Logistics Analyst
Current• Collaborate with Planners to ensure timely Stock Transfer Order (STO) deliveries to APAC regions from the Regional Distribution Center (RDC).• Optimize shipping efficiency by selecting appropriate shipping modes and frequencies for each order.• Oversee inventory operations at RDC and country warehouses, ensuring accurate and timely receiving, storage, shipping, and transfers.• Manage 3PL and Freight Forwarders to maintain effective communication and operational processes for all delivery transactions.• Investigate and resolve issues related to shortages, pilferages, and damages with origins, destinations, forwarders, and 3PLs, implementing corrective and preventive measures.• Perform weekly/monthly inventory reconciliation with 3PL to maintain 100% accuracy, leveraging Power BI to analyze error trends and measure service provider SLAs.• Develop tools like a shipment calculator to streamline freight comparison analysis and decision-making.• Build and manage Power BI visualizations to track RDC expenses, including freight and warehouse costs.• Analyze and compare freight quotations from selected forwarders during Bi-Annual RFQ processes.• Ensure accurate vendor payments by developing and maintaining payment systems and performing freight billing validation.• Maintain databases for delivery frequency, shipping modes, and freight expenses to facilitate trend analysis and cost evaluations.• Collaborate with Planners, QA, and 3PLs to minimize blocked materials and oversee the timely disposal of expired or damaged inventory.• Review and validate 3PL Monthly and Quarterly Business Review performance metrics, ensuring alignment with KPIs.• Participate in annual stock audits. • Identify opportunities for process improvements and cost savings in logistics operations and system procedures.• Develop or update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for logistics processes.