Logistics Analyst at HR-EX Consulting

HR-EX Consulting partners with small businesses looking for affordable HR professional advisory and services. In practice, we operate as an outsourced HR department and provide professional HR services for small businesses for a fraction of the cost of hiring a full-time staff.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Logistics Analyst

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Purpose

• The Logistics Analyst oversees the entire life cycle of a product, including purchase, distribution, internal allotment, release, and final clearance of resources.
• The role also utilizes analytical methods and a variety of tools to understand, predict, and control logistics operations and processes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Follow up with Client on daily order availability and provide good trucks to fulfil the order
• Monitor the loaded trucks to destinations and ensure prompt waybill collection.
• Follow up with drivers to ensure on time delivery of client goods and escalate any form of delay in goods delivery to line manager for possible prompt resolution
• Onboard warehouse owners and truck owners – capture all necessary details.
• Inspect trucks periodically to ensure only good working assets are allow to carry client goods.
• Responsible for managing route activities such as invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.
• Support vendor/business partner relationships.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining cost estimates, forecasts, and cost models.
• Execute day-to-day processes and perform data management applying a combination of data mining, data modeling, and data analysis; cost/benefit analysis and/or problem analysis.
• Undertake ad-hoc queries and maintain reports from a variety of resources as specific to department or organizational needs to support the business.
• Responsible for conducting analysis and creating reports of weekly and monthly KPIs and forecasts.
• Actively participate in transportation alignment and tracking performance to awards and cost.
• Responsible for auditing transportation accessorial charges by carrier and customer.
• Correct freight settlement documents to ensure the proper accruing of freight on a daily basis.
• Estimate distribution costs for new business opportunities/direct freight, DC Costs, etc.
• Responsible for performing cost comparisons of distribution center shipments versus plant direct opportunities.
• Identify potential clients that can be on-boarded
• Provide daily and weekly reports to the haulage team lead on the work done
• Clearly communicate to senior leaders (both internal and external), vendors and customers.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned

Qualifications and Experience Required

• A Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or a related field.
• Experience in transportation, logistics, or customer service; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency in computer databases, statistic applications, and logistics programs.
• Experience in data mining, analysis, and reporting.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, relational databases, and ERP systems (e.g. SAP).
• Familiarity with supply chain processes (e.g. inventory planning, warehouse management).
• Strong analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Great interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.