Job Title: Logistics Associate III
Contract Duration: 6 months, possible extension
Location: Redmond, WA
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Pay Rate: $28-30 per hour
Summary
This role is responsible for the precise management of materials and logistics to ensure project build schedules are met, operating within a laboratory or stockroom environment.
Responsibilities
Material and Inventory Management
- Manage on-site program material replenishment and disbursement.
- Conduct and document accurate inventory tracking against the Bill of Materials (BOM) for upcoming projects and builds.
- Verify that physical goods, packing slips, and order confirmations are aligned.
- Perform all stockroom duties, including receiving, put-away, stock rotation, cycle counts, and preparing material for the bench, in line with established materials management procedures.
- Proactively manage and expedite material shortages to achieve the Clear to Build status on schedule.
Shipping and Logistics
- Coordinate outbound shipments (domestic and international) with Shipping and Logistics teams, ensuring proper accountability and follow-through.
- Track and follow up on all inbound shipments to ensure timely and correct delivery, and promptly sign for package pickups.
Operations and Compliance
- Execute daily duties as directed by the Site Supervisor/Manager, strictly following defined SOPs, Best Practices, and work instructions.
- Independently make decisions and utilize resources to satisfy build and part requirements.
- Maintain the lab area according to EHS and Facilities standards, including basic organization and record-keeping of equipment and supplies following 5S guidelines.
Communication and Teamwork
- Communicate any potential issues or customer concerns promptly to the supervisor.
- Work effectively as a member of a diverse, cross-functional team.
Required Skills and Experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience in a stockroom or laboratory setting.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and analytical skills necessary to reconcile reports and meet project requirements.
- Demonstrated competence with spreadsheet programs (e.g., Google Sheets, MS Office).
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines; meticulous and conscientious.
- Proactive, solution-oriented approach with a high degree of organization and accountability.
- Must possess a sense of urgency, with the ability to fact-find and expedite issues.
- Excellent customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills for engaging with personnel at various levels.
- Comfortable in a collaborative, dynamic environment, able to anticipate needs and offer proactive assistance.
- Physical capability to lift up to 25 lbs.
Desirable Experience
- Experience or knowledge related to purchasing.
Must Have Skills
- Inventory / materials management (5+ years) in an operations environment
- Hands-on, physical inventory + prototype parts experience (not purely
- desk/ERP)
- Strong inventory terminology + extreme attention to detail + accurate data
- entry (e.g., BOM, clear-to-build, shortages)
Nice to Have Skills
- Purchasing/procurement exposure
- Experience partnering closely with engineering / prototype build teams
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