Senior Analyst Transportation

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Senior Analyst Transportation

Location(s): New Brunswick, NJ

The Senior Analyst IRTE is responsible for flawless operational execution of inter-region transport lanes; managed door-door. This includes day to day operational issue management, transportation/logistics coordination and project management with freight forwarders, shipping sites and supply planning.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Manage door-door operational management for client inter-region transport lanes, ensuring consistent product availability and highest levels of customer experience.
• Lead process improvement projects leveraging PM methodologies like Six Sigma, FPX, etc., to drive reliability and or cost efficiencies for inter-regional transport moves.
• Ability to present performance metrics and project charters/updates to various levels of management. Responsible for coordination, track & trace and exception management for segment inter-region transportation lanes.
• Lead/participate in operational vendor management meetings (business reviews, reporting on operational vendor performance) and lead day to day tactical relationship with the vendors. As required, partner with DC and manufacturing facilities to coordinate and manage freight on inter-regional lanes.
• Partner with Pharmaceutical Deliver Quality to ensure that transport operations is managed within the appropriate quality framework.
• Primary point of contact for sites and logistics providers to communicate issues affecting shipment flows, including but not limited to missing documentation, freight delays, quality events and shipping receiving delays.
• Perform ad-hoc operational analytics to drive day to day business efficiencies. Lead operational activities to support global bids for various inter-region transport moves; including requirements, baseline validation and lane implementation to pre-established metrics.
• Provide support for event management in other geographical regions based on criticality of issues. Stakeholder support: Be SME for launches, projects, CIPs, cust service projects Support tenders led by Sourcing partners Support service issues and drive to resolution Lane Implementation Support lane implementation for new lanes either as part of a tender or part of a lane change for any reason (new routing, new customer, etc.) Follow SOP for lane implementation.
• Connect: forge internal collaboration across the supply chain and cultivate external relationships and partnerships Deliver: Empower people to act with speed, agility, accountability Shape: Challenge the status quo, lead and adapt to change Lead - Encourage others to engage in transparent & constructive conversations, contributing to high-performing teams Other features of the job: Highly matrixed, global organization; multi-sector Heavy project management and influencing.
  
  

Essential knowledge and skills:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required with 2-4 years experience.
• Preferred previous experience or internship in one or more of the following functions:
• Planning, Distribution, Manufacturing, Transportation, Logistics, Customer Service or SC Operations. Possess technical skills and sound judgment to effectively assess risk, triage issues for severity and imminence, and potential impact. MS Office proficiency. Working knowledge of project mngmt tools (Microsoft project, GNATT, RACI, Lessons learned, FMEA, etc.) are desired.
• Knowledge of analytics using Alteryx and Tableau are desired.
• Need to be comfortable challenging the status quo and navigate between different hierarchical levels while maintaining collaboration and inclusion.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment and work with different cultures.
• Experience with Six Sigma/Process Excellence tools, training and/or certification is desired Fluent in English, fluency in other languages desired.
  
  

Top Three Skills:

• Transportation Experience, Analytics, Team Player.
  
  

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.