Logistics Analyst jobs in Nashville, TN

Company Description

Performance Food Group is a customer-centric foodservice distribution leader headquartered in Richmond, Va. Grounded by roots that date back to a grocery peddler in 1885, PFG has a nationwide network of approximately 150 distribution centers, 35,000-plus talented associates, and thousands of valued suppliers across the country. With the goal of helping customers thrive, PFG markets and delivers quality food and related products to independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, convenience operations, healthcare facilities, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, big box retailers, and theaters across the U.S.

Job Description

The Corporate Logistics Analyst will identify and recommend management opportunities such as continous moves, intercompany movements and backhauls to the corportate logistics team and local logistics managers through various network modeling tools in order to grow logistics income.

Must be knowledgeable of procurement and logistics management concepts and familiar with using operations systems with emphasis on Transportation Management. This position will require extensive use of Microsoft Office programs with heavy usage of Excel, Access, PowerPoint and MapPoint as well as the ability to use various modeling programs.

Facilitate network optimization planning using various modeling software tools

Work with Regional and Local Logistics Managers to execute central planning

Provide implementation and developmental support for new projects

Will present data at various meetings and events and on regular conference and Webex calls

Travel to various locations and meet with procurement teams to review vendor profiles, review performance metrics, and audit process compliance.

Seek out and enter freight rates, allowances, carrier information, lane information and other data within and supporting the TMS systems.

Route, Tender, Invoice,and Process logistics loads.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Required Education: High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Education: Bachelors

Management, Logistics or Operations Concentration

Required Experience: 1 - 2 Years

Logistics or Procurement Related

Preferred Experience: 2 - 4 Years

Analytical Role in Logistics or Procurement

EEO Statement

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.