Logistics Analyst

Job Description

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB

This role will monitor and report key performance metrics of End to End Logistics that relate to costs and service levels.

Analyze data to identify problematic areas and suggest improvements.

This role will be responsible for making processes & data visualization more effective by implementing automation and other related tools.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

1.       Costs and service levels :

a.       Monitor on daily basis the service level metrics such as truck placement accuracy, transit reliability, truck utilization / vehicle mix and other metrics relating to primary transportation performance.

b.       Responsible for measuring, analyzing and providing reasons for gaps between budget and actual of all costs pertaining to logistics on monthly basis.

c.        Development of systems and process to ensure that the cost / service level data capture from SAP / external systems are error free and accurate.

d.       Responsible for report automation relating to service levels and costs.

e.       Provide monthly dash board on logistics to management and responsible for sending monthly performance tracker to transporters.

f.         Analyzing the performance of various WSPs and based on the certain criteria.

2.         Primary Transportation :

a.       Generate truck indent plan which are optimized for targeted truck utilization, maximized vehicle mix and as per share compliance of listed transporters.

3.       Distribution Route planning :

a.       Develop route plan from warehouse to distributors for maximizing clubbed load deliveries for part load and truck load movements

b.       Coordinate with regional logistics executive to assist in converting route plans to transport contracts for clubbed load deliveries. Analyze load pattern at WSPs for the route by months along with costs and propose for contract basis potential savings.

c.        Basis routes for a WSP and the quarterly load plan generate fixed day of shipments (FDOS) optimizing delivery lead time, warehouse daily load plan and WD service time windows.

d.       Responsible for uploading finalized FDOS plan into system on quarterly basis.

4.       Logistics Costs budgeting :

a.       Assist NLM on logistics cost budgeting during plan for all legs of transportation and warehousing costs.

b.       Responsible for tracking and providing monthly savings against plan to Finance.

KEY FOCUS AREAS

Ø   Operational analysis and evaluation of transport information to suggest cost effective methods of deployment.

Ø   Budget planning for Logistics operations

Ø   Loss tree analysis of logistics costs

Ø   FDOS maintenance and route definition

KEY INTERFACES

INTERNAL

Ø   Planning and Warehousing team

Ø   Operations

EXTERNAL

Ø   Converters and vendors

Ø   Warehousing Service Providers & Transporters

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Ø   B.E, B.Com or Any basic graduation through regular course

Ø   3+ years of experience in any industry in the area of planning, manufacturing, logistics or any other operations role.

Must be proficient in MS Excel, statistical tools and knowledge of SAP.

Ø   Position requires analytical, interpersonal and project management skills.

Ø   Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Ø   Proactive, highly motivated and flexible.

Ø   Some travel required.

Requirements

• Cost Accountant with 2-3 years’ experience - Working experience of Factory operations - Coordination with External and internal stake holders - Microsoft excel