Logistics Analyst: SAP & 3PL Inventory Mastery (Hybrid)

Speedo; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Flexible start times

Paid time off

Product discounts

Sample sales

Healthcare support

Job summary

Speedo is seeking a Logistics Analyst to maintain accurate inventory across the 3PL network and SAP, ensuring reliable customer fulfillment. You will monitor data flows, investigate discrepancies, and partner with 3PL providers, IT and internal teams to resolve issues and strengthen controls.

In this role you’ll develop inventory KPIs, support cycle counting and end-of-period reconciliation, and participate in system integrations and process improvements.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in inventory control, warehousing, distribution, logistics or supply chain
• Hands-on SAP experience with inventory transactions, reporting, reconciliation and discrepancy research.
• Experience working with third-party logistics providers and warehouse management systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate issues across multiple systems and data sources and determine root causes.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills with experience analyzing operational data, developing reports and identifying trends.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate operational and system issues clearly across Logistics, 3PL and IT teams.

Responsibilities

• Monitor inventory across 3PL warehouse management systems and SAP and perform regular reconciliations to maintain inventory integrity.
• Analyze inventory discrepancies, stock status and location mismatches, incomplete transactions and other inventory exceptions.
• Determine root causes of inventory variances and coordinate appropriate recounts, corrections and adjustments.
• Develop and maintain inventory KPIs and exception reporting to identify trends, risks and recurring operational issues.
• Support cycle counting, period-end reconciliation and inventory control activities.
• Monitor data flows between SAP, 3PL WMS platforms and connected systems, identifying failed, delayed, duplicate or inaccurate transactions.
• Investigate SAP transactions, IDocs, EDI messages and interface exceptions to determine the source and impact of issues.
• Trace issues across SAP, WMS, system interfaces, master data and business processes.
• Independently resolve transactional issues within established procedures and controls.
• Partner with IT and external support teams on complex technical issues, providing analysis and documentation to support resolution.
• Partner with 3PL providers and internal teams to investigate inventory and operational issues and implement corrective actions.
• Identify recurring inventory, transaction and system issues and recommend preventive solutions.
• Communicate operational risks, trends and exceptions to appropriate stakeholders.
• Provide analytical support and subject-matter expertise to Logistics and cross-functional teams.
• Support logistics and supply chain initiatives involving inventory, SAP, WMS and system integrations.
• Participate in SIT/UAT, system enhancements, implementations, integrations and cutovers.
• Support 3PL onboarding and changes to warehouse processes and system integrations.
• Develop and maintain reconciliation procedures, troubleshooting guides and standard work.
• Identify opportunities to improve controls, reporting, processes and system reliability.

Skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Excel skills

Written and verbal communication

Organizational skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in Supply Chain / Logistics / Business / Operations / Information Systems

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain / Logistics / Business / Operations / Information Systems

Tools

SAP

WMS systems

EDI/IDocs

Job description

Speedo is seeking a Logistics Analyst to maintain accurate inventory across the 3PL network and SAP, ensuring reliable customer fulfillment. You will monitor data flows, investigate discrepancies, and partner with 3PL providers, IT and internal teams to resolve issues and strengthen controls.

In this role you’ll develop inventory KPIs, support cycle counting and end-of-period reconciliation, and participate in system integrations and process improvements.