Logistics Analyst

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Traffic Analyst located in Guadalajara, North Site.

The Traffic Analyst role involves enhance product workflow by researching and developing logistics plans that affect production, distribution, and inventory. Create and review logistics procedures to maximize client satisfaction and minimize cost. 

What a typical day looks like:

• Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes.
• Research for logistics data, using methods such as data mining, data modeling, or cost or benefit research.
• Apply investigation methods or tools to comprehend, predict, or control logistics operations or processes.
• Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.
• Prepare reports on logistics performance measures.
• Write or revise standard operating procedures for logistics processes.
• Confer with logistics management teams to define ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency, or minimize cost.
• Maintain databases of logistics data and information in accordance with corporate policies.
• Compute reporting metrics, such as on-time delivery rates and order fulfillment rates.
• Manage systems to ensure that pricing structures adequately reflect logistics costing.
• Contact carriers for rates or schedules.
• Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.
• Compare locations or environmental policies of carriers or suppliers to make transportation resolutions with lower environmental impact.
• Develop or maintain freight rate databases for use by supply chain departments to define the most economical modes of transportation.
• Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers.
• Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments.
• Route or reroute drivers in real time with remote route navigation software, satellite linkup systems, or global positioning systems (GPS) to improve operational efficiencies.
• Enter carbon-output or environmental-impact data into spreadsheets or environmental management or auditing software programs.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor’s degree in International Trade or a related field.
• Knowledge of logistics.
• Shipment management.
• Client communication.
• Intermediate- Advanced English.
• Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Availability to work second shift.   

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Competitive Salary
• Life & Medical insurance
• Christmas Bonus
• Food Coupons
• Saving Fund.
• Life Insurance

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Job Category

Global Procurement & Supply Chain

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