Senior Logistics Manager

Description

Ascentec Engineering is hiring a Senior Logistics Manager who will be responsible for leading and continuously improving warehouse, material handling, inventory control, shipping, receiving, and distribution operations across assigned Ascentec Engineering locations. This role ensures the safe, accurate, efficient, and timely movement of materials and finished goods to support production requirements and meet customer commitments.

The Senior Logistics Manager provides strategic and operational leadership to logistics and material handling teams, with accountability for inventory accuracy, shipping execution, standardized processes, safety, cost control, and operational discipline. This position works closely with production, planning, purchasing, quality, engineering, customers, carriers, and cross-site teams to proactively address constraints, improve operational performance, and support continued business growth.

This position is onsite (not remote/not hybrid) at our Tualatin, Oregon location. It is not eligible for Visa sponsorship or transfer of Visa sponsorship.

• 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

• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in logistics, warehouse, material handling, shipping, or supply chain operations
• Minimum 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 and shipping platforms;
  Epicor Kinetic experience is strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to lead cycle counting, inventory reconciliation, discrepancy resolution,…