Material Planning Analyst - 1st Shift

Logistics at full potential.

At GXO, we're constantly looking for talented individuals at all levels who can deliver the caliber of service our company requires.

You know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication.

On our team, you'll have the support to excel at work and the resources to build a career you can be proud of.

1st Shift, Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm

We're constantly looking for ways to improve, enhance and adapt in an ever-changing marketplace.

As the Material Planning Analyst you will be responsible for developing actionable analyses to improve the productivity and efficiency of our operations.

If you're ready to embrace a new challenge with a dynamic global company, we have an opportunity for you to grow with GXO.

Pay, benefits and more.

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability and more.

What you'll do on a typical day:


* Prepare operational analyses of services, projects or general business functions


* Maintain databases; extract information and develop metrics and scorecards to measure and improve overall performance


* Research operations, including performance and productivity data, error rates and root causes; review reports to identify operational issues across departments


* Prepare related reports, graphs, charts, presentations and other documents to support analyses


* Utilize systems and software to develop and maintain reporting tools to support business decisions


* Perform supplier and location waste walks to generate cost-saving ideas for the pipeline

What you need to succeed at GXO:

At a minimum, you'll need:


* Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Business, Supply Chain or a related field, or equivalent related work or military experience


* 1 year of experience in comprehensive supply chain or logistics


* Expertise in preparing, importing and manipulating information in spreadsheets, databases and presentations; converting raw data into usable formats


* Experience with Microsoft Office (Access); ability to extract system data from SAP and utilize Excel/Access to develop reports


* Experience supporting Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), order management applications and database systems


* Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to perform macros

It'd be great if you also have:


* Experience with SAP


* Solid data mining and development skills; ability to perform statistical analysis and create queries


* Ability to create solutions-based reports to improve operational efficiency and increase customer satisfaction


* Fundamental comprehension of warehouse operations and the supply chain structure


* Solid verbal and written communication, organizational and time management skills

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