Waltham, MA
Logistics Analyst (4-6 Month Contract)
Logistics Analyst (4-6 Month Contract)
Location: Waltham, MA (Hybrid / 3 days on-site weekly)
Company Description:
We are currently working with a 100+ year-old Consumer Packaged Goods organization that is in the middle of a supply chain system transformation. To help ensure on-going success, they are looking for a Logistics Analyst to backfill a team member that’s on the project. This is a contract position that will last at least 4-6 months.
Position Description:
- Support day-to-day warehousing, transportation, order fulfillment, and inventory operations to help ensure accurate and on-time execution.
- Collaborate with internal teams, warehouses, and transportation partners to resolve operational issues and maintain efficient order and shipment flow.
- Monitor logistics, inventory, and order data to identify exceptions and trends, perform root cause analysis, and support corrective actions.
- Support accurate system transactions, master data, and operating processes, coordinating resolution of transaction or system exceptions as needed.
- Track key logistics performance indicators and contribute to process improvements, projects, documentation, and initiatives that improve operational performance and consistency.
Background Required:
- Two or more years of experience in transportation, warehousing, distribution, inventory management, customer operations, or a related Supply Chain function preferred.
- Working knowledge of logistics and distribution processes, including warehousing, transportation, inventory, and order fulfillment, with experience collaborating across internal teams and external logistics partners.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to manage operational priorities, research issues, and drive them through resolution.
- Detail-oriented and results-focused, with the ability to work with urgency, follow established processes, identify exceptions, and consistently follow open issues through resolution.
- Experience working with ERP, TMS, or WMS platforms and operational data; strong Microsoft Excel skills required.