IMPORT LOGISTICS ANALYST - DESTINATION

Summary of Position
• Provide operational and analytical support for all aspects of the Import Group.
• Works closely with the Import Management Team and personnel from other departments to facilitate supply chain processes.
• Improve department performance through analysis involving freight expense, carrier performance, procedural evaluations, carrier pricing and service proposals, and other new initiatives.
• Responsible for day-to-day operational execution, follow-up and customer service within the Import department.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities
• Maintain databases including drayage and ocean freight payments, fuel variance, accounts payables, dwell times and FDA records.
• Interpret data and analyze trends regarding freight availability, carrier reliability, drayage and freight costs and EDI accuracy.
• Confer with Import team to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency and minimize costs.
• Recommend improvements to existing processes and procedures.

Specific Tasks
• Work with drayage providers to ensure deliveries to the distribution centers match weekly container projections.
• Communicate with the distribution center daily regarding deliveries and deconsolidation freight, and provide loading instructions and domestic carrier information.
• Track and trace containers from origin to final destination.
• Develop and analyze shipping data, generate reports, and identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Audit and process ocean freight, drayage and supplier management bills.
• Track seasonal and promotional merchandise as needed. Provide updates to buyers and ensure truckers prioritize delivery of these shipments.
• Analyze data flow between internal systems used by Dollar Tree to ensure no discrepancies occur. When errors occur, determine how they occurred and resolve each issue timely.
• Analyze and communicate FDA holds to all distribution centers daily.
• Complete other analysis, reporting, projects and duties as assigned by the Transportation management team.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience (at least 4 years of logistics work experience for non-bachelor degree holders).
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, logistics procedures within the department and outside of the department.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and to meet project deadlines.
• Ability to use MS excel to analyze data

This is not to be considered a complete list of job duties, as they may be amended or added to as needed.