Logistics Analyst

Logistics Analyst Manchester, England

Caterpillar
Full Time Manchester, England 32400 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Career Area:

Logistics

Job Description:

J ob Title: Logistics Analyst

Salary: £32,400 + Dependent upon experience

Location: Birchwood

Benefits: 25 days annual leave, Up to 10% Bonus

Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%

Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution

CAT Advantage High Street Discount App

Employee Assistance Programme Relocation and/or VISA Sponsorship is not offered with this opportunity

Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business.

The Opportunity

The Expeditor role sits within our dynamic, fast paced Inbound & Planning team. Management of a profile of over 100 suppliers and weekly analysis using reporting mechanisms within the business; this role is responsible for ensuring that all supplier arrears + customer backorders have a relevant and up to date promise or robust action plan in place to recover. Monitoring supplier confirmations, ASN deliverables and DRP message administration. The success of this role is achieved through a tenacious work ethic and belief in delivering best in class customer service.

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

  • Ensure that all customer backorders have a relevant and up to date promise.

  • Manage communication to the Customer Services group where a recovery date is not provided.

  • Report supplier adherence to processes surrounding order acknowledgements and ASN deliverables.

  • Managing output from DRP, communicate and negotiate schedule changes with the supplier.

  • Arrange collection transportation where appropriate.

  • Weekly + monthly Analysis across the desk to identify Supplier Performance failure:

  • Use Tableau reporting to highlight account adherence to schedules by Suppliers

  • Use output of Built In Quality process to drill down and provide root cause fix to reasons behind instances causing business grief on physical and invoice receipt

  • Using Plan-Do-Check-Act method to formulate action plan / next steps for suppliers of focus

Skills and Experience:

Candidates will have gained the following skills and experience through previous roles:

  • Previous work experience within a Supply Chain function

  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

  • Knowledge of Lean methodology and 8 Wastes.

  • Ability to identify a problem, articulate it clearly, progress it to a solution involving others as appropriate

  • Strong team ethic with the ability the work on own initiative

  • Proven ability to maintain react and think quickly to fast moving fluid situations and deadlines

  • A collaborator, building strong working relationships with all levels of all functions, always working towards a win/win result across all relationships

  • Demonstrate meticulous levels of attention to detail.

  • Ability to Prioritise according to discipline of Business Goals whilst remaining flexible and adaptable to customer specific requirements.

Candidates may have gained the following skills and experience through previous roles:

  • College or university degree, preferably in Supply Chain and/or Logistics Management or Industrial Engineering

Additional Information

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

Not ready to apply? Submit your information to our Talent Network here .

Logistics Analyst
Caterpillar

http://www.caterpillar.com
Irving, United States
Jim Umpleby
$10+ billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Machinery Manufacturing
1925
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