Logistics & Transport Management Analyst

Blue Arrow; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Arrow, a specialist logistics organisation, is seeking a Logistics & Transport Management Analyst to drive operational improvements and cost savings across warehouse and transport activities. You will work closely with leadership to enhance productivity, support ERP transformation and deliver data-driven operational insights.

The role emphasizes hands-on analysis, KPI development, and collaboration across logistics teams to implement measurable improvements and system enhancements.

Qualifications

• Experience in transport, logistics or supply chain operations.
• Hands-on experience with a Transport Management System (TMS).
• Advanced Excel and Power BI skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Experience developing operational KPIs and performance reporting.
• Process improvement and continuous improvement experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to translate data into operational action.

Responsibilities

• Analyse warehouse and transport performance data and develop KPI dashboards.
• Monitor productivity, service and cost performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Support productivity improvement programmes and root cause analysis.
• Develop reporting and BI solutions using Power BI and support SAP S/4HANA projects.
• Collaborate with transport, warehouse and operational teams to drive changes.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Tools

Transport Management System (TMS)

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Logistics & Transport Management Analyst

Denby, Derbyshire Full-Time Onsite

Drive Operational Improvement. Deliver Real Cost Savings. Shape Future Systems.

A specialist logistics organisation is seeking a Logistics & Transport Management Analyst to play a key role in delivering operational improvements, transport optimisation initiatives and measurable cost savings across warehouse and transport activities.

This is not a traditional reporting analyst position.

The successful candidate will sit at the heart of the operation, working closely with leadership teams to improve productivity, optimise transport and warehouse performance, support system enhancements and contribute to a forthcoming ERP transformation programme.

The Opportunity

Reporting into senior leadership, you\'ll be responsible for using operational data, systems and business intelligence tools to identify opportunities, improve efficiency and drive measurable business outcomes.

You will play a key role in:

• Supporting Transport Management Systems (TMS) optimisation.
• Developing Power BI reporting and KPI dashboards.
• Identifying and delivering warehouse and transport productivity improvements.
• Supporting a planned SAP S/4HANA implementation programme.
• Building business cases for operational improvements.
• Analysing transport and warehouse costs.
• Monitoring operational performance and KPI delivery.
• Tracking benefits and measuring improvement outcomes.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across logistics operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Operational Performance & Analysis

• Analyse warehouse and transport performance data.
• Develop and maintain operational KPI dashboards.
• Monitor productivity, service and cost performance.
• Identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities.
• Present data-driven recommendations to management teams.

Continuous Improvement

• Support productivity improvement programmes.
• Conduct process mapping and root cause analysis.
• Deliver measurable operational improvements.
• Support cost reduction initiatives.
• Track and report on realised benefits.

Systems & Technology

• Act as a key user for Transport Management Systems.
• Support systems optimisation and process improvements.
• Assist with ERP and SAP S/4HANA-related projects.
• Support testing, implementation and user adoption activities.
• Develop reporting and business intelligence solutions using Power BI.

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with transport, warehouse and operational teams.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders.
• Present findings and recommendations to management.
• Support project delivery and change initiatives.

What We\'re Looking For:

Essential

• Experience within transport, logistics or supply chain operations.
• Hands-on experience with a Transport Management System (TMS).
• Advanced Excel and Power BI skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Experience developing operational KPIs and performance reporting.
• Process improvement and continuous improvement experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to translate data into operational action.

Highly Desirable

• SAP S/4HANA experience.
• ERP implementation, migration or systems project exposure.
• Transport optimisation experience.
• Route planning and fleet utilisation analysis.
• Business case development.
• Cost reduction and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Lean, Six Sigma or Operational Excellence methodologies.

Ideal Backgrounds

We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals currently working as:

• Transport Systems Analyst
• Logistics Systems Analyst
• Transport Performance Analyst
• Transport Operations Analyst
• Transport Management System Analyst
• SAP Logistics Analyst
• Logistics Continuous Improvement Analyst
• Supply Chain Systems Analyst
• Operational Excellence Analyst (Logistics)

Success in This Role

Within your first 12 months, you will support the business in delivering:

• Warehouse productivity improvements.
• Labour productivity savings.
• Operational process improvements.
• Enhanced transport and warehouse KPI visibility.
• Support for a significant SAP S/4HANA transformation.
• Measurable operational and cost-saving initiatives.

Location

Denby, Derbyshire

This is primarily an onsite position with close collaboration across operational teams.

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