Role Purpose:

Acts as the frontline finance partner for day-to-day Warehousing and Logistics operations. Delivers actionable operational cost analyses, tracks distribution KPIs, reconciles 3PL spending, and supports the budgeting process to optimize logistics efficiency and control operating costs.

Budgeting & Forecast Support

• AOP & Rolling Forecast Execution: Support the consolidation and modeling of the logistics and warehouse Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and monthly rolling forecasts.
• Volume Driver Modeling: Update financial forecast models using core operational metrics (pallet throughput, case volume, delivery drops, fuel surcharges).
• Cost Tracking: Monitor month-to-date warehouse OPEX and freight spending against budget to flag cost overruns early.

Logistics & Warehouse Cost Analysis

• Operational Variance Analysis: Conduct monthly variance analyses (Actual vs. Budget vs. Last Year) for warehousing and distribution costs, breaking down drivers across rate, volume, and logistics mix.
• Cost-per-Unit Tracking: Calculate and monitor core efficiency metrics, including cost per pallet stored, handling cost per carton, and transportation cost per drop/km.
• Overtime & Labor Analysis: Track warehouse direct labor productivity, temp staff costs, and overtime trends against daily fulfillment volumes.

3PL & Vendor Cost Control

• Billing Validation & Audit: Review and cross-check 3PL provider, trucking, and carrier invoices against contractual rate cards, fuel indices, and actual delivery manifests to prevent overbilling.
• Logistics Tender Support: Assist the Finance Business Partner and Procurement in gathering historical shipment data, baseline rates, and volume projections for 3PL tenders and carrier contract renewals.
• Capex & Business Case Preparation: Assist in preparing financial templates and payback calculations for logistics capital expenditures (e.g., MHE leases, racking additions, scanning hardware).

Inventory Control & Physical Reconciliation

• Shrinkage & Damage Tracking: Reconcile monthly physical cycle counts against ERP records; track stock write-offs, damaged inventory, and shelf-life expiration provisions.
• Slow-Moving Inventory Reporting: Track and report on slow-moving and obsolete inventory (SLOB) to assist warehouse teams in freeing up storage capacity.

Dashboards, Systems & Data Automation

• Logistics Dashboard Maintenance: Update and distribute weekly and monthly logistics performance scorecards and visual management dashboards.
• System Data Alignment: Extract, clean, and reconcile data across ERP, WMS, and TMS platforms to ensure accurate logistics cost accruals and reporting automation.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Corporate Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Supply Chain Management.
• Experience: 2–3 years of hands-on experience in Financial Analysis, Cost Accounting, or FP&A—preferably within logistics, 3PL, FMCG, retail, or healthcare distribution.
• Technical Skills: Advanced Microsoft Excel (data modeling, Power Query, complex formulas); prior exposure to ERP systems (SAP, Oracle) and BI tools (Power BI / Tableau) is a strong plus.
• Core Competencies: High analytical rigor, curiosity about physical warehouse operations, and strong cross-functional communication to partner effectively with warehouse supervisors and logistics coordinators.