Senior Inventory & Logistics Specialist

Salty Cat & Pet Krewe, Inc.

8h•$68,000 - $80,000•Remote

About The Position

Pet Krewe is seeking a hands-on Senior Inventory & Logistics Specialist to own day-to-day execution and control of inventory across its network. The role connects inbound supply, warehouse inventory, replenishment, logistics, and customer demand, working with warehouse and logistics partners to ensure inventory is accurately received, positioned, transferred, and available where needed while resolving exceptions before they affect customers. This is a high-ownership individual-contributor role. The specialist independently investigates operational issues, validates information across systems and physical operations, makes routine decisions within established guidelines, and drives actions through completion. The role reports to the Director of Operations and works closely with the Operations Coordinator, systems team, production partners, 3PLs, freight providers, and other internal teams. The specialist owns inventory control and logistics execution, including inventory accuracy, routine replenishment and transfers, inbound shipment follow-through, warehouse and 3PL execution, inventory risk and order coverage, cost improvement, systems and process improvement, and logistics execution for new products and special projects. Pet Krewe uses technology, automation, and data-driven tools to improve operational visibility and decision-making; the role requires using these tools while applying operational judgment to validate information, resolve exceptions, and take action. The position is intended for someone with a strong inventory or logistics foundation who wants meaningful ownership and the opportunity to develop broader supply-chain responsibility as Pet Krewe grows. The role is remote in the United States and full-time. Anticipated base salary is $68,000–$80,000, with final compensation based on experience, skills, geographic location, and qualifications. Pet Krewe offers medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k), company-provided equipment where applicable, remote work flexibility based on role needs, and unlimited PTO for salaried employees.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in inventory management, logistics, supply chain, warehouse operations, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience independently owning inventory, logistics, replenishment, receiving, or warehouse processes.
Strong understanding of inventory availability, commitments, receiving, transfers, and replenishment.
Experience working directly with warehouses, 3PLs, carriers, or logistics providers.
Experience with ERP, WMS, inventory-management, or similar operational systems.
Strong analytical skills and comfort working with detailed operational data.
Ability to reconcile conflicting information across systems and physical operations.
Strong root-cause problem-solving and operational judgment.
Ability to manage multiple SKUs, shipments, locations, customers, and deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to take ownership and drive issues through resolution.
Comfort learning and using new technology, analytics, and automation tools.

Nice To Haves

NetSuite experience.
Consumer goods, food, pet, retail, or eCommerce experience.
Multi-location inventory or replenishment experience.
International ocean freight, container, drayage, or import experience.
Lot-controlled or expiration-dated inventory experience.
Walmart, Target, Dollar Tree, Costco, Amazon, or similar retailer experience.
Familiarity with EDI environments.
Experience improving or automating operational workflows.
Experience identifying logistics or inventory cost savings.
Startup or high-growth company experience.

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day inventory accuracy and control across NetSuite, 3PL/WMS platforms, Amazon, and other fulfillment locations.
Validate inventory positions across systems and investigate discrepancies against physical warehouse activity; identify root causes and drive resolution.
Coordinate cycle counts, support physical inventory reconciliation and adjustments, and monitor damaged, held, quarantined, or otherwise unavailable inventory.
Maintain FIFO/FEFO, lot, expiration-date, and inventory-control practices, and use confirmed inventory availability in fulfillment and replenishment decisions.
Own routine replenishment and inventory-transfer execution across the fulfillment network, using demand, inventory, inbound supply, system recommendations, and business constraints to guide inventory movements.
Coordinate transfers through shipment, receipt, and final system reconciliation; partner with the Operations Coordinator to support upcoming customer orders and programs.
Escalate material inventory constraints and customer or commercial tradeoffs to the Director of Operations.
Follow inbound shipments through warehouse receipt, putaway, and usable inventory; resolve delays, appointments, partial receipts, shortages, damages, holds, and receiving exceptions with freight and warehouse partners.
Coordinate receiving priorities when inbound inventory is needed to support customer demand, validate physical usability, and communicate material risks with expected impact and recommended next steps.
Serve as a primary day-to-day inventory and logistics contact for 3PL partners and resolve routine receiving, inventory, storage, replenishment, transfer, palletization, and warehouse-execution issues.
Drive open warehouse actions to closure, verify corrective actions, monitor inventory-handling controls, investigate recurring problems, and escalate significant issues.
Partner with the Operations Coordinator on order coverage, inventory positioning, customer orders, fulfillment risks, and customer-extension or allocation decisions; validate system risk signals against operational conditions.
Identify avoidable freight, drayage, warehousing, transfer, storage, handling, and expedited costs; investigate unusual charges, quantify opportunities, and recommend practical actions.
Support logistics-cost and vendor analysis led by the Director of Operations and identify changes that improve availability, service, working capital, or cost.
Use ERP, WMS, retailer, logistics, reporting, and planning systems, as well as automation and analytics tools; validate system-generated outputs before material decisions.
Identify data-quality, workflow, and integration issues; partner with the Director of Operations and systems team to improve reporting, automation, and workflows, and help define business rules and controls.
Maintain clear SOPs for inventory, inbound logistics, replenishment, transfers, and exception management, while reducing unnecessary manual work without weakening controls.
Own logistics execution for new products, retailer programs, promotions, endcaps, and other special projects; coordinate inventory positioning, receiving, transfers, and warehouse requirements.
Support operational readiness for new customers and channels, warehouse transitions, and broader supply-chain initiatives led by the Director of Operations.