Michael Foods Hiring for Logistics Analyst at Lakeville, MN, United States Full Time

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget.

The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food.

As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea : To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all.

For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.

Brand

Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love.

We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights.

That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.

Location Description

Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer.

Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.

Responsibilities

Overview

The Logistics Analyst is responsible for analyzing, ing, and driving improvements in the organizational / distribution metrics associated with on-time performance, cost containment and distribution / warehousing analysis.

This position will leverage existing tools and resources to extract and analyze data to identify issues and trends. This position will be expected to communicate summarizations and recommendations based on analysis performed.

This position interacts with :

• Customer Operations – to meet customer expectations for on time delivery.
• Supply Chain Planning – to communicate costs associated with redeployment and assist in cost and service efficiencies.
• Warehousing – provide requested analysis to support cost identification and mitigation.
• Purchasing – to provide cost and service data to support bidding activities.
• Plant Operations – provide requested analysis to support cost identification and mitigation.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Customer Focus
• Achieve & maintain alignment in the value chain between suppliers, PCB and Customer
• Provide logistics insights & key performance indicators (KPIs) to support customer metrics.
• Research customer penalty fees related to logistic issues.
• Technical / Functional Expertise
• Spotfire / Tableau and Transportation Management (BluJay)Systems
• Utilize various data presentation tools to analyze cost and performance data.
• Use the Transportation Management System (TMS) to research data capturing capacity across carriers, lanes, PCB facilities, and customers to maintain service and provide lowest delivered cost.
• Use EDI Technology to manage and leverage ing of carrier activities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Local Facility Transportation Liaison
• Provide information and analysis of On-Time Delivery results to Transportation Management and Supply Chain stakeholders.
• Monitor and manage key performance metrics for motor carriers and freight vendors and provide actions to improve upon these key metrics.
• Technology
• Provide feedback regarding system performance and offer solutions to improve systems, procedures, or operating standards.
• Recommend technology solutions to enhance data integrity and analysis.
• Results
• on key performance metrics, including but not limited to : On-Time Delivery to Buyer Request Date, and On-Time Delivery to Carrier Appointment
• Identify and quantify opportunities in transportation and logistics to reduce supply chain costs and improve service.
• Ability to translate and present data to senior leadership.
• Develop strong relationships with transportation vendors and internal PCB contacts and be a liaison between them.
• Proactively establish and implement countermeasures to negative trends.
• Organization and People Development
• Develop yourself against the competency profiles for successful leaders at PCB.
• Provide leadership within the transportation team and cross-functionally represent the group as a professional and viable resource for the company to customers, both internally and externally.
• Other
• Perform other projects, functions, and services as required or assigned.

Requirements

Skills :

• Broad knowledge of logistics processes and planning systems. Cost control, cost : benefit analysis and the implementation of productivity improvements.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated good business judgment; good understanding of economic principles affecting decisions related to transportation.
• Good understanding of modes of transportation including international and rail, shipping lanes and material handling.
• Ability to use technology as a decision support tool.
• Skill in prioritizing workloads and stress management.

Qualifications

Education

• 4-year college degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, or applicable field of study.
• Professional certification in transportation is desirable (e.g., APICS, CLTD).

Experience

Two to four years of experience operating in a supply chain / Logistics environment in areas of operations, materials management, warehousing, transportation planning, or carrier management.

Location

This role is in our Lakeville, MN office with a hybrid schedule of in office 3 days per week.

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