Logistics Analyst

Logistics Analyst

Job Overview

Weatherford is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Logistics Analyst to join our dynamic team in the Oil & Energy industry. This pivotal role is responsible for creating, maintaining, and optimizing freight transportation plans to ensure efficient and cost-effective supply chain operations. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including demand forecasting, logistics, sourcing, transportation, and operations, to align freight plans with broader business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Track, monitor, and maintain supply chain performance to ensure contractual terms are met
• Review, analyze, and understand customer requirements to create freight plans aligned with expectations
• Analyze potential transportation solutions and identify suitable carriers for each scenario
• Ensure proper documentation of all freight activities and maintain comprehensive records
• Stay updated on market movements, cost-saving opportunities, industry regulations, and news
• Create reports, metrics, and presentations for internal stakeholders
• Analyze current processes and suggest improvements to increase effectiveness
• Manage projects, ensuring timely completion and adherence to deadlines
• Implement and track defined KPIs to measure end-to-end process performance
• Conduct cost analysis and propose optimization strategies for cost-benefit and service delivery
• Review contracted and market rates to maintain market intelligence
• Implement and continuously improve import/export processes to enhance service levels
• Manage custom brokers and forwarding agents, ensuring compliance with contracts

Skills:

• Experience in Inventory/Forecasting
• Proficiency with Power BI
• Oil/gas industry experience
• Knowledge of OTM (Oracle Transportation Management)
• Experience with freight planning tools
• Freight forwarding experience

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics, or a related field is required.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience working within a supply chain environment
• Proven experience within a Supply Chain Control Tower
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and databases
• Proficiency with JDE or similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
• Knowledge of process improvement tools and techniques
• Advanced Excel skills (big data analysis, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, etc.