Logistics Planning Associate

Article; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A modern furniture company in Vancouver is seeking a Logistics Planning Associate to enhance logistics operations. This role involves coordinating transportation, analyzing data, and creating dashboards to ensure efficient product movement across North America. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in logistics, proficiency in data tools like Tableau and SQL, and strong problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Salary range of $70,000 to $80,000

4% RRSP matched contributions

15 vacation days and 6 well-being days

Remote work flexibility for up to 3 weeks

Excellent health benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in logistics operations and data analytics.
• Ability to analyze data and derive actionable insights.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate transportation operations for on-time delivery.
• Design and maintain logistics performance dashboards.
• Analyze data to drive operational improvements.
• Collaborate with carrier partners to ensure efficiency.

Skills

Logistics planning

Data analysis

Dashboard design

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Education

5+ years in logistics planning or supply chain analytics

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Department: Logistics

Location: Vancouver

Compensation: $70,000 - $80,000 / year

Description

Hi there, we’re Article. Since 2013, we have been redefining the furniture industry one sofa at a time, it’s not easy — it requires solving challenging, meaningful problems. This is where you come in, as the Logistics Planning Associate, you'll blend operational know-how with data-driven insight to optimize how our products move across North America. From coordinating carriers to building dashboards that tell the story behind the numbers, you'll play a key role in ensuring that each delivery is not just on time but exceptionally executed.

You’ll help shape the systems, processes, and analytics that power our logistics engine, turning complexity into clarity and using data to unlock smarter, faster, more scalable ways to move beautiful furniture.

Why We Need You:


In the Logistics Operations team, we need a detail-oriented and analytical problem solver to bring more visibility, speed, and efficiency to how our products move across North America. As we implement new systems and scale our operations, this role will be key to driving data-led decisions and optimizing our end-to-end logistics processes.

This fits into our larger need to standardize logistics performance, improve delivery outcomes, and reduce transportation costs, all essential to elevating the customer experience and supporting Article’s growth.

Within the first few months, you’ll become a subject matter expert in our new Order Management System (OMS), building dashboards and data flows that highlight key logistics metrics. In a year, you’ll be proud to say you’ve shaped how we plan and measure our transportation network, influencing strategy through insight and helping us scale smarter.

Why Article?

As a Particle (people of Article), you will have a high level of autonomy to solve challenging, meaningful problems the best way you can. That means you’re trusted to explore solutions you believe will work best (you’re the expert, after all). You’ll do all this while growing your skills within a company that is redefining the furniture industry.

About the Team:

We are a hybrid team - you'll be in the office 3 days per week

What You’ll Do

You’ll be part of a collaborative team of logistics specialists and operations leaders working to solve real-time transportation challenges and optimize the movement of goods across North America.

• Plan and coordinate transportation operations — forward and reverse — to ensure on-time delivery, cost efficiency, and optimal carrier usage.
• Design and maintain dashboards that bring visibility to key performance indicators like DIFOT, cost per shipment, and capacity utilization.
• Analyze routing, scheduling, and load consolidation data to uncover patterns and drive operational improvements.
• Collaborate closely with carrier partners to schedule freight, monitor service levels, and implement performance-enhancing changes.
• Lead carrier performance reporting by integrating insights into visual tools for fast, effective decisions.
• Support freight invoice audits and identify cost anomalies through analytical tools and data trends.
• Partner with our Continuous Improvement team to test and scale new logistics solutions.
• Act as a system SME during OMS and TMS rollouts, supporting reporting and analytics setup.
• Develop and validate dashboards and test scripts to ensure accurate reporting across systems.
• Work cross-functionally with Fulfillment, Warehouse, and Tech teams to align logistics strategy with operational goals.
  
  

Who You Are

• 5+ years of experience in logistics planning, transportation management, or supply chain analytics, ideally in an e-commerce or retail setting.
• You’re confident using data tools like Tableau, Power BI, Looker, and extracting insights with SQL or spreadsheets.
• Experience built dashboards that drive decisions and know how to make them user-friendly and meaningful.
• Bring strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, using data to identify trends and build solutions.
• You understand systems like TMS and OMS and how to use them to improve logistics performance.
• Collaborates well with cross-functional teams and can explain complex data in a clear, actionable way.
• You’re resilient and adaptable, comfortable navigating system upgrades, shifting priorities, and change.
• You think in systems, identify root causes, and enjoy continuous improvement work.
• Legally able to work in Canada.
• Completion of a criminal background check.
  
  

Perks & Benefits

Wealth:

• The salary range is $70,000 to $80,000. The starting salary will be determined by your transferable skills, knowledge, work experience, and the hiring team’s budget, which is based on business needs, market compensation data, and internal equity
• 4% RRSP matched contributions through Wealthsimple

Life:

• 15 days of vacation*
• 6 well-being (sick) days
• 1 Inclusion and Diversity Day
• Hybrid work: 3 days a week in the office
• Work remotely (anywhere in the world) for up to 3 weeks

Total Health:

• Excellent extended health and dental benefits packages
• $1000 health/lifestyle spending account* for your total physical and mental well-being
• TELUS Health App
  • Mental Health Assistance/Counseling
  • Virtual medical appointments

Office Space:

• The Article HQ is a converted warehouse, with an open accessible layout and no offices (even for our founders)
• Work from your desk, an Article sofa, collaboration spaces, or a private meeting room
  • Standup desks can be requested too
• Our kitchens are stocked with salty, sweet and healthy snacks, & all the premium coffees and teas to keep you buzzing
• Onsite fitness equipment with showers and towel service
• Pickleball, badminton, and table tennis matches happen, from very competitive to very casual
• A dog-friendly office - well-socialized pups are welcome

Getting here:

• Free street parking (first come, first serve; no reserved spots for senior leaders)
• Indoor secure bike storage with change rooms and showers
• 20-minute walk to either Main Street- Science World or VCC Clark Skytrain stations

Extra:

• 45% discount on our entire product range (15% for friends and family)

*Prorated

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Hiring:

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From us, you can expect that humans will carefully review every application. We do not use artificial intelligence or ranking algorithms in our hiring decisions.

Criminal Background Checks:

Having a criminal record does not restrict your employment at Article. Criminal background checks are only conducted with your permission and after a conditional employment offer has been accepted.

The decision if a criminal record will restrict your employment will be made on a case-by-case basis, where we conduct an "individualized assessment"—a reasoned, evidence-based determination as to whether the applicant's past conviction has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific job duties of the position.

Work Authorization:

Unless otherwise stated, all open roles require legal authorization to work in the location where the job is based, without requiring VISA sponsorship.

For US-based roles, Article participates in E-Verify

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Equal Opportunity Statement:

At Article, we value and respect individuals for their different talents, skills, abilities, and unique contributions. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, ethnic origin, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, disability, genetic characteristics, personal beliefs, or any other classification protected by federal, state, provincial, and local laws and ordinances.

Accommodations:

Reasonable accommodations are related to a disability or another protected characteristic. Applicants can also request accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process by notifying the hiring team or emailing [e-mail]. This email is dedicated to accommodation requests only—non-related messages will not receive a response.