Inventory Control and Logistics Manager

Overview:

Beacon Fisheries is a privately held seafood distributor located in Jacksonville, FL. We have been in business since 1996.

We are seeking an Inventory Control & Logistics Manager to own the daily execution and strategic oversight of all product movement and storage within our facility. This role is responsible for the integrity of our temperature-controlled spaces (freezer and cooler) and dry goods storage, ensuring strict adherence to cold-chain compliance, food safety standards, and inventory accuracy.

Acting as a vital bridge in our supply chain, this position works hand-in-hand with the Processing Team to coordinate immediate pre and post-production storage and with the Purchasing Team to align inbound freight with real-time capacity and inventory needs.

Key Responsibilities

1. Shipping & Logistics Management

Oversee the absolute fluid movement of all inbound and outbound freight, optimizing dock space and ensuring strict compliance with seafood safety regulations.

· Cross-Docking & Consolidation: Maximize facility efficiency by managing cross-dock operations and logistically consolidating shipments to reduce freight costs and handling times.

· Inbound Freight Operations:

o Coordinate and manage all inbound delivery appointments to prevent dock congestion.

o Oversee the initial Quality Control (QC) check upon receipt, ensuring product temperature, specifications, and packaging meet company standards.

o Maintain flawless food safety and receiving records, ensuring regulatory compliance (FDA/HACCP) for all incoming seafood and materials.

· Outbound Freight Operations:

o Manage outbound shipping schedules and carrier appointments to guarantee on-time delivery to retail and wholesale partners.

o Enforce pre-loading inspections and maintain detailed outbound food safety records (e.g., trailer temperatures, cleanliness logs).

2. Inventory Control & Storage Operations

Maintain 100% inventory accuracy and strict shelf-life rotation across all distinct storage environments. Implement and enforce standard operating processes for physical handling and system tracking.

· Freezer Management (Frozen Seafood Inventory):

o Define and optimize storage processes to maintain cold-chain integrity freezer storage.

o Establish routine, rigorous inventory count cycles (cycle counts and full physical wall-to-walls) for frozen inventory

· Cooler Management (Fresh Seafood Inventory):

o Manage high-velocity, short-shelf-life fresh inventory using strict First-In, First-Out (FIFO) parameters.

o Execute daily inventory counts and freshness assessments to minimize shrink and ensure rapid turnover.

· Dry Goods Management (Packaging & Ingredients):

o Streamline storage processes for master cartons, retail films, labels, and ingredients.

o Conduct regular inventory counts to support the Purchasing Team, ensuring production never faces stockouts on critical dry components.

3. Cross-Functional Collaboration

· With the Processing Team: Coordinate the seamless transfer of freshly processed seafood into the cooler or freezer, ensuring production yields match physical inventory logs.

· With the Purchasing Team: Provide real-time data on dry goods usage rates, frozen storage capacity limits, and receiving schedules to optimize procurement cycles and prevent overstocking.

Qualifications & Requirements

-Experience: 3–5+ years of warehouse, logistics, or inventory management experience at a manager level, ideally within a seafood processing, meat processing, or highly perishable food distribution environment.

- Cold-Chain Expertise: Deep understanding of temperature-controlled storage environments (refrigerated and frozen food defense).

- Food Safety Knowledge: Strong familiarity HACCP, FDA regulations, and standard food safety record-keeping.

- Systems Proficiency: Experience utilizing Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) or ERP software for inventory tracking and data accuracy.

- Leadership: Proven ability to manage dock staff, collaborate across departments, and enforce operational accountability.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $58,240.00 - $81,120.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

  • How many years experience utilizing WMS or ERP software?
  • How many years experience in warehouse, logistics or inventory management at a management level?
  • How many years experience in Cold-Chain environments?
  • Do you have strong familiarity with HACCP, FDA regulations, and standard food safety record-keeping?
  • This is a drug-free facility. Are you able to pass a pre-employment drug test and random drug testing?

Ability to Commute:

  • Jacksonville, FL 32258 (Required)

Work Location: In person

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