Logistics Engineer
Job Description & Duties
Design or analyze operational solutions for projects such as transportation optimization, network modeling, process and methods analysis, cost containment, capacity enhancement, routing and shipment optimization, or information management.
Daily Responsibilities
- Provide logistics technology or information to support product, equipment, or system manufacturing or service.
- Identify or develop business rules or standard operating procedures to streamline operating processes.
- Assess the environmental impact or energy efficiency of logistics activities using carbon mitigation software.
- Evaluate the use of technologies, such as GPS, RFID, route navigation software, or satellite linkup systems, to improve transportation efficiency.
- Determine logistics support requirements, such as facility details, staffing needs, or safety or maintenance plans.
- Provide logistical facility or capacity planning analyses for distribution or transportation functions.
Required Skills
- Reading Comprehension – Understanding written documents.
- Systems Analysis – Determining how a system should work and how changes affect outcomes.
- Systems Evaluation – Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and actions needed to improve performance.
- Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions.
- Active Listening – Giving full attention to others, asking questions, and not interrupting.
- Judgment and Decision Making – Considering costs and benefits to choose the most appropriate action.
Other Logistics Engineer Job Titles
- Cost Engineer
- Reliability Engineer
- Logistics Engineering Manager
- Systems Engineer
- Continuous Improvement Specialist
Tools & Technology Used
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Access
- SAP
- Microsoft Project
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft SharePoint
- IBM Notes
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Minitab
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software
- IBM Cognos Impromptu
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
- SAP Business Objects
- Oracle Hyperion
- Warehouse Management System (WMS)
- Prolog