Warehouse Lead

Warehouse Lead

Sofar is on a mission to connect the world's oceans. We design, build, and deploy the largest privately owned network of marine weather sensors to power the world's best marine weather forecasts. Our data helps our customers to increase efficiency and reduce emissions, delivering tools to governments and other stakeholders to understand impacts of climate change on extreme weather and ocean health. We live on Planet Ocean, and our goal is to create the ocean intelligence needed to ensure a sustainable future.

The Role

Sofar Ocean builds and deploys thousands of low-cost, global, open ocean sensors to remote and harsh environments, and we're growing! We're seeking an Inventory & Warehouse Lead to join our Supply Chain team. This role combines hands-on expertise in warehouse management with advanced shipping and logistics skills, ensuring smooth movement of materials and finished goods both domestically and internationally.

You are an organized, hands-on multitasker who enjoys wearing many hats in a small and fast-moving team. You'll play a core role in managing inventory levels, incoming receiving, inventory control, assisting with cycle counts, pick / pack, fulfillment and shipping, along with a variety of other tasks to support the supply chain and production teams.

This role would work onsite from our Pier 28 location in San Francisco, CA. Typical hours are 7 : 30am - 4 : 30pm, reporting to Sofar's Supply Chain Manager.

Impact You'll Own : Warehouse :

• Receiving, documenting, processing, labeling, storing and general management of all incoming stock and general warehouse functions.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through cycle counts, audits, and ERP / MRP updates.
• Implement and refine systems for consumables and shipping supply replenishment.
• Works closely with supply chain, production and engineering to track and coordinate the receipt, storage, and timely delivery of goods and materials.
• Ensuring basic maintenance standards and compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Examine the levels of supplies and raw material to determine shortages.
• Prepare detailed reports on inventory operations, stock levels, and adjustments.
• Implement and manage Kanban system for consumables, shipping supplies, etc.
• Navigate MRP and PLM systems to review stock and BOM structure
• Support Production in completing stock adjustments, transfers, cycle counts and material picking and packing.
• Support weekly, quarterly, annual cycle counts.

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About You

Physical Challenges

Estimated Salary Range

Sofar's Commitment to Climate Justice

We at Sofar Ocean acknowledge that careers in the marine sciences "... have traditionally been, and remain, non-diverse work environments", thereby limiting the entry and prosperity of underrepresented groups in the space. (Johri et al. , 2021) Many of these same groups are disproportionately affected by climate change, and are often excluded from decision making that directly address their interests and needs.

We are committed to addressing these climate injustices and highly encourage people who identify as women, LGBTQ+, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) to apply.

Employee Conduct

It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers, and vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.