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Your Role
Kuehne+Nagel is looking for a dedicated Operational Analyst - Distribution to join our National Contact Logistics Team. Reporting to the National Distribution Manager you will be providing operational assistance and working instruction for all Distribution operations. You will also participate in new customer implementation, supporting the operational team to deliver exceptional customer service. This position is based in Eastern Creek.
Your Responsibilities
Your primary objective will be to deliver against our distribution strategy by ensuring that vendor management is a priority and key factor in gaining and retaining customers. You will do this by working with a variety of internal and
external stakeholders, while focusing on the following key objectives:
To manage vendor sourcing deals, contracts, delivery and quality for a complete procurement cycle, ensuring that commercial and cost saving benefits are realized at the P+L level, also ensuring on time delivery withsuppliers.
To evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models.
To develop a negotiation strategy that delivers against business objectives and achieves sustainable relationships with suppliers.
To review and approve a comprehensive list of suppliers for tender processes developed by analyzing the local market, understanding trends and competitive positioning in order to ensure the best possible supply base.
To take action to reduce costs, focusing on creating greater efficiencies, economies of scale or a greater quality of resources. #LI-DNI
Your Skills and Experiences
We look for potential, not only performance. To be successful you will be open about your strengths and development needs and prepared to challenge yourself. We value diversity of thinking, experiences, perspectives, and active listening.
Additionally, you will possess these key attributes for the role:
Ability to resolve complex problems possessing strong analytical and communication skills.
Strong knowledge of the logistics industry, having worked with 3PL or distribution carriers in a similar role
Strong commercial acumen, including tender management and evaluation
Proficiency utilising Microsoft Excel, including experience with Macros
Good Reasons to Join
Flexible working arrangements to our employees. This includes the ability to skip the commute and work from home and take advantage of working at multiple site locations as well as flexibility in regard to daily working hours.Help to achieve your goals with continuous professional development and regular career progression discussions. Emphasis is placed on our Individual Development Plans and is supported with both internal and external training opportunities. If you are looking for a career, not just a job then you are looking in the right place.We seek to make a difference today, for the people of tomorrow. Our Net Zero Carbon initiatives aims to achieve carbon neutrality for our sea freight shipments by 2030.
Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: [email protected] with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.