Job Title: Site Material Logistics Specialist
Location: Wendell, NC
Employment Type: Temp (7 months)
Industry: Manufacturing
Compensation: $29.00 - $31.78/hr.
Schedule: 40 hours/week - 1
st shift
About the Opportunity:
- We are seeking a highly organized Site Material Logistics Specialist to support supply chain, inventory, and logistics operations across multiple programs.
- In this role, you'll ensure material availability, maintain inventory accuracy, coordinate with suppliers, and drive the efficient movement of products through domestic and international supply chains.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
- This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
- Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
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What You'll Do:
- Manage inventory records, material status reporting, and part-level accountability to ensure inventory accuracy and material availability.
- Coordinate with suppliers and vendors to expedite deliveries, resolve shortages, and mitigate schedule risks.
- Track material readiness, shipment status, and logistics performance while communicating updates to key stakeholders.
- Support domestic and international transportation activities, including compliance with shipping requirements, Incoterms, title transfer, insurance, and liability considerations.
- Analyze inventory and logistics data, investigate discrepancies or damaged materials, manage RMA activities, and drive process improvement initiatives.
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or Logistics or Business or Operations Management.
- 3+ years of experience in logistics, inventory control, supply chain operations, materials management, or program coordination.
- Experience managing purchase order follow-up and supplier expediting activities.
- Experience handling returns, damaged goods investigations, or reverse logistics processes.
What Sets You Apart:
- Strong understanding of inventory management principles, material tracking, and supplier coordination.
- Knowledge of Incoterms, international shipping practices, title transfer, freight liability, and cargo insurance concepts.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and inventory management or ERP/MRP systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate across internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience supporting large-scale construction, technology, manufacturing, infrastructure, or data center programs.
- Familiarity with ERP/MRP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, or similar systems.
- Knowledge of warehouse operations, storage criteria, preservation requirements, and material handling best practices.
- Familiarity with quality management, corrective action processes, and root cause analysis.
- APICS, CLTD, CSCP, or a related supply chain certification.
- Exceptional organization, follow-through, and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong ownership and accountability for material status and issue resolution.
- Proactive vendor management and a practical approach to problem-solving.
- Data-driven decision-making with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability and willingness to learn product-specific storage, handling, and return requirements.
- Collaborative relationship-building across suppliers and internal teams.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
- This role involves significant travel, with approximately 50% of the time spent on the road.
- While a typical workday may align with standard business hours, candidates should understand that flexibility is essential, as business needs and travel commitments may occasionally need work outside of those hours.
- It is important that prospective candidates are comfortable with both the travel expectations and the adaptable nature of the schedule.
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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
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Oct 22, 2026