Logistics Analyst

Your next good thing is right here. *At Kelly® Professional & Industrial, we are all about helping you discover what’s next in your career.

And we just so happen to have a* Logistics Operations Analyst* position for one of our manufacturing clients in Waterloo, IA.

Pay Rate : $29 / hr. - 1 year contract with possible hire or extensionMAJOR DUTIES : Description of the major duties performed in this job.

• Forecast new parts and manage part availability
• Develop global service part forecasts for newly adopted service parts using historical data, engineering and product support input, and product and component knowledge.
• Participates in, and facilitate regularly scheduled meetings with representatives from product support, supply management, engineering and marketing to define service part requirements.
• Review service part forecasts and recommend adjustments to the forecast and ordering activity.
• Execute business activities in alignment with the Division processes, policies, and objectives.
• Manages the Order Fulfillment Process to ensure service part availability by developing, recommending and implementing strategies to meet the master schedule.
• Analyze metrics and data to improve business processes to improve overall customer experience with service part support performance.

QUALIFICATIONS : Technical Skills & Knowledge, required : Specialized skills, knowledge and abilities needed to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Ability to analyze information, and make trade-off decisions.
• Supply management experience.
• Excel proficiency.
• Demonstrated team skills and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to create and deliver status update presentations.Technical Skills & Knowledge, preferred : Specialized skills, knowledge and abilities that will aid in performing the functions of the job.
• Experience in service support environment.
• Project management skills.
• Proficiency with SAP and Microsoft Office suite.
• Proficiency generating reports from various data bases and computer systems.
• Data analytics and statistics.Education : Formal education or training required to perform the essential functions of the job.

Includes degrees, certifications, licenses and / or registration requirements.

• Degree in a Business / Management discipline or equivalent experience. - University Degree (4 years or equivalent)
• Degree in an Engineering / Technology discipline or equivalent experience. - University Degree (4 years or equivalent)
• Degree in a Supply Management discipline or equivalent experience. - University Degree (4 years or equivalent)Relevant Work Experiences : Type and amount of experience necessary to perform the essential functions of the job.

May include specific roles and / or an understanding of a particular function, organization, industry or product line.

• Experience in planning, organizing, and implementing engineering projects.
• Manufacturing and / or operations experience.
• Experience working in supply management such as purchasing, warehousing, logistics, service parts management and procurement, etc.

Manager is looking for candidates with previous supply management experience (1 or more years of experience). Must be results driven.

This position will train onsite for at least a week and then will work a hybrid schedule (some days onsite and others remote) based on manager schedule.