Job Description
Position : International Transportation Analyst
Location : Franklin Lakes, NJ
Duration : 5 Months
Total Hours/week : 40.00
1st Shift
Client : Medical Devices Company
Job Category : Business Professional
Level of Experience : Senior Level
Employment Type : Contract on W2 (Need US Citizens or GC Holders or GC EAD or OPT or EAD or CPT)
Hybrid (Franklin Lakes, NJ) - remote considered for the right candidate
Education level - Bachelor's Degree is a must, preferably with a concentration in Global Transportation Operations and/or Supply Chain
Job Description
- Position Scope
- Reporting to the Global Transportation Manager, the International Transportation Analyst will support logistics operational implementation of new international transportation lanes, data analysis for improvement initiatives, and problem solving.
- The International Transportation Analyst will be tasked with a variety of pre-scoped initiatives for execution and liaise with global, regional, or local stakeholders for implementation.
- Responsibilities
- Implementation of new carriers with identified sites (manufacturing plants, Distribution Centers, External Vendors)
- Coordinating carriers and internal stakeholders on operational processes
- Aligning service level agreements
- Reporting status in shared implementation file
- SOP Drafting with support of carrier and local operational stakeholders
- Support in the creation of new carriers lead by Procurement, pre- RFQ implementation
- Data Analysis to support business case creation and problem solving
Experience
- Position Requirements
- Practical and/or educational-based familiarity with containerized ocean shipping operations (heavy emphasis on export operations)
- i.e. marine terminal operations, steamship liner operations, drayage operations, intermodal rail operations
- Theoretical and/or awareness level knowledge of heavy-air & parcel operations
- Basic understanding of volumetric weight theory & calculations
- Theoretical and/or practical knowledge of Incoterms
- Basic understanding of finished goods distribution methodologies (HUB & spoke)
- Knowledge of project management methodologies
- Prior experience operating in a regulated industry, ideally in a Medical Device/Pharmaceutical setting
- Competencies
- Coordination and organizational skills required to track implementation progress
- Resilience in a complex organization where information is fragmented.
- High degree of stakeholder focus and emotional intelligence
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Works well under pressure and meets deadlines with quality work.
- Tolerance for ambiguity and the ability to solve complex problems.
- Strong analytical skills and demonstrated financial acumen for logistics cost reporting and business case development.
- System familiarity and skills desired: Advance skills in Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Macro creation, Powerpoint, Visio, MS Project, Sharepoint)
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree is a must, preferably with a concentration in Global Transportation Operations and/or Supply Chain
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