The Logistics Engineer 2 analyzes the supply chain, transportation, warehouse operations, and distribution network to develop recommendations for reducing freight costs, creating material efficiencies, and improving on-time delivery. This role establishes, maintains, and communicates statistical data on tracking product shipments, returns, and inventory. It supports the logistics business functions and helps develop strategy from a data standpoint. Additionally, it manages individual and departmental projects that aim to enhance logistics efficiency and service to customers.
Position Responsibilities- Develop relationships with business stakeholders to serve as a direct contact for logistics issues.
- Extract data and generate reports to assist in performance tracking and decision-making.
- Perform data validation, cleansing, profiling, baseline development, and scenario modeling.
- Calculate labor, equipment, facility, and expense requirements based on transportation and warehousing design assumptions.
- Develop process flows, concepts of operations, and value propositions; collaborate with IT to create system concepts.
- Create optimization scenarios and strategies aligned with objectives.
- Analyze logistics operations and build decision support systems.
- Conduct research to respond to customer requests.
- Develop, test, and deploy scripts, programs, and software to automate and improve business processes, reports, and decisions.
- Maintain data systems to house and share critical logistics data, ensuring accessibility for data consumers.
- Provide suggestions and ideas to improve business processes.
- Identify value-creation opportunities for the company.
- Aid in the development and implementation of solutions, including leveraging advanced technologies such as machine learning, warehouse automation, and sophisticated optimization algorithms.
- Complete project work internally within the department and externally with other departments to ensure on-time completion within budget.
- Meet project schedules as assigned.
- Maintain high-quality data governance.
- Perform additional projects/duties to support ongoing business needs.
Nature & Scope- Applies practical knowledge of job areas obtained through advanced education and work experience.
- Encouraged to seek continuous improvements.
- Performs a range of mainly straightforward assignments.
- Works independently with general supervision.
- Problems faced are difficult but not typically complex.
Knowledge & Skills- Experience or specialization within supply chain/operations research preferred but not required.
- Working knowledge of programming languages, applications, and database tools.
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently on multiple tasks and projects with various teams.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, including collaboration and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated analytical, quantitative, and creative problem-solving abilities.
- Self-directed with solid collaboration and professional team-building skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); AutoCAD preferred.
- Strong work ethic, judgment, and decision-making skills.
Experience- 3-5 years of relevant experience.
- Project management experience required.
Education/Certification- Bachelor's degree in engineering, data science, or computer science required, or equivalent relevant work experience with formal training and certifications.
- Six Sigma certification preferred.
People ManagementPhysical Requirements / Work Environment- Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations.
- Prolonged periods of sitting and working from a computer.
- Travel up to 5%.
- Occasional work in environments with forklift traffic; PPE may be required.
- Some lifting may be required (up to 20 lbs.).
Reports To- Director of Deployment Systems or Integrated Logistics
