What are the responsibilities and job description for the Logistics Analyst position at POOLCORP?
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You want Benefits? You've got it! Our generous benefits package includes:
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug coverage with Flexible Spending Accounts and Wellness Programs
401 (k) with generous company match
13 days of paid time off (PTO) & 8 Paid Holidays (NOTE: PTO increases with tenure!)
100% employer paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Fully Funded Tuition Education Programs
Bonus Programs that include Employee Recognition and Referrals, Summer Madness, and Annual Performance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Discounts and much more!
Job Summary:
The Logistics Analyst will support the logistics function for the U.S. focusing on essential administrative and operational tasks and activities. Work requires a working level knowledge of domestic logistics.
Responsibilities:
- Works to maintain carrier compliance and standards.
- Communicates effectively with freight carriers, suppliers, customers, and other operational entities.
- Provides assistance and guidelines to customers with carrier and mode selection.
- Tenders freight to partner carriers.
- Analyzes data to monitor performance and improve business processes.
- Tracks and traces shipments.
- Develops and conducts logistics processes training to customers and business partners.
- Ability to read and explain reports to internal customers to support business decisions.
- Handles service providers' inquiries regarding payment issues, including invoice inconsistencies, payment disputes and others.
- Ensures carrier freight invoice payments and payables are current. This includes research and coordination with A/P or other 3rd party partners of freight invoices to determine issues and provide resolution.
- Makes shipping decisions to for the business that supports the overall strategy and goals.
- Participates in continuous improvement processes and initiatives.
- Extracts and analyzes reports from different data sources as required by management.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- 3 years' experience in Logistics or similar field.
- Bachelor's degree in business related discipline.
- Strong knowledge of supply chain transportation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong knowledge of MS Office suite
- Ability to combine and utilize professional experience, processes, and systems to support internal and external customers.
- Ability to effectively solve common shipping problems.
- Ability to work independently and in a virtual environment.
- Integrity, sense of urgency, acute attention to detail, proactiveness
Bilingual, Military, Military Spouses and Veteran applicants are strongly encouraged to apply! Currently, POOLCORP has over one hundred and twenty military personnel serving on our team. We understand the uniqueness of hiring military personnel and veterans and will support him/her in the time of duty or with the transition into new civilian professions.
All offers to external candidates for employment are contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment drug testing and background verifications before employment is finalized.
POOLCORP, including all its subsidiaries, is a drug-free company and Equal Opportunity Employer - By Choice. The Company understands, respects, and values diversity - unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions - while striving to be inclusive of all people. This commitment is critical to our success as a global company as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Hiring and promotional decisions are based solely on the qualifications required for the job to be filled.
