The Role
About Harbinger
Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.
Job Overview
As our Logistics Operations Manager, you will be the architect of our Materials Operations. This pivotal role will be responsible for developing and executing a world-class logistics strategy, with a specific focus on optimizing material flow from our suppliers to the production line and beyond. This is a hands-on role that requires a strategic mindset, exceptional problem-solving skills, and the ability to thrive in a startup environment where you will be building processes from the ground up.
What You’ll Do:
- Day-to-Day Logistics Operations: Oversee and manage daily logistics operations including receiving, putaway, kitting, sequencing, live delivery, truck preparation, and shipping. Implement specific, measurable KPIs to track performance and identify areas requiring leadership intervention. Establish regular reporting cadence and visual dashboards to monitor these KPIs and ensure accountability.
- Material Flow Optimization: Design, implement, and continuously improve the end-to-end material flow process, from inbound receiving and warehousing to lineside delivery and outbound shipping.
- Warehouse and Inventory Management: Manage, maintain, and optimize a robust warehouse management system (WMS) to ensure accurate inventory control, efficient space utilization, and timely preparation of parts and deliveries).
- Packaging and Material Handling:.Collaborate with packaging engineers to define, validate, and improve packaging standards, ensuring enhanced safety, ergonomics, and efficient line delivery for all parts, especially sensitive and high-value EV components.
- Inventory control: Design and execute inventory control processes to ensure accuracy, minimize discrepancies, and optimize stock levels, aligning with production demands and logistics efficiency..
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all logistics activities comply with relevant transportation regulations, including those pertaining to hazardous materials and dangerous goods (DG), which are critical in the EV industry, as well as OSHA standards for workplace safety. Additionally, ensure adherence to California state labor laws regarding the management of hourly employees, including wage and hour regulations, meal and rest breaks, and fair scheduling practices.
- Team Leadership & people development: Build and mentor a high-performing logistics department, fostering a culture where individual and collective responsibility is paramount. Implement strategies for professional development within the team, empowering each member to excel in their roles. Establish clear performance metrics and accountability frameworks, promoting transparency and enabling data-driven decision-making. Regularly evaluate logistics strategies to adapt to changing market demands and organizational goals. Cultivate open communication channels within the department and across the organization, facilitating knowledge sharing and problem-solving.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with manufacturing, production control, engineering, and finance teams to ensure seamless integration of logistics operations with the overall production system.
Who You Are:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- 7-10+ years of experience in logistics and supply chain management, with a significant focus on material flow in a manufacturing environment.
- Direct experience working in the automotive, manufacturing, or technology industries with high volume is highly preferred; experience with an EV manufacturer is a significant plus.
- Demonstrated expertise in lean manufacturing principles and their application to logistics and material flow (e.g., Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, 5S).
- Proven experience with Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.Nestsuite experience is a significant plus.
- Strong understanding of kitting, sequencing, warehousing, line delivery, kanban, pull system is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of regulations related to the transportation of goods, including experience with hazardous materials and lithium-ion battery shipping regulations is highly desirable.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
- Proven ability to lead and develop a team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
Key Benefits & Perks:
- Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
- Early-stage Stock Options
- Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
- Annual Vacation Bonus
- Wellness & Fertility Benefits
- Cell Phone Stipend
- Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens
California Pay Range
$125,000—$145,000 USD
Equal Opportunity
Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [email protected].
Candidate Data Privacy
Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is highlighted as 100% employer‑paid for employees across postings, indicating strong medical, dental, and vision support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as generous, with parental leave and an annual vacation bonus appearing alongside core PTO.
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What We Do
Harbinger is a commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger's best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs. Leveraging a foundation of proprietary, in-house developed vehicle technologies designed specifically for commercial vehicles, Harbinger is bringing a first-of-its-kind EV platform to market, priced for zero acquisition premium. Harbinger: familiar form, revolutionary foundation.
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