Logistics Services Consultant
- Lowell, MA, United States
- Full-Time Supply Chain
- Job # 531317
- Date posted - 2019-11-08
What you’ll be doing...
Our Global Supply Chain is hiring a strategic thinker to join the Distribution and Transportation team. As a Logistics Services Consultant, you will be part of a team that builds tools, performs analyses, and creates insights that informs, quantifies, and enables Supply Chain to effectively partner with multiple organizations across Verizon including field operations, marketing, and customer experience.
There will be a strong focus on delivering the best customer experience while maintaining best cost for Verizon and our customers. Additionally the role will support the broader organization through detailed data management including :
- Interpreting data, analyzing results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports.
- Acquiring data from primary or secondary data sources and preserving the data integrity of these sources.
- Identifying, analyzing, and interpreting trends or patterns in complex data sets.
- Working with management to prioritize business and information needs.
- Locatingand definingnew process improvement opportunities garnered from the data analysis.
Another key function of this role will be creating collaborative relationships with several suppliers and 3PLs. Other responsibilities include:
- Developing and leading broad projects and programs in support of the organization.
- Evaluating and understanding key business requirements, tracking financial impacts and operational concerns, and reporting progress continuously.
- Representing Supply Chain on new initiatives.
- Identifying and delivering opportunities for cost reduction, driving savings in line with overall business expectations, and ensuring targets for cost reduction are achieved and/or exceeded.
- Helping define and design processes for new product introductions including representing Supply Chain and providing critical direction to project leads.
- Participate in product development meetings to ensure successful capture of Supply Chain requirements.
- Providing template and governance for management updates on project status, key metrics, issues, and risks.
- Acting as a liaison between functional teams on projects that have a multi-organization or business unit scope.
What we’re looking for...
You will need to have:
- Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
- Four or more years of relevant work experience.
- Experience in supply chain service functions.
- Project management experience.
- Willingness to travel up to 25%.
- Valid driver's license.
Even better if you have:
- A degree.
- Experience managing vendors.
- A proven record of managing multiple simultaneous projects on time and budget.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of logistics services, systems, and applications.
- Capability to think strategically with a focus on implementation and execution.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office product suite, including PowerPoint, Excel & Word.
- Experience as a data analyst or business data analyst.
- Technical experience regarding data models, data mining and segmentation techniques.
When you join Verizon...
You’ll have the power to go beyond – doing the work that’s transforming how people, businesses and things connect with each other. Not only do we provide the fastest and most reliable network for our customers, but we were first to 5G - a quantum leap in connectivity. Our connected solutions are making communities stronger and enabling energy efficiency. Here, you’ll have the ability to make an impact and create positive change. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, join our team of the best and brightest. We offer great pay, amazing benefits and opportunity to learn and grow in every role. Together we’ll go far.
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