SOFT's client, located in Brooklyn, NY is looking for an Analyst for a long term contract assignment. This is a hybrid position. Logistics and warehousing experience and best practices around those areas is required. Experience with MS Office Suite, SAP, Ariba for inventory.
Responsibilities:
Proactively research, produce, monitor, and analyze cost, policy, or other information to enable analysis of key themes and trends.
Manage the day-to-day relationship with relevant internal parties or employees to understand their requirements, deliver appropriate, customized solutions and advice, and build cross-functional work aligned with the organization's policies and processes.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders to share best practices, provide technical advice, and build bases of influence.
Manage the day-to-day relationship with contract or external service providers, including negotiation, interpretation, and application of established and/or service level agreements to ensure adherence to standards.
Assist and coordinate work on projects by contributing to developing project standards and processes to improve project delivery within the relevant function.
Keep current with market/regulatory developments within your profession/discipline to optimize best practices.
Develop and maintain analytical systems, models, and procedures to support design solutions and enhance time/consistency/safety/efficiency and operability.
Challenge existing working methods and continuously seek ways to improve things to drive greater efficiencies within assigned areas. Additional Translate business objectives into clearly defined business cases, annual plans, and goals to support achieving departmental/operational areas.
Negotiate and agree on contracts with outside vendors, including standards of work/levels of service, to ensure the best value.
Contribute to the identification and formulation of strategic objectives specific to the area of work/business unit to drive change and innovation .
Monitor and control allocated human and material resources, maintaining financial and progress forecasting to ensure projects are delivered according to schedule and within budget.Manage key external relationships concerning local unions, regulators, and any data provided for business decision-making. Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in a related area and up to 5 years of related experience or equivalent work experience. An advanced degree/credits is preferred. Experience in managing a team.
• In-depth experience in a field or multiple fields of work processes.
• Knowledge of relevant industry practice and legislation.
• Knowledge of current trends within the industry and developments in legislation or regulation.
• Proficient in relevant software, e.g., Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience and proficiency in relevant company-related IT systems.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour

Experience level:

• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Brooklyn, NY 11211