Global Logistics Specalist

The Role

We are the explorers. We are the builders. We are the Wayfinders.

Bedrock is mapping the unseen world beneath our oceans and building the systems to do it at scale.

Every map we make starts with a pallet on a dock. Our Ops Kits - the autonomous vehicles, sensors, batteries, spares, and tooling that make a survey possible - move constantly between Richmond and the water, wherever that water happens to be. A kit that clears customs in a day instead of a week is the difference between a survey that runs and a survey that slips.

We're hiring our first Global Logistics Specialist to own that entirely.

This is a builder role. You will own the worldwide movement of Bedrock's equipment and every shipment that goes out of, or comes into, our Richmond facility. Much of what this function needs doesn't exist yet, and you'll build it: the tracking, the customs playbook, the dangerous goods program, the carrier relationships, the standards that let us ship into a country we've never shipped into before and have it go smoothly the first time.

We operate mostly across the US, UK, and EU today. That footprint is growing, and this role grows with it - with a clear path to Logistics Manager, and a team, as our global operations expand.

What You'll Do

This role lives in the details and protects the whole operation. Nothing leaves this building unaccounted for, and nothing arrives late because someone didn't check.

Worldwide Ops Kit Logistics

Own the global movement of Bedrock's equipment, including Ops Kits, end to end:

Plan and execute shipments to and from job sites anywhere we operate

Know where every kit and every case is, at all times, without having to go look

Build in the lead time, the contingency, and the backup plan before anyone asks for one

Solve the hard shipping problems:

A part needed on the other side of the world in 48 hours

A kit held at a border with a survey window closing

A route into a country we haven't shipped to before

International Shipping, Customs & Compliance

Own international shipping end to end:

Carnets, commercial invoices, HS classification, and customs documentation that clears the first time

Evaluate, recommend, and negotiate with freight forwarders and carriers

Manage carrier performance once selected, and hold them to it

Be Bedrock's authority on import and export rules:

Stay current across the jurisdictions we operate in, and get smart fast on the ones we're entering

Navigate ITAR and export-controlled shipments correctly, working with our government and defense programs

Keep us compliant without letting compliance become the reason something is late

Own dangerous goods shipping:

Ship lithium batteries and other dangerous goods correctly, safely, and on schedule

Maintain the certifications, packaging standards, and documentation that keep us moving

Shipping & Receiving

Own all shipping and receiving for the company from our Richmond facility:

Pack it so it arrives in the same condition it left

Receive, inspect, and route everything that comes through the door

Keep the shipping and receiving area organized, labeled, and easy to work in

Building the Function

Design the systems that don't exist yet:

Shipment tracking and visibility

Customs and documentation playbooks by country

Dangerous goods and export-control procedures

Carrier scorecards, cost benchmarks, and lead-time standards

Scale it all as our footprint expands beyond the US, UK, and EU

Keep everyone informed:

Production, operations, and leadership always know what's shipped, what's landed, and what's at risk

Who You Are

You're an early-to-mid-career logistics professional who wants to own a function outright and build it into something excellent.

You've moved complicated things across borders under real deadlines, and you have a point of view about how it should be done.

Experience

3-5+ years of hands-on logistics, shipping and receiving, or supply chain work

International shipping experience, including ATA carnets and customs clearance

Working knowledge of international import and export rules and regulations

Dangerous goods shipping experience; lithium battery experience strongly preferred

Experience with ITAR and export-controlled shipments

Established relationships with major international carriers and freight forwarders

Nice to have:

Dangerous Goods Shipping Certificate

ITAR Certification

Experience supporting hardware, robotics, or field equipment logistics

Experience building or materially improving a logistics function at an early-stage company

How You Operate

Your attention to detail is extraordinary. You notice the crooked sign, the wrong label, the mail carrier running late

You are a planner. You think three shipments ahead and you know where everything is and how to find it

You can pack and ship anything. It arrives on time and in excellent shape

You finish what you start. Nothing sits half-done

You are obsessive about communication. People never have to ask you for a status

You do whatever it takes, including the occasional night or weekend, when a shipment or a deadline demands it

You use tools and AI to increase speed, accuracy, and leverage

What You Care About

You want to build a function, not inherit one

You take pride in craft, precision, and getting it right

You like being in the room, in the warehouse, hands on the boxes

You have some connection to the ocean - professional, academic, or personal - or you're excited to be around people who dive, sail, build, and explore offshore

What Success Looks Like

Equipment arrives where it's needed, on time, intact, every time

Customs is a solved problem, not a recurring emergency

Dangerous goods move on schedule, safely and correctly, every time

We can ship into a new country without it becoming a project

Nobody has to ask where a shipment is

Not a Fit If…

You want a planning or coordination role without hands-on ownership

You prefer a large, structured environment with established processes and a team around you

You'd rather not be on the floor, packing, receiving, and organizing

You're uncomfortable being the only person who owns this

You're looking for remote or low-collaboration work

Requirements

Ability to work on-site in Richmond, CA

Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance if required

Able and willing to travel up to 15% of the time, including to international locations

Valid passport, and the ability to obtain visas for the countries we operate in

Compensation : The base salary range for this role is $100,000- $145,000 per year plus equity. Final compensation is determined by factors such as the candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications.

If you want to build the logistics backbone of a company exploring the ocean, we should talk.