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Transportation Senior Analyst

Best Buy

Minneapolis, MN

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$63,050–$112,250 Per Year
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Cargo/Freight, Communication Skills, Computer Security, Continuous Improvement, Cost Control, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Establish Priorities, Financial Operations, Financial Reporting, Financial Trend Analysis, Improvement Metrics, Logistics, Metrics, Microsoft Office, Operational Improvement, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Reporting Dashboards, Retail, Security Monitoring, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Time Management, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Minneapolis, MN
POSTED
Today
As the Transportation Senior Analyst, you’ll be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting on transportation performance metrics to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and support data-driven decision-making. You will influence through data on continuous improvement operations with key internal & external stakeholders while supporting the financial performance of the inbound collect program.

This role is hybrid, which means you will work some days at our corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota, and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What you’ll do
  • Collect, consolidate, and validate transportation-related data from multiple internal systems, external platforms, and operational tools.
  • Perform detailed data analysis to uncover patterns, measure performance metrics, and ensure data accuracy and integrity across all sources.
  • Independently prepare financial presentations and reports (ad hoc and routine) that break down problems into critical components to drive actionable decisions
  • Research financial variances, trends, and financial and operational drivers to prepare advanced presentations and reports that articulate clear recommendations to leaders
  • Monitor metrics like on time performance, freight costs, spot rates, tender acceptances and carrier utilization.
  • Prioritize incoming requests, effectively escalate issues, and contribute to resolution with Internal and External teams (Vendors, Carriers and Category).
  • Drive actions to optimize cube and cost per load by leveraging metrics and dashboards.
  • Recommend actionable strategies and process improvements to enhance cost efficiency, service levels, and overall operational performance.
  • Respond to inbound security incidents including cargo theft, missing freight, and vendor issues.


Basic qualifications
  • 2 years of experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain or related area
  • Strong business and financial acumen
  • Previous experience with Microsoft Office including intermediate to advanced level with Excel
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Analytical problem-solving experience
  • Understanding of retail and supply chain industries

Preferred qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, security management, logistics
  • 3 years of experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain or related area


What’s in it for you

We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:
  • Competitive pay
  • Generous employee discount
  • Physical and mental well-being support

About us

As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™

Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.


Position Type: Full time

About the Company

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Best Buy

Energetic teams. Fun atmosphere. Exciting opportunities.

That’s what you’ll find at Best Buy. Care to join us?

You can feel the energy here. And we’re not talking about the hum of electronics (there’s that, too). We’re talking about people.

Best Buy employees are friendly, enthusiastic and willing to help you succeed. Sure, we’re a big company — the world’s largest consumer electronics retailer — but that doesn’t stop us from having fun while doing what we love: bringing technology into people’s lives in meaningful ways.

When you join our team, we consider you part of our Best Buy family. And what you do here every day will support our goal to make people’s lives better, easier and more enjoyable through the great products we sell.

So if you’d like using your talents to help improve people’s lives, bring it! We’d love to have your energy here.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1966
WEBSITE
http://www.bestbuy-jobs.com/