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Business Analyst (Logistics and Distribution)

Business Analyst (Logistics and Distribution)

Boardroom AppointmentsSouth Africa
30+ days ago
Job description

About the job Business Analyst (Logistics and Distribution)

Purpose of the job :

Provide Distribution Solutions as required by business to achieve its goals

Minimum requirements :

  • Matric.
  • BCom Honours Logistics
  • At least 5 years relevant work experience with exposure to business development through analytics

Responsibilities :

  • Provide and Present continuous solution skill sets deemed necessary to supply chain of both internal and external business :
  • Conduct costings, logistics solutions, data preparation and monitoring on projects.
  • Use analytical techniques to build theoretical simulation models.
  • Requires knowledge of all aspects of distribution i.e. vehicle types / sizes, vehicle applications, routing and scheduling, delivery cycles, customer classifications, human resource characteristics etc.
  • Deliver and Present optimal solutions that satisfy both the needs of the customer
  • Resource optimization studies on current and new customer networks.
  • Analysis of simulated distribution network in terms of resources required, variable costing elements etc.
  • Costing of simulated and optimized resources.
  • Strategic distribution network optimization studies.
  • Continuous monitoring and business development of operational solutions :
  • Provide internal solutions to projects relating to Logistics and the monitoring of these projects once implemented. Introduce solutions to problems identified by business.
  • Interpret the clients as is logistics environment and propose a to be solution, which will be more efficient and productive than the as is.
  • Developing of monitoring systems and KPIs to monitor the performance of implemented projects.
  • Continuous improvement studies on processes and operational procedures.
  • Provide and Update Rates for the business
  • Ensure that the rates provided are accurately calculated
  • Understand the sales executives request and the customers operational requirements
  • Advise the sales team on alternative methods of quoting to ensure that the customers receive the most effective rate.
  • Collate information from sales teams to report back to management for future planning
  • Calculate increases for existing customers

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