Company Overview: Position Summary: The Transportation Analyst is responsible for evaluating transportation network performance, identifying cost-saving opportunities, improving service levels, and supporting operational decision-making through data analysis. This position collaborates with transportation operations, carriers, third-party logistics (3PL) providers, customer service, and supply chain teams to optimize freight movement, enhance carrier performance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and proactive in identifying opportunities and implementing solutions across cross-functional teams. Travel: Occasional travel may be required for carrier meetings, site visits, or network reviews. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: - Analyze transportation data, including freight spend, shipment trends, transit times, service metrics, and carrier performance across all transportation modes.
- Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and reports to monitor transportation performance and identify areas for improvement.
- Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities and operational efficiencies across the transportation network.
- Collaborate with third-party logistics (3PL) providers to identify, evaluate, and validate transportation improvement opportunities.
- Monitor carrier performance, service levels, and compliance with contractual agreements.
- Track key performance indicators (KPIs), including on-time pickup and delivery, tender acceptance, freight costs, and claims management.
- Support carrier performance reviews, bid evaluations, transportation sourcing initiatives, and network changes.
- Evaluate shipment routing, mode selection, consolidation opportunities, and network utilization to improve transportation efficiency.
- Support transportation modeling, route optimization, and capacity planning initiatives.
- Analyze transportation expenses, budget variances, accessorial charges, and opportunities for cost control.
- Evaluate the financial impact of transportation initiatives, quantify cost savings, and track realized benefits.
- Partner with transportation operations, planning, and customer service teams to resolve shipment issues and improve service levels.
- Monitor Transportation Management System (TMS) data accuracy and support system enhancements, testing, and technology implementations.
- Assist with transportation-related projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain effective communication with internal teams, carriers, and external logistics partners.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Transportation, Business, Industrial Engineering, Analytics, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum of five years of experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, or business analytics.
- Experience working with Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and transportation-related data.
- Experience supporting carrier management or transportation operations preferred.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions, and data analysis.
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or other business intelligence tools preferred.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent attention to detail with an emphasis on data accuracy and reporting.
- Ability to interpret complex data and communicate findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong organizational, time management, and project management skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
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