Sr. Logistics Analyst, Transportation

The Home Depot • Atlanta, GA

31d

About The Position

A Logistics Sr. Analyst uses analytical methods and a variety of tools to understand, predict, improve, and control Logistics operations and processes. The role is responsible for data management, analyzing performance, identifying problems, and developing recommendations that support Logistics management. The analyst solves problems by considering courses of action within business goals and standards, works with minimal supervision, and prioritizes and executes tasks after receiving general assignments. The position communicates recommendations to upper management and mentors and guides Logistics Analysts in their daily work.

The analyst coordinates daily project activity for multiple large-scale initiatives, including Supply Chain Sync, Manual Floor Load, and Breakpack enhancement implementation. The role develops and executes scorecards for projects and key organizational metrics, performs forecasting, implements process improvement opportunities, and analyzes requested business and systemic enhancements that may result in company cost savings. The position manages vendor and business relationships and has no direct reports. Overnight travel is typically less than 10% of the time.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
• At least 3 years of work experience.
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job, or the knowledge, skills, and abilities typically acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program.
• Self-starter, detail-oriented, able to support and lead multiple projects, with excellent communication skills; able to work in a team, interact with multiple levels and functions in Logistics, and manage vendor and business relationships.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Math, or Finance; a master's degree is preferred.
• Experience with Six Sigma or another process-improvement methodology.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word, and Visio.
• Advanced skills in Mini-Tab, Access, SQL, Visual Basic for data acquisition and analysis, and Visio process mapping.
• Project management skills.
• Finance, cost-benefit analysis, or capital-budget experience.

Responsibilities

• Create and analyze reports using quantitative skills to support business execution; respond to ad-hoc queries and maintain reports from relevant resources.
• Develop business tools and solutions based on knowledge, products, or technology, and identify Logistics process-improvement opportunities through strategic and critical thinking and analysis.
• Provide recommendations to senior management and mentor and guide Logistics Analysts.
• Perform data mining, data modeling, data analysis, cost-benefit analysis, process mapping, and problem analysis while carrying out day-to-day processes; develop and maintain cost estimates, forecasts, and cost models; respond to ad-hoc queries and maintain reports.
• Manage vendor and business-partner relationships.
• Coordinate daily project activities for multiple large-scale initiatives, including Supply Chain Sync, Manual Floor Load, and Breakpack enhancement implementation.
• Develop and execute scorecards for projects and key organizational metrics to evaluate project performance against business cases.
• Forecast, develop, and implement process-improvement opportunities associated with assigned projects.
• Analyze requested business and systemic enhancements that may result in cost savings to the company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior