Analyst, Logistics - 2nd Shift

GXO Logistics•Horn Lake, MS

About The Position

The Analyst, Logistics develops actionable analyses to improve the productivity and efficiency of GXO operations. The role prepares analyses of services, projects, and business functions; maintains databases and develops performance metrics and scorecards; researches operational performance and productivity data, error rates, and root causes; and creates reports and other materials to support business decisions. The analyst also uses systems and software to maintain reporting tools and performs supplier and location waste walks to identify cost-saving opportunities. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. GXO describes its work as supporting customers with technology and services to manage goods efficiently, as part of a global supply chain solutions business.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent related work or military experience.
One year of experience in comprehensive supply chain or logistics.
Expertise preparing, importing, and manipulating information in spreadsheets, databases, and presentations, and converting raw data into usable formats.
Experience with Microsoft Office (Access); ability to extract system data from SAP and use Excel/Access to develop reports.
Experience supporting Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), order management applications, and database systems.
Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to perform macros.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP.
Solid data mining and development skills, including the ability to perform statistical analysis and create queries.
Ability to create solutions-based reports to improve operational efficiency and increase customer satisfaction.
Fundamental comprehension of warehouse operations and supply chain structure.
Solid verbal and written communication, organizational, and time management skills.

Responsibilities

Prepare operational analyses of services, projects, and general business functions.
Maintain databases, extract information, and develop metrics and scorecards to measure and improve overall performance.
Research operations, including performance and productivity data, error rates, and root causes; review reports to identify operational issues across departments.
Prepare reports, graphs, charts, presentations, and other documents to support analyses.
Use systems and software to develop and maintain reporting tools that support business decisions.
Perform supplier and location waste walks to generate cost-saving ideas for the pipeline.