Global Logistics Lead

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end logistics, including carrier selection, booking, and proactive tracking for domestic and international shipments.
• Manage export documentation, preparing and auditing commercial invoices, packing lists, HTS classifications, and customs paperwork.
• Mitigate transit risks, identifying and resolving delays, holds, or damages before they impact production or site timelines.
• Build and scale Northwood’s logistics function from the ground up, developing SOPs, carrier networks, documentation standards, and scalable processes to support rapid company growth.
• Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Site Operations teams to ensure materials arrive on schedule and support critical production and deployment milestones.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience managing domestic and international logistics operations in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience coordinating LTL, FTL, air, and ocean and ground shipments.
• Working knowledge of shipping/customs documentation, Incoterms, and how commercial terms impact cost, risk, and lead time.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word) and the ability to manage logistics documentation and reporting with a high degree of accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience tracking freight spend and identifying strategic cost-reduction opportunities.
• Prior experience in fast-paced, high-growth, or startup environments.
• Experience building logistics processes, SOPs, or carrier networks in a growing organization.
• Experience in aerospace, electronics, or high-precision manufacturing fields.

Additional Requirements

• This position requires successfully obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment.
• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• Physical effort including standing, lifting, and carrying equipment up to 25 lbs unassisted.
• Repetitive assembly operations, grasping, standing, lifting, bending, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required to perform the functions of this position.
• This role requires being on-site 5 days per week.

Benefits

• Compensation: Northwood Space is based on role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary depending on job-related skills, education, experience, and technical expertise.
• Long-term incentives: company stock options and discretionary performance bonuses.
• Benefits: equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, flexible spending accounts, flexible time off, 10 or more paid holidays per year, retirement savings plans, and opportunities for professional development.