Logistics Analyst (Hybrid Role)

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Rosemont, IL, USA
In-Office
50K-80K Annually
Junior
Food
The Role
The Logistics Analyst will analyze logistics data, support inbound transportation optimization, and provide recommendations to enhance supply chain efficiency.
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ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE

Join Our Community of Food People!

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated with strong analytical skills and a passion for developing a career in supply chain or general management.
This role will be responsible for the collection, review and financial analysis of logistics data and dedicated carrier proposals to support decision making. Assists in maximizing supply chain efficiency through the effective modeling and design of inbound transportation routes. The role will perform complex calculations for inbound conversions to measure net income per engineered route and summarize weekly pipeline potential and activated inbound route status.

This role will be onsite 2 days a month in Rosemont, IL.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES  

The Logistics Margin Analyst will work under the guidance of senior team members to execute project efforts such as:

  • Support development and performance of inbound logistics through daily data analysis of relevant freight and vendor data – measuring and reporting on inbound route performance related to freight goal attainment - provide profitable net income and service recommendations to supply chain stakeholders for fleet, 3rd party and dedicated carrier freight conversions.
  • Support inbound logistics processes such as the modeling of complex financial calculations based on inbound route design
  • Support the development and maintenance of the logistics databases within the logistics department (Llamasoft, TMS, ArrowStream).
  • Leverages optimization software to engineer optimal inbound trucking routes for USF locations and dedicated 3rd party hubs.
  • Utilize financial, logistical, and procurement databases/systems to assist in freight reporting and ad hoc route analysis to support corrective action improvements and/or re-engineered route solutions.
  • Perform detailed analysis and provide KPIs/metrics to department leadership and executive supply chain stakeholders as needed
  • Support partnering / consensus building across Logistics functions and with other internal / external stakeholders including the field

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office required (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Access)
  • Strong aptitude for assessing large datasets and deriving key performance-related insights
  • Effective communication teaming skills; capable of developing alignment across Logistics functions and other departments

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Capable of utilizing data warehouse tools and extracts

Preferred Experience:

  • Undergraduate major in supply chain, operations, statistics, business, or a data-related field
  • Prior work or internship experience in supply chain or data analytics

This role will also receive annual incentive plan bonus 

Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds).  The expected base rate for this role is between

$50,000 - $80,000

***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***

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The Company
Englewood, CO
22,022 Employees

What We Do

US Foods is one of America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice distributor, partnering with approximately 300,000 restaurants and foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. With 28,000 associates and more than 70 locations, US Foods provides its customers with a broad and innovative food offering and a comprehensive suite of e-commerce, technology and business solutions. US Foods is headquartered in Rosemont, IL, and generates more than $28 billion in annual revenue. Visit usfoods.com to learn more. ------------ Rules of Engagement Statement: We are proud to support community engagement on the US Foods LinkedIn page, and we're excited to see your comments, photos and videos. Please note that the views expressed by the community do not necessarily reflect those of US Foods. Before posting, please take a moment to read our rules for community content. We reserve the right to remove content that violates these rules. 1. Don't break the law. Content that appears to break the law or that advocates for breaking the law also is not permitted. 2. Be polite and courteous to everyone, even those you disagree with. This also means you may not post anything that is threatening, harassing, abusive, bullying, discriminatory, profane, sexually explicit, obscene, violent, gruesome, or similarly objectionable. 3. Stay on topic for this community and dialogue. Off-topic content may include but is not limited to irrelevant or out of context material, spam, promotional content, and links to third-party sites. 4. Follow LinkedIn's Terms and Conditions. 5. All posts must be by a real person and from a real profile. Content from fake or anonymous profiles is not permitted. 6. Our employees must also follow all of our applicable policies and guidelines, including but not limited to our Code of Conduct and Electronic Social Networking Policy

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