Material Planning Analyst - 1st Shift

Socket.dev; West Memphis (AR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

GXO Logistics is seeking a Material Planning Analyst to develop actionable analyses and improve productivity across operations. You will maintain databases, extract information, and build metrics to support business decisions.

This role requires a Bachelor’s in logistics or related field, 1 year of supply chain experience, and advanced Excel with SAP familiarity. The environment emphasizes growth and cross-functional collaboration within a global company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Business, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 1 year of experience in supply chain or logistics is typical.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets, databases, and creating usable reports.

Responsibilities

• Prepare operational analyses of services, projects or general business functions.
• Maintain databases; extract information and develop metrics and scorecards.
• Research operations, including performance data and root causes; review reports.
• Prepare related reports, graphs, charts and presentations to support analyses.
• Utilize systems and software to develop and maintain reporting tools.
• Perform supplier and location waste walks to generate cost-saving ideas.

Skills

Data analysis

Advanced Excel

Reporting

SAP experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Business, or Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Access

Job description

Logistics at full potential.

At GXO, we’re constantly looking for talented individuals at all levelswho can deliver the caliber of service our company requires. You know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication. On our team, you’ll have the support to excel at workand the resources to build a career you can be proud of.

1st Shift, Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm

We’re constantly looking for ways to improve, enhance and adapt in an ever-changing marketplace. As the Material Planning Analyst you will be responsible for developing actionable analyses to improve the productivity and efficiency of our operations. If you’re ready to embrace a new challenge with a dynamic global company, we have an opportunity for you to grow with GXO.

Pay, benefits and more.

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability and more.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Prepare operational analyses of services, projects or general business functions
• Maintain databases; extract information and develop metrics and scorecards to measure and improve overall performance
• Research operations, including performance and productivity data, error rates and root causes; review reports to identify operational issues across departments
• Prepare related reports, graphs, charts, presentations and other documents to support analyses
• Utilize systems and software to develop and maintain reporting tools to support business decisions
• Perform supplier and location waste walks to generate cost-saving ideas for the pipeline

What you need to succeed at GXO:

At a minimum, you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Business, Supply Chain or a related field, or equivalent related work or military experience
• 1 year of experience in comprehensive supply chain or logistics
• Expertise in preparing, importing and manipulating information in spreadsheets, databases and presentations; converting raw data into usable formats
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Access); ability to extract system data from SAP and utilize Excel/Access to develop reports
• Experience supporting Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), order management applications and database systems
• Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to perform macros

It’d be great if you also have:

• Experience with SAP
• Solid data mining and development skills; ability to perform statistical analysis and create queries
• Ability to create solutions-based reports to improve operational efficiency and increase customer satisfaction
• Fundamental comprehension of warehouse operations and the supply chain structure
• Solid verbal and written communication, organizational and time management skills

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer including Disabled/Veterans.

GXO adheres to CDC, OSHA and state and local requirements regarding COVID safety. All employees and visitors are expected to comply with GXO policies which are in place to safeguard our employees and customers.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.