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Overall Summary:
The Mail Planning and Logistics Analyst I organizes, reports, monitors and troubleshoots USPS data on IWCO mailings across the enterprise. They ensure that client and USPS requirements for accuracy, rates claimed, and delivery expected are met.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
- Maintain open and timely communications between the sites to support client mailing, postage, and delivery tracking needs.
- Provide volume and timing requirements to production scheduling & warehouse to ensure that customer delivery requirements are achieved.
- Reconcile weekly freight billing cycle with Corporate Transportation Provider.
- Plan client specific mail plans and consult with sales support to provide options to achieve our clients' goals.
- Provide postal analysis, freight estimates, what-if scenarios, transit time information, freight cost research, and all things postal and logistics to sales and client services team.
- Support destination management process to keep jobs moving through CD process.
- Support in-check and shipping movement for outsource providers.
- Coordinate with corporate transportation provider to minimize the need for expedited transportation.
- Provide custom client reporting needs.
- Monitor accuracy of pallet date management changes to make sure default dates do not override (ie: reprocessed presort).
- Master the reporting capabilities of all available internal and external delivery performance tracking tools (i.e. PostalOne!, GrayHair SelectTrak, MAIB Logistics tracking, King VIP, ALG, etc.)
- Support Business and Client Services teams by assisting with open issues related to Planning and reporting for all mailings as needed.
- Participate as directed on Sales support for clients that may consist of conducting facility tours, client presentations, conference calls, webinars, etc.
- Perform other (or other related) duties as applicable or assigned.
Required Skills/Abilities/Competencies:
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
- Strong organizational and prioritizing skills; ability to balance changing client and company needs.
- Microsoft Office Suite proficiency, especially Excel.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent. Associate or bachelor's degree a plus.
- Postal Services experience in the direct mail, lettershop, print, and/or fulfillment industry; technical disciplines a plus.
- Truckload or LTL Transportation experience is also a plus.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to work 8 hours consecutively.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Ability to travel as needed.
- Ability to pass a pre-hire background check and drug screen.
IWCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or any protected status as defined by law. IWCO is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact our HR Department.
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