Logistics Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 3–5 years of relevant work experience.
• Background in distribution/logistics, warehousing, or planning.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, operations management, or supply chain/logistics.
• Excellent analytical competency and strong quantitative analysis skills.
• Advanced working knowledge of spreadsheets such as Excel or equivalent and databases such as MS Access or equivalent.
• Technical aptitude to rapidly learn new functionalities of complex information systems.
• Ability to mine and gather data to model complex business situations.
• Ability to relate data analysis to sound business recommendations and support business cases for improvement.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Team player with strong work ethic.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of SAP Supply Chain functionalities and SAP BI/Business Objects.
• Experience with SAP and accounts payable processes.
• Experience with EDI and API business-to-business communication and ability to help troubleshoot integration issues.
• Knowledge of EU/UK logistics practices.
• Basic knowledge of rail operations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert on North American transportation spend and the Transportation Management System (TMS).
• Support Supply Chain transportation functions, TMS needs, and ad hoc projects and tasks.
• Recommend continuous improvements to freight metrics, including accessorial charges, customer chargebacks, and aging reports.
• Generate and maintain standard operating procedures.
• Analyze aging reports for US, Canadian, and UK carriers; report issues to UK and Canadian teams for resolution and correct US issues.
• Conduct semi-annual requests for quotations (RFQs) for carrier rates.
• Maintain carrier insurance information in the TMS as needed.
• Manage rate change requests in the TMS.
• Manage customer chargebacks and reporting for truckload (TL) and rail.
• Research, enter, and pay carrier invoices.
• Enter and evaluate carriers, including insurance, contracts, and carrier safety.
• Enter TMS rates and routes and ensure SAP reconciles with the TMS.
• Settle shipments and correct TMS discrepancies for carrier payment.
• Create LTL or TL shipments when no shipment has been created.
• Close loads in SAP when they show as closed in the TMS, as needed for payment.
• Approve the ACH spool.
• Manage and communicate fuel surcharges.