Logistics Planning Analyst
Summary: Our publicly traded Consumer Packaged Goods client near Brookshire Blvd urgently needs to hire multiple Logistics Planning Analysts to support demand during this busy season! The Logistics Planning Analyst plays a critical role in optimizing delivery and small store merchandising routes, managing over 400,000 routes annually, covering 32 million miles, and delivering 365 million cases to 3 million stops. This position directly impacts over 5,000 employees and 10,000 customers daily across multiple delivery modes. Using advanced tools such as SAP, LEO, Excel, and TEAMS, the analyst ensures warehouse service level agreements (SLAs) are met while optimizing delivery vehicle utilization based on volume, resource availability, and customer receiving hours. This role also oversees scheduling for customers via dedicated customer portals.

Opportunity: 4-month contract
Location: Charlotte (North of Uptown, near Brookshire Blvd) – 100% Onsite
Hourly Pay Rate: $22 / hour
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7am-4pm

Responsibilities

• Plan and optimize delivery and small store merchandising routes to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Ensure SLAs are met while balancing vehicle utilization, resource availability, and external customer constraints.
• Schedule and manage deliveries through customer portals.
• Determine daily utilization for trucks, managing thousands of delivery routes and hundreds of small store merchandising routes.
• Assess special delivery requests, allocate dock times for club stores, and coordinate with sales offices to ensure sufficient daily resources.
• Maintain planning data, communication, and collaboration across multiple distribution centers, working with delivery supervisors, warehouse managers, and planning teams to optimize routing efficiency.
• Provide daily recaps of the planning process and schedule meetings to review productivity and identify process improvements.
• Maintain accurate documentation of customer-specific requirements, vehicle assignments, service level agreements, and key planning data.
• Participate in departmental and strategy meetings to stay informed on company and operational updates.
• Analyze route planning and sales reports to identify opportunities for operational enhancements and increased efficiency.

Requirements:

• Recent Graduate or Logistics industry experience
• Ability to work efficiently in fast paced environment
• Excel required, SAP, Teams, and Route Planning software a plus preferred

Benefits after 90 days:

• HSA and FSA Options (CRG will match $500 of your HSA contributions!)
• Vision and Dental Insurance
• Virtual Visits for Urgent Care, Psychiatry, and Therapy
• 401K - CRG matches up to 4%!
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Accident, Hospital, & Critical Illness Insurance