Distribution Analyst (Transportation)

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Job Summary: This Distribution Analyst will optimize transportation operations, ensuring efficiency in route planning, fleet utilization, and high service levels, with direct impact on business results. Key Highlights: 1. Transformation of the Supply Chain area with direct business impact 2. Management and optimization of transportation operations and distribution network 3. Collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement **E\-COA is hiring a Distribution Analyst (Transportation)** **About E\-COA** *Going beyond simply distributing products to small retailers, E\-COA was founded with the mission of helping these retailers grow and succeed in their businesses. With empathy, respect, and the power of data, we support entrepreneurs across Brazil in navigating major market changes by proposing solutions that make sense for their businesses and facilitating intelligent decision-making.* *At E\-COA, you can put your purpose into practice every day. Beyond improving the lives of small retailers, you’ll work in an environment that allows you to experiment with innovations contributing to our business prosperity and growth.* *Our success is driven by dedicated teams working synergistically to achieve our goals. Part of our team is on the streets daily, introducing our platform to store owners and assisting with order placement, supported by our internal strategies and backed by an efficient delivery logistics system.* *All this is possible because we are composed of diverse profiles and experiences. You’ll learn from our leaders and colleagues who will be much more than managers — they’ll be mentors helping you accelerate your career and continuously improve.* **PURPOSE OF THE ROLE** Do you want to be part of ECOA/Unilever’s Supply Chain transformation, delivering direct impact on business results? We are seeking a professional to manage and optimize transportation operations, ensuring efficiency in route planning, appropriate fleet utilization, and high service levels in deliveries. This position plays an analytical and integrative role between production planning, billing, logistics operators, and carriers, ensuring operational predictability, cost reduction, and continuous improvement of the distribution network. **What we’re looking for in the candidate:** Proven track record of success in a complex operational environment where business performance was significantly enhanced. Strong interpersonal and persuasive skills — ability to manage suppliers based on data/indicators **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES** * Manage carrier performance and relationships, ensuring adherence to service levels, contracted capacity, and operational efficiency. * Plan and optimize route planning and cargo consolidation, aiming for higher vehicle utilization, lower cost per delivery, and better use of the logistics network. * Conduct transport capacity versus billing volume analyses, ensuring alignment among production, dispatch, and vehicle availability. * Manage and monitor the transportation control tower, tracking delivery execution, handling deviations, and prioritizing critical shipments. * Perform recurring analyses of route efficiency and service frequency, identifying opportunities for consolidation and reduction of logistics costs. * Support tactical decisions related to loading planning, route sequencing, and order prioritization. * Collaborate closely with CD, planning, commercial, and logistics operator teams to ensure smooth distribution execution. * Propose structural improvements to the distribution network, logistics planning, and carrier management. **Main Activities** * Daily and weekly route planning and cargo allocation. * Operational management of the delivery control tower. * Monitoring and analysis of logistics performance indicators. * Vehicle utilization and order consolidation analysis. * Studies on logistics network efficiency and regional service frequency. * Management of logistics exceptions (delays, returns, redeliveries, rejections). * Interface with carriers for capacity management and performance improvement. * Preparation of analytical and managerial reports to support decision-making. **REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS** * Completed undergraduate degree (Engineering, Business Administration, Logistics or related fields). * Strong analytical capability and ability to interpret operational data; * Knowledge of transportation planning and logistics route optimization; * Experience managing carriers and distribution networks; * Proficiency in logistics KPIs and operational performance analysis; * Familiarity with WMS, TMS, ERP (SAP or similar); * Advanced Excel / data analysis tools. **Behavioral Skills** * Structured, solution-oriented thinking; * Ability to translate data into insights for decision-making; * Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills; * Sense of urgency and operational mindset; * Collaborative profile focused on continuous improvement **KPIs requiring PROVEN expertise** * Service Level; * OTIF (On Time In Full); * OTD (On Time Delivery); * Delivery Lead Time; * Operational Efficiency; * Cost per Delivery; * Cost per Kilometer Driven; * Vehicle Utilization (% volume/weight); * Loading Productivity; * Quality Management; * Unsuccessful Delivery Rate; * Return/Rejection Rate; * Redelivery Rate; * Capacity Management; * Loading Plan Adherence; * Fleet Utilization; * Planned vs. Actual Capacity. **Leadership** * You feel energized when delivering outstanding results. You set an example for others — both through your results and your resilience. You constantly seek better ways of doing things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way. * As an individual, you take ownership of your own well-being and of delivering high-quality work. You also focus on the consumer and their needs. You demonstrate humility while keeping your head held high, observing your surroundings intelligently to interpret evidence and data, identifying problems and opportunities for improvement. **ADDITIONAL INFORMATION** CD Embu, Embu das Artes \- SP Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.