Analyst, Logistics - 1st Shift

Company: XPO Logistics
Location: Southfield
Posted on: August 3, 2022

Job Description:

Solutions driven success. XPO is a top ten global provider of transportation services, with a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. At XPO Logistics, we look for employees who like a challenge and can communicate effectively in all situations. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you're looking for a growth opportunity, join us at XPO. 1st ShiftAs the Analyst, Logistics, you will be responsible for developing actionable analyses to improve the productivity and efficiency of our operations. If you're ready to embrace a new challenge with a dynamic global company, we have an opportunity for you to grow with XPO. Pay, benefits and more.We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability and more. What you'll do on a typical day:

• Prepare operational analyses of services, projects or general business functions
• Maintain databases, extract information and develop metrics and scorecards to measure and improve overall performance
• Analyze operations, including performance and productivity data, and error rates/root causes; review reports to identify operational issues across departments
• Prepare related reports, graphs, charts, presentations and other documents to support analyses
• Utilize systems and software to develop and maintain reporting tools to support business decisions What you need to succeed at XPO:At a minimum, you'll need:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work or military experience
  • 1 year of experience in transportation or logistics It'd be great if you also have:
    • Strong problem-solving techniques, statistical analysis skills and the ability to create queries; solid data mining and development skills
    • Ability to create solutions-based reports to improve operational efficiency and customer satisfaction
    • Experience in preparing, importing and manipulating information in spreadsheets, databases and presentations; converting raw data into usable formats
    • Experience with Microsoft Office (Access); ability to extract system data from SAP and utilize Excel/Access to develop reportsBe part of something big. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status. All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.
      The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills for this job classification.
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