Logistics Engineer – Client Solution and Performance Improvement Lead (Ref 5089)

Key Responsibilities

• Determine client service requirements by maintaining contact with client; reviewing operational environments; benchmarking best practices; analysing information and
• Continuously review and refine the solution to the
• Evaluate and analyse data and processes related to existing operations to identify improvement opportunities.
• Verify operational designs and capacity requirements for short, medium, and longer
• Execute and visualise freight flows, fleet capacity and resourcing requirements
• Compile innovative and comprehensively designed solutions using appropriate fleet and network design modelling.
• Conduct commercial modelling for contract acquisitions and renewals
• Execute and coordinate decision support modelling by quantifying alternative courses of action
• Driving “cost to serve” optimisation in the Network a dedicated fleet
• Identifying and driving continuous improvement projects with key stakeholders in the business
• Identify infrastructure and IT requirements on client and the company’s
• Working with business to improve process flows to allow for more efficient
• Improve resource utilisation and associated costs through tactical planning and
• Develop an understanding of client’s needs and take actions to ensure that such needs are
• Set clear goals and deploy strategies focused on those goals, ensuring communication to all levels in the organisation.
• Measure and share performance information with client.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by tracking emerging trends in client service operations management.
• Keep abreast of industry
• Effectively and accurately communicate relevant project information to the client and project team
• Prepare correspondence, presentations and reports as required
• Follow-up on correspondence and outstanding requests for resolution
• Communicate ideas for improving company processes with a positive and constructive attitude
• Coordinate project activities and updating project plans

Minimum Qualifications

• Industrial Engineering

or Honours Degree in Logistics or Supply Chain management

Required Knowledge

• Minimum 3 – 5 years supply chain design/optimisation modelling experience in integrated logistics or supply chain environment
• Analytical Ability – Identifying problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Ability to analyse information and processes
• Strong organisational skills – Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information, and activities
• Strategic Decision Making – Assess options and actions based on trends and conditions in the environment, and the vision and values of the organization
• Process orientated and assertive to ensure that projects are executed in accordance with established practices and safety requirements
• Project Management/Planning/Coordination experience
• Strong planning and problem-solving skills – determine strategies to move the organization forward, set goals, createand implement actions plans, and evaluate the process and results
• Change Management skills
• Advanced Excel modelling and analytical skills
• Use of PowerBI (or such) like toolsets to manage, interpret and visualise data and information
• Experienced in the use of network or transport design and optimisation software
• Experience in structured ongoing continuous improvement function – diagnostics, value identification, solution generation, value extraction
• Experience in Sales and Operations planning will be
• Ability to translate quantitative outputs into a well-structured presentation format
• Monitoring skills – Monitoring own performance to make improvements
• Knowledge of the logistics/ distribution industry
• Flexibility to meet customer requirements

Tagged as: Change Management, Industrial Engineering, Project Management, Solutions