Analyst, Transportation Logistics

Accountabilities:

• Continuously explore ways and identify opportunities to reduce freight costs
• Continuously plan analyze and optimize transportation network
• Build plan and route loads in TMS
• Manage appointment scheduling requirements relative to delivery plan to optimize highest levels of service at lowest landed cost
• Track execution of loads against relevant milestones to identify delays risks in transit and keep relevant stakeholders informed with updates
• Proactively interact with carriers to ensure unimpeded transportation process to minimize delays of deliverables (i.e. actual arrival and departure times PODs etc.)
• Act as liaison between Customer Supply Chain Fulfillment and carriers

Key Metrics & Financial Targets:

• Carrier KPIs on-time performance tender acceptance routing guide compliance
• COGS

Own:

• Execution of order lifecycle planning to delivery
• Carrier selection in spot market workflow

Influence:

• Carrier network decisions based on performance needs
• Able to advise as a transportation team SME for business

Critical Stakeholders and Relationships:

• Internal Customer Supply Chain Planners Fulfillment Warehouses
• External Partner carriers TMS provider distributors copackers

Qualifications Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in business supply chain or relevant field
• 2-3 years progressive experience in logistics transportation or warehouse operations
• Experience working with TMS platforms required

Skills Needed to be Successful:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills attention to detail
• Problem solving multi-tasking and prioritization sense of urgency
• Attention to detail excellent verbal and written communication skills problem solving multi-tasking and prioritization

What You Will Learn in this Role:

• Cross-functional collaboration with greater Logistics team and impact to business
• Impact of carrier relationships and long-term partnerships

This role follows a hybrid work model requiring on-site presence in the office at least four days per week to support collaboration and team engagement.

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Compensation:

Compensation offered to prospective Team Members has taken internal equity into consideration and can vary depending on a positions location. The final agreed upon wage may vary based on the job-related knowledge skills and experience of the individual.

• Competitive annual salary from $64000 to $80000 based in Illinois
• Bonus plan designed to recognize company performance and individual contributions
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
• Company matching 401(k) contributions
• Paid time off including annual leave paid sick time and holidays
• Extensive opportunities for training development and career growth

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Required Experience:

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