Senior Logistics Analyst

Gorbel•Victor, NY

52d

About The Position

Gorbel’s mission is simple: We improve people’s lives. That mission guides everything we do, from the products and service we provide to our outside customers to the work environment we foster for our employees. We are a manufacturer of material handling and fall protection products for the production and warehouse/distribution sectors. We’re on the cutting edge of manufacturing and distribution; a thriving, growing company that is constantly seeking out new ways to innovate and elevate our products and our processes – and we’re looking for people like you to join us in that mission. We’re currently hiring for open positions in the US and Canada. We operate in Canada as Engineered Lifting Systems and Equipment (ELS)/DBA Gorbel® Canada, and subsequent communication related to Canadian positions may show the ELS name. You may be contacted by phone by recruitment personnel based in either Canada or New York. The Senior Logistics Analyst provides strategic/tactical leadership of given commodity(ies) and develops/implements commodity strategies aligned with the company’s quality, delivery, cost and innovation goals.

Requirements

College Degree and/or 5+ years of Supply Chain/Operations experience in a manufacturing environment
High degree of business ethics and accountability
Experienced with and led the application of continuous improvement (e.g., lean tools and principles) to drive results
Strong business and financial acumen
Proficient in Microsoft Office Products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)
Proficient with ERP systems
Effective in both written and verbal communications
Able to travel up to 20% of the time

Responsibilities

Organizes shipment and delivery of goods worldwide in a timely, professional, and cost-effective manner.
Utilize data to ensure supply partners use the best combination of cost, service and quality to meet customer requirements
Must be able to inform, convince and persuade others to action on key commodity strategy initiatives/objectives
Champion functional initiatives and/or project(s) and where appropriate provide coaching, mentoring and support to team members
Develop new, support existing and execute functional strategies based upon key market trends
Manage new and existing suppliers through formal supplier assessments, providing regular supplier key performance indicator scorecard feedback, and corrective actions as needed resulting in win-win outcomes
Drive improvements leading, training others and utilizing new and existing continuous improvement tools, principles and processes
Achieve excellent results in annual cost, delivery, quality and innovation improvement projects and process improvements utilizing data analytics based on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) results
Negotiate and implement Master Service Agreements (MSA’s)
Performs other related duties and various special projects as required and assigned