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Customer Logistics Analyst
Posted: 02/12/2026
Employment Type:
Contract
Category: Business Professional
Job Number: 28981
Pay Rate: $25-$28 Per Hour
Pay Unit: Per Hour
Job Description
Title: Customer Logistics Analyst
Location: Maplewood, MN
Job Type: Contract
Compensation: $25-28/hr
Industry: Medical Devices
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About the Role
Our client, a global leader in manufacturing and advanced materials, is seeking a Customer Logistics Analyst to support a high-visibility initiative aimed at improving outbound customer shipment performance. This role focuses on enhancing domestic truck utilization, optimizing ordering behaviors, and driving logistics excellence across customer shipments in the US. The position requires strong cross functional collaboration, structured project execution, and the ability to engage directly with customers to influence logistics practices. This role reports into a global logistics organization and requires weekly onsite presence, occasional domestic travel, and flexibility to work across international time zones.
Job Description
In this role, you will lead major initiatives that improve domestic ground load factor and overall transportation efficiency. You will manage projects centered on vehicle load optimization, minimum order quantity improvements, shipping frequency standardization, and customer requirement rationalization. You will work closely with Commercial, Customer Engagement, Transportation, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Planning teams while also partnering directly with customers to present strategies, support adoption, and track progress.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
Required
Benefits
Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary: https://www.dahlconsulting.com/benefits-w2fta/.
How to Apply
Take the first step on your new career path! To submit yourself for consideration for this role, simply click the apply button and complete our mobile-friendly online application. Once we’ve reviewed your application details, a recruiter will reach out to you with next steps!
Equal Opportunity Statement
As an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you!
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Location: Maplewood, MN
Job Type: Contract
Compensation: $25-28/hr
Industry: Medical Devices
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About the Role
Our client, a global leader in manufacturing and advanced materials, is seeking a Customer Logistics Analyst to support a high-visibility initiative aimed at improving outbound customer shipment performance. This role focuses on enhancing domestic truck utilization, optimizing ordering behaviors, and driving logistics excellence across customer shipments in the US. The position requires strong cross functional collaboration, structured project execution, and the ability to engage directly with customers to influence logistics practices. This role reports into a global logistics organization and requires weekly onsite presence, occasional domestic travel, and flexibility to work across international time zones.
Job Description
In this role, you will lead major initiatives that improve domestic ground load factor and overall transportation efficiency. You will manage projects centered on vehicle load optimization, minimum order quantity improvements, shipping frequency standardization, and customer requirement rationalization. You will work closely with Commercial, Customer Engagement, Transportation, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Planning teams while also partnering directly with customers to present strategies, support adoption, and track progress.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead vehicle load factor improvement initiatives to reach an 80 percent utilization target for domestic customer shipments, using Power BI analytics for insights and tracking.
- Deploy customer minimum order quantity optimization efforts to increase full layer and full pallet pick ratios to 65 percent across US distribution centers.
- Standardize customer order patterns and shipping frequencies to enhance transportation efficiency and strengthen network stability.
- Present initiatives, review progress, and support adoption of optimization practices directly with customer teams.
- Develop and maintain decision support tools including prioritization matrices, process maps, execution timelines, and initiative trackers.
- Coordinate onsite logistics activities across distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, and operational workshops.
- Partner with domestic transportation and site teams to ensure consistent and measurable execution results.
- Lead cross functional solution development with Commercial, Customer Engagement, and other partner groups to resolve systemic logistics challenges.
- Define customer and site load factor targets, track ongoing performance, and provide structured reporting to stakeholders.
- Prepare and deliver executive level updates on performance, initiative progress, and cost savings realization.
- Maintain governance processes, enhance the Global Load Factor Playbook, and update content in centralized communication platforms.
- Establish and manage a project framework including scope definition, milestones, risk identification, and communication plans.
- Develop tools and templates that support multiple workstreams and ensure alignment across operational and commercial teams.
Qualifications
Required
- Experience in customer facing logistics roles such as customer service, account management, sales support, planning, or similar areas within supply chain.
- Demonstrated success in logistics optimization initiatives including order consolidation, full pallet conversions, or shipment frequency improvements.
- Proven project leadership experience, including managing multi workstream initiatives, driving accountability, and delivering results on tight timelines.
- Strong analytical skills with experience using platforms such as Power BI to identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
- Ability to coordinate cross functional teams, manage complex operational challenges, and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Flexibility to travel domestically and collaborate across international time zones as needed.
- Experience optimizing domestic ground load factor or improving truck utilization in a customer shipment environment.
- Prior experience working in a large-scale manufacturing or distribution network.
- Experience supporting logistics initiatives involving direct customer engagement and behavioral change.
Benefits
Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary: https://www.dahlconsulting.com/benefits-w2fta/.
How to Apply
Take the first step on your new career path! To submit yourself for consideration for this role, simply click the apply button and complete our mobile-friendly online application. Once we’ve reviewed your application details, a recruiter will reach out to you with next steps!
Equal Opportunity Statement
As an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you!
#BP.Indeed | #ZR | #LI-LK1
#LI-Onsite
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