Sr. Logistics Analyst (Sustainment)

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Position Purpose:

A Logistics Sr. Analyst plays a critical role in sustaining and advancing supply chain and labor management capabilities across Direct Fulfillment and distribution operations. This role leverages advanced analytics, labor management system (LMS) expertise, and PEOPLE-driven performance insights to understand, predict, improve, and control operational outcomes. The Senior Analyst is responsible for data stewardship, performance measurement, root-cause analysis, and developing actionable recommendations that drive labor efficiency, productivity, service, and cost optimization in alignment with enterprise sustainment goals. Operates with minimal supervision, the Senior Analyst independently prioritizes and executes work across multiple initiatives, applying sound judgment within established business standards and PEOPLE/labor frameworks. This role supports and leads large-scale sustainment efforts across supply chain processes, ensures performance against business cases, and partners cross-functionally to resolve systemic issues. The Senior Analyst regularly communicates insights and recommendations to leadership and serves as a mentor to Analysts, strengthening analytical capability, operational discipline, and sustainment excellence across the network. Is a self-starter who is detail-oriented, comfortable leading multiple workstreams, and skilled in stakeholder communication and influence. This role requires strong collaboration across operations, supply chain, and vendor partners to ensure sustained performance, scalability, and long-term value creation for the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• 25% Utilizes quantitative skills to create and analyze reports to support business execution. Supports the business through ad-hoc queries, and maintains reports from a variety of resources as specific to department or organizational needs
• 25% Develops business tools and solutions based on knowledge, product or technology. Identifies Logistics process improvement opportunities through strategic thinking, critical thinking and analysis
• 20% Provides recommendations to senior management. Mentors and guides Logistics Analysts
• 20% Performs data management through data mining/data modeling/data analysis/cost/benefit analysis/process mapping/%/or problem analysis while executing day to day processes related to area of responsibility. Develops & maintains cost estimates, forecasts, and cost models. Supports business through ad-hoc queries & maintains reports
• 10% Manages vendor/business partner relationships

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• This position reports to Manager of Sr Manager
• This position has no Direct Reports

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• • Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Mathematics, Finance, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
  • Experience supporting and sustaining Labor Management Systems (LMS) and workforce/PEOPLE performance metrics across supply chain operations.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain productivity, effectiveness, compliance, and payroll scorecards, identify trends/anomalies, and drive corrective actions tied to labor standards and business cases.
  • Strong forecasting, scenario modeling, and capacity planning skills to support labor planning, peak readiness, and workload balancing; able to translate complex data into actionable insights.
  • Experience with Six Sigma or other process improvement methodologies, including root-cause analysis, waste reduction, and sustaining standard work through scalable solutions.
  • Advanced analytical and technical proficiency using Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, Word, Visio) along with tools such as Minitab, SQL, and VBA/Visual Basic, including Visio process mapping for documentation and sustainment.
  • Proven project management and cross-functional partnership experience (Operations, IT, Engineering, vendors), with exposure to Finance/CBA or capital budgeting and the ability to clearly communicate performance insights to leadership.

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 3

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• None