Logistics Analyst

About Us

At Cloudflare, we have our eyes set on an ambitious goal: to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers approximately 25 million Internet properties, for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. 

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us! 

About the department

The Logistics team key to powering Cloudflare’s global supply chain. This team manages the logistics footprint of our hardware in order to drive our global data center expansions.  The team owns warehousing, manages assets, and global logistics strategy.  We are critical to ensuring the fast and reliable growth of our network.  We are a small, highly collaborative group working with and across key areas of Cloudflare’s infrastructure team.

What you'll do

You will work closely with Cloudflare's Infrastructure team as well as with external vendors and partners to support the rapid growth and maintenance of our data center infrastructure. You will be responsible for coordinating the distribution and delivery of data center hardware to and from our data centers, mainly in the North America region. You will participate in the development and implementation of consistent processes and performance measurements.

You will support the team globally on infrastructure projects such as data center expansions, hardware renewals, reverse logistics and spare parts. Additionally, the logistics team is responsible for asset management of our global data center infrastructure.

This is a role that requires understanding of warehousing, domestic trucking, and requires experience with related data analysis and KPI’s. You will support our logistics partners within a complex and fast moving global supply chain.

This is a highly collaborative position that will require coordinating with:

• External vendors including logistics partners, hardware manufacturers and other service providers, across time zones, in support of our 200+ and growing data center locations
• Warehousing providers, freight forwarders, importer of record partners, customs brokers and data center partners to plan and execute on the delivery of data center hardware
• Internal teams such as Data Center Engineering, Capacity Planning, Trade Compliance, Hardware Sourcing, and other functions

Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience

**All experience levels will be considered. We value aptitude and passion above all else.**

• Post-secondary diploma or degree in a technical or business management field
• A minimum of 2 years of experience working with global supply chains and logistics is necessary
• Ability to be proactive with ability to learn fast and execute on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to recognize areas for improvements in operational processes in a rapidly changing environment
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and interpersonal skills

Desirable, but not required:

• Experience supporting data centers or other Networking/IT infrastructure
• Multi-lingual, preferably in Spanish

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo: We equip politically and artistically important organizations and journalists with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.