Business Excellence analyst

ZIMLog is hiring! Join our global logistics network as a Business Excellence analyst and help shape the future of freight forwarding. If you're data-driven, strategic, and thrive in a dynamic environment—this is your chance to make an impact across multiple countries. Freight forwarding experience is a must. Ready to lead with insight? Let’s move logistics forward together.

Main Tasks:

Data collection and analysis and work plans development

Collect data from systems & internal parties
Analysis of current business segments with deep dive into each segment in every country
Analysis of cross site profitability and provide data-based recommendations on profitable business development opportunities
Analysis for new products pricing and potential profitability
Work closely with logistics country managers to ensure data accuracy& reporting
Design and execute work plans for new initiatives, service launches, expansions, and downsizing, including feasibility analysis and scenario planning.
Overlook profit sharing within all the sites for new products and solutions
Analyze logistics operational data, identify trends, exceptions to help growth and continuous improvement
Leading the business analysis discussions in the global staff and set recommendations for logistics managers

Reporting

forecasts, monitoring performance, quantities analysis, profit analysis
build and report global KPI’s and set a dashboard
Alert and provide recommendations

Annual Budget Process

Coordinate the end-to-end budget cycle, including timeline planning, template management, stakeholder alignment
Review of business plans, budgets and forecasts
Prepare consolidated budget presentation

Management Presentations

Create and deliver routine and ad-hoc presentations for executive leadership and management
Including highlighting financial results, trends, and strategic insights

Manage Marketing Activities

Oversee all marketing operations for ZIMLog HO and subsidiaries, including vendor management, campaign approvals, content strategy, and branding activities and brand compliance.

Administer Systems & Tools

Maintain and update key business systems, dashboards, templates, and shared resources to support operational excellence.

Additional Responsibilities

Support ad-hoc projects for both internal and external parties
SOP preparation & Monitor Compliance & Quality
Manage interfaces with various internal & external stakeholders
Manage relationships commercially with ZIM as an ocean carrier (contract negotiations, rate management, solve bottlenecks)
Degree in Economics/Industrial management engineering or business management
Minimum 5 years of experience in an analytical/ economic position.
High level of analytical skills.
Knowledge and experience in the freight forwarding market, products & systems
Experience with analytical tools development
proficiency in office tools, Excel and PowerPoint in in particular.
Systems oriented.
Self-motivated and initiative mindset
Fluency in English language (Speaking, reading and writing). Knowledge of other languages is an advantage.



Requirements:

Degree in Economics/Industrial management engineering or business management
Minimum 5 years of experience in an analytical/ economic position.
High level of analytical skills.
Knowledge and experience in the freight forwarding market, products & systems
Experience with analytical tools development
proficiency in office tools, Excel and PowerPoint in in particular.
Systems oriented.
Self-motivated and initiative mindset
Fluency in English language (Speaking, reading and writing). Knowledge of other languages is an advantage.

Function:
Global Operation