Distribution Development Specialist

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly analytical and innovative professional to join our team as an AI and Logistics Optimization Specialist. In this role, you will leverage cutting-edge technology, including AI and advanced analytics, to optimize our national distribution network, reduce costs, improve efficiency, and promote sustainability. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you’ll design and implement data-driven tools for routing, inventory management, and production planning while ensuring high data integrity and supporting strategic decision-making. If you’re passionate about combining technology and logistics to solve complex challenges and drive meaningful impact, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of supply chain operations.

Responsibilities:

You will create tools using AI and other methods to support/predict decisions for the national distribution group and will identify new and exciting opportunities to meet the business goals of minimizing cost while promoting safety and sustainability. You will support the team and create new ways to support distribution goals and strategies to solve problems through technology. You will participate in the hands-on development of tools to improve operational efficiency and optimize distribution routing.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and cost reduction across the national logistics network.

• Design, develop, and implement analytical tools to support data-driven decision-making.

• Lead and support projects focused on network optimization, route efficiency, inventory management, and production planning.

• Apply heuristic modeling and advanced analytics to solve complex logistics and supply chain challenges.

• Ensure high standards of data quality and integrity across logistics systems and tools.

• Analyze large datasets to uncover trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.

• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to logistics leadership based on data analysis and modeling.

• Develop and implement new technologies and systems to enhance logistics operations.

• Serve as a key contributor throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Keep up to date with the latest technology and research related to machine learning, AI, and optimization modeling.

• Assist in the creation of standard operating procedures and best practices for logistics planning and execution.

• Communicate findings and project updates to stakeholders at various levels of the organization.

• Up to 10% travel may be required.

Qualifications:

• Required Experience and Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; preferably in IT, software development, productivity, logistics/supply chain.

• 2 years development experience required using data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and Excel, writing SQL, programming for models using Python, C++, or Java, and modeling with GAMS.

• Demonstrated success executing projects and meeting or beating completion goal timelines.

• Working knowledge in working with databases, data structures, data modeling, and data processing.

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