Transportation Solutions Analyst - Nutrition - Columbus, OH
Transportation Solutions Analyst - Nutrition - Columbus, OH
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Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Transportation Solutions Analyst
Working at Abbott
Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands including Similac PediaSure Pedialyte Ensure and Glucerna to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.
At Abbott you can do work that matters grow and learn care for yourself and your family be your true self and live a full life. Youll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity working mothers female executives and scientists.
The Opportunity
Our location in Columbus OH currently has an opportunity for a Transportation Solutions Analyst
The Transportation Solutions Analyst positions primary duties will be three-fold focusing on transportation capacity planning problem resolution and transportation reporting development/analysis. The analyst will monitor weekly capacity of Abbott Nutritions and ensure carriers are meeting their weekly commitments and achieving Abbott Nutritions desired service levels. This position will require interaction with carriers external and internal customers with a focus on system reporting and on-time delivery pick-up and delivery. Benchmarking transportation and rate negotiations will be regular activities to reduce transportation costs.
The individual will be a support mechanism to the Operations team and will work in close collaboration with this roles leader Manager Transportation Solutions & Analytics to drive both near-term and long-term business initiatives and deliverables. Focus will be balanced between capacity service and rate and compliance of those focus areas.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Review analyze monitor and manage transportation capacity for lanes and carriers.
- Design and implement initiatives to improve service reduce costs and provide capacity stability.
- Support the management of the any planned annual pricing events and/or mini-bids with all North American carriers truckload less-than-truckload and parcel.
- Design appropriate inbound & outbound ground/air networks applying a proper mix of Full Truck Load Less Than Truck Load and Parcel carriers.
- Work with internal partners to implement projects.
- Drive freight savings transit time adherence and performance through carrier management and performance assessments.
- Support contract negotiations as well as rate negotiations.
- Support solutions for all capacity needs and all adjustments to static schedules.
- Develop and lead implementation of metrics to deliver continuous improvement in service rate and capacity.
- Support the compliance performance of Transportation Operations and its service providers through the establishment of processes and analytics developing and using clearly defined metrics.
- Supports Dedicated fleet KPIs weekly meetings with providers and report out to leadership on fleet performance Regularly checks routing guide to expectations to assure continuous alignment.
- Support vetting and onboarding of new carriers including administeringday onboarding plans.
- Supports Management Operating System (MOS) to include Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Monthly Business Reviews and Compliance Reviews to include Capacity Service and Rate.
- Adhere to Routing Guide update guidelines and lane award parameters.
- Fosters a team environment and engages providers to drive superior performance and award compliance.
- Provides support for future distribution and network changes system configuration changes and new service provider onboarding
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Business Management Logistics Operations or Supply Chain
Preferred:
- 3 plus years in Transportation analyst role with concentration on carrier compliance and analysis.
- Experience with and applied knowledge of end-to-end supply chain including transportation customer service and financial aspects.
- Attention to detail and organization/ documentation skills.
- Experience working with transportation planning and execution systems from providers such as BluJay with a strong knowledge of SAP.
- Proficient in Microsoft suite of products including Advanced Excel Access and PowerPoint.
- Experience building reports using tools such as Cognos and Microsoft Power BI a plus.
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to work in and across cross functional teams.
- Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated success working with and influencing team members to achieve goals.
- Ability to balance multiple priorities at once and manage time appropriately.
- Communicate effectively and build relationships with representatives from cross-functional teams.
- Strong organization skills with the ability to build relationships internally and externally.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
MISC:
- This is an on-site role - not a remote role.
- There is no relocation assistance offered for this role.
- Sponsorship: we will not provide sponsorship of any kind for this role (including OPT).
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to employee diversity.
Connect with us at on Facebook at and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is
$66700.00 $133300.00In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Supply Chain
DIVISION:
ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain
LOCATION:
United States > Columbus : RP04
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes 5 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
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