Logistics/Scheduling Analyst - Meridith Baer Home - South Gate, CA

Logistics/Scheduling Analyst - Meridith Baer Home - South Gate, CA

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ABOUT US:

MERIDITH BAER HOME is the premier home staging company in the nation.

We maintain over 300,000 square feet of warehouse space nationwide overflowing with furniture, artwork, rugs, lighting, plants and accessories. We also design and manufacture our own signature line. We were one of Los Angeles Business Journal’s 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies, and one of Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Companies 2017.

Position Summary: We are currently looking for a Scheduling Analyst to be based out of our South Gate location. The Scheduling Analyst is responsible to ensure the accuracy of the MBH master schedule of projects, and plans the horizontal and vertical processes to ensure full integration across company functional groups. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, exercise teambuilding skills to convey order; will be exemplary in prioritizing and organizing teams to focus on project management that will include technical, production and financial deliverables; assist in overseeing staff planning processes for multiple business areas, locations, outsource vendors and functions, including analyzing both short and long term scheduling, capacity planning, and budget ownership.

Expectations

 Collect information to analyze and evaluate existing or proposed processes and or systems

 Write and maintain process and/or system documentation

 Analyze and evaluate present or proposed initiatives and/or issues and develop insights to

support the business

 Participate in a variety of business process reviews and/or testing of internal controls

 Translate customer needs into effective, valuable solutions and communicate solutions to appropriate parties

 Ensure accuracy and confidentiality of information being processes, stored, or accessed

 Support and drive process improvements

 Work with other groups to ensure compatibility between processes and/or systems

Competencies

 Demonstrate productivity using time efficiently and effectively to deliver results

 Demonstrate ability to manage staffing levels to meet service level expectations

 Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills

 Conduct cost variance analysis of reported data to identify trends and mitigate potential

budget impacts

 Monitor identified trends and mitigation plans over time against actual performance

 Review, analysis and oversight of budget and expenditures against projects based upon

various funding sources

 Participate in reoccurring meetings with Operations Team to review cost and schedule performance; determine cost overruns/ under runs, issues with project life cycle, or variances in spend analyzing plan versus expenditures over period of time

 Review, analysis and oversight of monthly cost reports and monthly progress reports

 Evaluate staffing plans, identify any excessive peaks and make recommendations for peak

leveling

 Evaluate contract change orders and amendments for impact on budget/timetable

 Review task order requests, change orders and amendments to ensure budget availability,

accurate cost coding and reporting

 Ensure implementation of client policies, procedures and plans regarding cost management

of capital projects with multiple funding sources

 Knowledge of theories, principles and practices of cost/schedule management, earned

value management, change management, forecasting, and risk assessment.

 Ability to adapt to changing requirements and situations.

Physical Demands and Work Environment Physical Requirements

 Employee frequently is required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel

objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally stoop, kneel, or crouch.

 Requires manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.

 Requires the ability to use department equipment, such as telephones, personal computers,

calculators, copiers, fax machines, etc. Position requires frequent use of computer and phone.

 Requires the ability to lift/carry up to 25 pounds using appropriate body mechanics. Visual,

Hearing and Communication Requirements

 Requires visual acuity to use department equipment, such as telephones, personal

computers, calculators, copiers, etc.

 Requires hearing to be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with co-

workers, vendors, clients, and others for word-related purposes.

 Ability to understand and follow written and verbal directions in English Environmental

Conditions

 The employee normally works indoors, in a typical, temperature-controlled office

environment.

 Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Required experience:

Logistics: 3 years Scheduling: 3 years

Required education:

Bachelor's

Required language:

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