Business Analyst (Logistics and Distribution), Soweto

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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