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Slip Robotics is a B2B robotics-as-a-service company deploying autonomous loading and unloading robots at warehouse and fulfillment sites across North America. The Field Logistics Manager will own the strategy, systems, and operations that keep the right parts in the right place to meet customer service-level commitments.
This is a builder role transforming a function currently run on manual workarounds into a scalable inventory and logistics operation supporting a growing fleet across an expanding geographic footprint.
Key responsibilities include:
Field Inventory Strategy & Control: Establish inventory control standards, governance, and system configuration to keep field inventory accurate and auditable. Define min/max stocking levels, reorder triggers, and safety stock policy calibrated to fleet size, failure rates, and customer SLA requirements. Own the parts consumption governance model, including tracking tools and rollout. Establish and maintain part master and BOM integrity. Define cycle count cadences, audit protocols, and reconciliation standards. Define RMA lifecycle and disposition policy for scrap versus refurbish decisions. Establish inventory KPIs including parts fill rate, inventory accuracy, stockout frequency, carrying cost, and forecast accuracy.
Logistics Operations & Network Scaling: Own the field parts storage network strategy, determining where parts are stocked and when to add or consolidate locations. Analyze inventory positioning based on customer SLA exposure and response time requirements. Own carrier and freight vendor strategy, sourcing and negotiating relationships with shipping carriers and parts vendors. Establish supplier partnerships for consumable and spare-parts vendors. Own the cross-border logistics framework for international sites, particularly Mexico. Govern the end-to-end field logistics workflow including inbound, outbound, inter-site transfers, bot rotations, returns, and decommissioning. Build SOPs and system configurations for scalability.
Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership: Directly manage the Field Logistics Coordinator, setting performance expectations and providing coaching. Build the field logistics team over time, identifying when volume justifies additional headcount. Coordinate parts handoff from production into field stock. Partner with Field Engineering, Field Maintenance, Customer Support, and Service Delivery leadership to translate repair demand and failure trends into inventory decisions. Represent field logistics in new customer onboarding and fleet planning.
Required qualifications: 5+ years in inventory management, logistics, or field service supply operations with demonstrated ownership of inventory strategy across multiple stocking locations. Proven experience designing and implementing inventory control systems from the ground up, including min/max frameworks, cycle count programs, consumption tracking, and reorder governance. Hands-on experience with ERP or inventory management systems.
