Senior Global Logistics Analytics and Optimization Lead

Corvus People; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Corvus People seeks a Senior (Global Logistics Analytics and Optimization Lead) to drive data‑driven performance across a complex, global logistics network. This role emphasizes analytics, automation, efficiency and cost savings in a fast paced environment, with a Belfast on‑site requirement two days weekly.

You will work with large data sets to derive actionable insights, lead cross‑functional teams and collaborate with Procurement on RFIs, RFQs and cost optimization, using Excel and Power BI

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant work experience in supply chain and global logistics.
• Strong Excel and data analytics expertise with the ability to derive insights from large data sets.
• Ideally a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience analysing costs and supporting budgeting activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead global logistics analytics and optimization initiatives.
• Collaborate with Procurement to support RFI, RFP, RFQ processes and deliver milestones.
• Develop Power BI dashboards to monitor performance and identify cost savings.
• Monitor external logistics partners to improve service and reduce costs.
• Balance day‑to‑day data requests with strategic data projects across teams.

Skills

Data analysis

stakeholder management

Excel

Power BI

Logistics optimization

Automation

Communication

Cross‑functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Senior (Global Logistics Analytics and Optimization Lead

Working for a complex, global manufacturer of hardware and software products, this is a fantastic role for someone who enjoys driving performance, automation, efficiency and cost savings within a challenging, fast paced environment.

This role is driven by data, where the data is front and centre in all decision making. The ability to manipulate large data sets, deriving an informed decision by interrupting what the data is telling you, is critical to this role.

For someone who is driven by data, comfortable leading change, enjoys a fast-paced global environment, with excellent commercial acumen this is an opportunity you need to investigate.

It offers a fantastic working environment, brilliant people centric culture and incredibly rewarding work.

This is a hybrid role, and will support applicants from across the UK, but you will need to be on site in Belfast 2 days a week (all business expenses will be met by the company).

It’s ideal for someone who has:

• Strong analytic & analysis skills, with the ability to prove (data led) where efficiencies can be gained. Must have the ability to work with large data sets, deriving and interpreting the information to meet the business need. Please note 50% of the work you do will be underpinned by data.
• Strong business acumen, leadership, and drive. With the ability to identify and successfully drive logistics solutions internally across multiple teams, and externally with logistics partners.
• Utilize & embrace automation for tasks which are repetitive, ideally with knowledge of creating Power BI dashboards.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to simplify and relay complex information succinctly both internally and externally.
• Enjoy working on their own initiative, with the ability to identify, recommend and expedite solutions.
• Monitor and engage with external logistics partners, to monitor and improve current service but also identify cost savings going forward.
• Working closely with Procurement teams to provide leadership & specialist logistics knowledge as part of Global RFI, RFP, RFQ process. Delivering against milestones and improving process outcomes.
• Enjoy multitasking, with the ability to prioritize your own workload. You will have multiple data requests from different divisions within the company, and you need to balance the day-to-day tasks with varying requests/projects.

You will need to have/be:

• Highly driven, self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and as part of a blended global team (working with Sales, Finance, Purchasing, Shipping, Relationship Managers etc.).
• Excellent experience of deriving and interpreting logistics information from large data sets. Ideally you do this in your current role and are currently the subject matter expert for logistics within your organisation.
• Must be detail oriented and hard working.
• Expert level Excel skills, ideally with ability to create Power BI dashboards.

You must have:

• Strong international logistics experience, ideally with 3+ years’ experience gained in similar role within a fast pace, complex global environment.
• Ideally Bachelor’s Degree.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience, with supply chain and strong global logistics knowledge.
• Strong Excel and data analytics expertise, you would consider yourself an Excel expert, very comfortable deriving insights from large data sets.
• Experience analysing costs and supporting budgeting activities.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills. You can easily and confidently work across multifunctional global teams, liaising internally and externally with senior stakeholders.
• The ability to collaborate and effectively work within a globally distributed team.