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Job Description
Operations Analyst
Schedule
Monday to Friday
0800-1700
40 hours a week
Location
Based at Polar Speed Distribution Ltd, 7 Chartmoor Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 4WG
Key Responsibilities
Working within the Polar Speed department, you will be responsible for analysing and interpreting data and providing logistics information to aid cost effective, efficient, timely and high quality logistics solution for Polar Speed. Working closely with the key stakeholders in the business to support modelling and client implementation activities.
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- Undertake detailed and thorough logistics analysis and identify opportunities to aid efficiency and cost optimisation through evaluation of data, including scenario planning.
- Collation of data from across the business, ensuring reliability, integrity and accuracy of data.
- Ensure analysis is in line with business goals and targets.
- Create statistical and financial models and use appropriate software to review opportunities for cost savings and efficiencies in the logistics process, such as improvement of stops per vehicle and hour.
- Make recommendations based on findings and analysis.
- Ensure logistics costs are monitored and reported.
- Collaborate with line manager or stakeholders to determine effective solutions.
- Participate in regular planning reviews and change processes and prepare data in line with changes.
- Set up and provide regular reports and data relating to specific areas of the logistics process such as route planning statistics and associated costs.
- Track logistics trends and use information to recommend changes.
- Utilise knowledge and research methods to benchmark logistics activities and to drive best practice results.
- Report against key performance indicators.
- Work towards and support a culture of continuous improvement and work to make business and department improvements wherever possible.
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Specialised knowledge
- Advanced Excel user with the ability to analyse and manipulate data in Excel and provide meaningful information.
- Previous experience in a logistics or supply chain / analytical / planner role is preferable.
Employee Type
Permanent
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