61
  • Unanswered invites:
    37
About the client
Member since Jan 17, 2015
  • United States
    Far Rockaway4:35 AM
  • $924K total spent
    249 hires, 36 active
  • 143,766 hours
  • Retail & Consumer Goods
    Mid-sized company (10-99 people)

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