Transportation Analyst

Maintain logistics records in accordance with corporate policies.

Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.

Track product flow from origin to final delivery.

Review procedures, such as distribution or inventory management, to ensure maximum efficiency or minimum cost.

Maintain databases of logistics information.

Develop or maintain models for logistics uses, such as cost estimating or demand forecasting.

Develop or maintain freight rate databases for use by supply chain departments to determine the most economical modes of transportation.

Apply analytic methods or tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations or processes.

Enter logistics-related data into databases.

Compute reporting metrics, such as on-time delivery rates, order fulfillment rates, or inventory turns.

Write or revise standard operating procedures for logistics processes.

Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers.

Identify opportunities for inventory reductions.

Contact carriers for rates or schedules.

Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.

Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments.

Monitor industry standards, trends, or practices to identify developments in logistics planning or execution.

Compare locations or environmental policies of carriers or suppliers to make transportation decisions with lower environmental impact.

Confer with logistics management teams to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency, or minimize cost.

Enter carbon-output or environmental-impact data into spreadsheets or environmental management or auditing software programs.

Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes.

Monitor inventory transactions at warehouse facilities to assess receiving, storage, shipping, or inventory integrity.

Prepare reports on logistics performance measures.

Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.

Analyze logistics data, using methods such as data mining, data modeling, or cost or benefit analysis.

Route or reroute drivers in real time with remote route navigation software, satellite linkup systems, or global positioning systems (GPS) to improve operational efficiencies.

Arrange for sale or lease of excess storage or transport capacity to minimize losses or inefficiencies associated with empty space.

Manage systems to ensure that pricing structures adequately reflect logistics costing.

Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes.

Contact potential vendors to determine material availability.