Freight Analyst

Position Title: Freight Analyst

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Location: Solihull

27.21 per hour - Inside IR35 - Umbrella Rate

Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK and travel within the EU.

Duties:

• SAP Business Analysis work focuses on identifying and analysing business needs, conducting requirements gathering, and defining scope and objectives for SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications integrated with business processes/data and IT infrastructure (i.e., an application system) including:
• Making recommendations for solutions or improvements to business processes that can be accomplished through SAP module(s)
• Researching business requirements, developing detailed specifications, and validating the SAP solutions with business stakeholders
• Communicating business stakeholder needs to the SAP development team by translating business requirements into SAP module requirements
• Level: A Senior Professional (P3) applies advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.

Responsibilities typically include:

• Managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision.
• Coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals.
• Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex.

Skills:

• Working knowledge and experience of S/4HANA Transport Management System (Inbound Order -based planning preferable including freight unit building, transportation cockpit optimisation, integration with MM/EWM modules)
• Ability to create end-to-end test scenarios based on business processes for S/4HANA TM User Acceptance Testing
• Ability to perform hands-on execution of test scripts in S/4HANA TM and validate results against expected outcomes
• Experience working in Logistics Sector (Freight sector preferred)
• Understand automotive or other supply chains and material flow principles
• Able to conduct detailed business process mapping / analysis and identify improvement opportunities, supported by data
• Track record of performing structured analysis of data and presenting outcomes to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience in the use of Data and Analytics tools and processes and confident working with disparate data sources (structured and unstructured)
• Data exploration / visualisation with Tableau (preferred), Looker, Power BI etc.
• Strong across the Office 365 technology stack (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Ability to work independently, plan and prioritise varying workload and demands
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Why work through Contechs?

Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.

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