Analyst, Supplier Logistics
Company
KeHE Distributors
Location
Romeoville, IL
Other
Supply Chain/Logistics
Why Work for KeHE?
- Full-time
- Pay Range: $56,300.00/Yr. - $82,500.00/Yr.
- Shift Days: M-F, Shift Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Benefits on Day 1
- Health/Rx
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
- Supplemental life insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Paid sick time
- Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
- Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
- Holiday pay for company designated holidays
Overview
Good people, working with good people, for our common good.
Sound good?
KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!
Primary Responsibilities
The Supplier Logistics Analyst is responsible for supporting consolidation efforts, developing, and maintaining financial metrics reporting, and KeHE and non-KeHE shipments to drive speed to shelf and reduce lead time. As with all positions at KeHE Distributors, we expect that all actions will be consistent with KeHE's Mission, Vision, and Values.
Essential Functions
DUTIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintain inventory levels and tracking for consolidation cross dock facilities and provide highly analytical weekly and monthly reporting.
- Ability to identify optimal freight solutions to achieve and surpass desired results in driving consolidation metrics such as on-time delivery, truck utilization, cost per pound and saving initiatives.
- Collaborate with carrier management, supply chain, sales, and other necessary departments to improve cross dock profitability, while achieving on time delivery, minimizing spoils, and turning the inventory as efficiently as possible.
- Manage day-to-day activities for truck loads and carriers:
- Track and trace loads, communicate load changes and or issues, maintain load visibility from origin to destination, and assist with issue resolution.
- Assist carriers in resolving issues regarding loading, pickup appointments, and communication to appropriate parties, as necessary.
- Assemble and distribute outbound documentation in advance, print invoices, record and collate COD information on bills of lading, drivers manifest, logs, and inspection sheets.
- Maintain accurate electronic records of relevant shipping and receiving documentation using the internal warehouse management system.
- Ability to track and provide live updates of all shipments.
- Provide clerical assistance, as needed.
- Participate in account and customer related programs and special projects to drive efficiency and improvement efforts.
- Partner with 3rd party carriers as well as KeHE fleet department to drive out waste and achieve appropriate service levels.
- Other duties and projects as assigned.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
- Must have excellent interpersonal, organizational skills, and customer focused.
- Must be able to interpret data into meaningful solutions.
- Demonstrate attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate effectively and in a professional manner across cross-functional teams and with Transportation leadership team.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & Outlook), Access & WMS systems.
- Must be able to use excel pivot tables, zoom meetings, and have knowledge of BOLs/PODs and utilizing them to confirm delivery.
- Ability to prioritize workload to have the most significant impact on customer satisfaction and performance.
Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor's Degree required; degree in Supply Chain, Accounting, Business, Operations, or Analytics preferred.
- Minimum 2 years of supply chain, logistics, purchasing, logistics accounting or work in the transportation industry required. Prior experience working in a fast-paced foodservice purchasing and/or logistics environment is highly preferred.
- Experience with Enterprise systems like Manhattan and financial software is strongly preferred.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
Requisition ID
2025-26396
Equal Employer Opportunity Statement
KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.