How do they match: Logistics Analysts

  • Transportation Analyst
  • Demand Planning Analyst
  • Inventory Manager
  • Logistics Management Analyst
  • Logistics Management Specialist
  • Logistics Manager
  • Material Supply Planner
  • Supply Management Specialist
  • Supply Chain Planner
  • Supply Chain Planning Analyst
  • Supply Chain Systems Analyst

  • Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. May manage route activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.

  • Manage systems to ensure that pricing structures adequately reflect logistics costing.
  • Arrange for sale or lease of excess storage or transport capacity to minimize losses or inefficiencies associated with empty space.
  • 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.
  • Develop or maintain freight rate databases for use by supply chain departments to determine the most economical modes of transportation.
  • Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments.
  • Enter carbon-output or environmental-impact data into spreadsheets or environmental management or auditing software programs.
  • Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.
  • Monitor industry standards, trends, or practices to identify developments in logistics planning or execution.
  • Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes.
  • Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes.
  • Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.
  • Review procedures, such as distribution or inventory management, to ensure maximum efficiency or minimum cost.
  • Route or reroute drivers in real time with remote route navigation software, satellite linkup systems, or global positioning systems (GPS) to improve operational efficiencies.

  • Develop business or financial information systems.
  • Discuss business strategies, practices, or policies with managers.
  • Maintain data in information systems or databases.