Operations Manager
Slate Electric Flosser
full-time
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Location: Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $25 - $35 per hour
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Own Slate’s day-to-day operations, including warehouse execution, freight coordination, inventory accuracy, and compliance.
- Supervise the warehouse team and coach 2–3 associates.
- Act as primary point of contact for freight brokers and carriers; book shipments, resolve delays, and track landed costs.
- Coordinate inbound containers from Asia, including customs clearance and drayage.
- Implement and enforce SOPs for SKU classification and manage virtual Finale locations (staging, quarantine, returns).
- Conduct cycle counts, track shrink, and maintain ≥ 99.5% inventory accuracy.
- Maintain freight documentation and per-unit landed cost to support financial reporting.
- Deliver EOD or weekly operations reports (orders shipped & on-time %, inventory adjustments/shrink, freight movements/delays, exceptions).
- Maintain operational dashboards in Finale for real-time visibility into orders, inventory, and shrink trends.
- Create KPIs for accuracy, productivity, and timeliness; run weekly ops meetings and hold team accountable.
- Delegate project ownership (EDI, compliance, process improvements) and support leadership by freeing them to focus on growth.
Requirements
- 2+ years in operations, logistics, or supply chain management (consumer goods preferred).
- Experience supervising small warehouse teams and implementing process discipline.
- Strong knowledge of freight booking, carrier coordination, and import/export basics.
- Familiarity with WMS/ERP systems (Finale experience a plus).
- Hands-on leader who can balance floor work with reporting and analysis.
- Bonus: Experience with FDA-regulated or HAZMAT-classified products (e.g., lithium-ion batteries).