Transportation Planning Anaylst

Transportation Planning Analyst

OMG Inc. is a leading manufacturer of fastening products and technologies for the commercial roofing and construction industries worldwide. Headquartered in western Massachusetts, OMG is an equal opportunity employer prioritizing the safety of our employees and customers. The company values integrity, teamwork, diversity, trust, respect, commitment, and a passion for excellence. OMG is a global company operating manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, Illinois, and Minnesota.

Position Overview

OMG currently operates in two Divisions: OMG Roofing Products and FastenMaster. OMG Roofing Products is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of value-added components for the commercial roofing industry. The FastenMaster Division manufactures and markets innovative, premium quality wood-to-wood fasteners that are engineered to enable professional contractors to complete building projects safer, faster, and easier. OMG's distribution process utilizes leading transportation planning strategies and best practices to ensure the delivery of our quality products to the customer on time and within budget. The Transportation Planning Analyst analyzes distribution needs and develops and implements delivery plans that improve speed and accuracy while achieving on-time performance. OMG's transportation network involves the movement of products between our internally managed warehouse facilities, third-party distribution centers, and supply partners to global customers. The Transportation Planning Analyst collects and analyzes data on trends and global events that could impact decisions on services and delivery and uses this information to organize and manage transportation services that achieve delivery goals. This key position requires strong transportation, distribution, and general logistics experience, and utilizes excellent communication, project management, and problem-solving to develop and execute plans that deliver cost reduction and transit time improvements.

Position Responsibilities

• Promote Safety as the Number One priority of all OMG employees.
• Collect and analyze data to evaluate existing transportation plans and utilize lean tools to suggest improvements.
• Research and evaluate market, industry, and customer growth trends and conditions that may impact our ability to effectively distribute goods.
• Support the design of strategies that achieve cost reduction and transit time improvements.
• Regularly report on transit performance against goals and recommend countermeasures for missed goals.
• Assist with the development of processes to track and predict seasonal demand and propose changes to maximize on-time delivery during peak distribution periods.
• Assist Logistics teams with a review of delivery performance, analyzing methods to achieve reduced costs and improve transit times.
• Implement daily and weekly plans with the carriers, ensuring loads are covered according to the routing plans prepared by the carrier managers.
• Manage ad-hoc additional loads, cancellations, and other unexpected situations to ensure on-time delivery at the lowest possible cost.
• Ensure carriers are working according to set expectations and agreements. ·
• Escalate problems and ensure that resolutions eliminate similar future issues.
• Develop standard operating procedures.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Logistics or Business Analytics.
• 5+ years' experience performing transportation planning analysis, preferably in a related industry.
• Strong understanding of the distribution of manufactured goods globally and domestically.
• Strong research and data analysis skills with the ability to use key tools like Excel for data models, reporting, and presentations.
• Ability to utilize business tools like ERP to identify trends and forecast challenges.
• Ability to collect and analyze relevant industry, competitive and market data.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to correspond verbally and in writing in a manner that results in mutual understanding.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Self-directed with attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks, changing priorities while prioritizing issues.
• Effective reporting and presentation skills.
• Enthusiastic and proactive team player.
• Good judgment and excellent time management skills.
• Positive can-do attitude.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk and sit for long periods of time; talk and hear, both in person and by telephone; handle or feel objects or controls, reach with hands and arms; and occasionally lift/push/pull/carry up to 25 pounds.

Must be able to complete all essential job functions listed in the position responsibilities, with or without reasonable accommodation.

$75,000 -$95,000