SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
· Will identify logistics areas for process improvement and cost savings to ensure expectations are met and identify opportunities for inventory reductions
· Monitor industry standards, trends, or practices to identify developments in logistics planning
· Enter logistics-related data into databases (Syspro)
· Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments
· Determine packaging requirements
· Contact potential vendors to determine material availability and carriers for rates or schedules
· Track product flow from origin to final delivery
· Prepare reports on logistics performance measures and submit reports to management
· Maintain databases of logistics information and records in accordance with company policies
· Develop or maintain freight rate databases to determine the most economical modes of transportation
· Responsible for maintaining, tracking and analyzing all inbound shipments
· Review procedures, such as distribution or inventory management, to ensure maximum efficiency or minimum cost
· Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes
· Manage systems to ensure that pricing structures adequately reflect logistics costing
· Monitor inventory transactions at warehouse facilities to assess receiving, storage, shipping, or inventory integrity
· Develop or maintain models for logistics uses, such as cost estimating or demand forecasting
· Confer with management to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency, or minimize cost
· Compute reporting metrics, such as on-time delivery rates, order fulfilment rates, or inventory turns
· Evaluate existing capabilities and establish new systems and processes for the tracking, measurement, reporting, and analysis of all traffic
· Analyze logistics data, using methods such as data mining, data modeling, or cost or benefit analysis
· Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers
· Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers
REQUIREMENTS
· A relevant qualification will be preferred
· Three years relevant experience in which competency has been gained
· Must be well organized person, capable of handling a variety of issues and assignments
· Position requires strong analytical, interpersonal and project management skills.
· Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
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