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Contractor Transportation Analyst
Job Location:
Job Location:
Northridge, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
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Posted:
24 October 2026 (6 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
21 January 2027
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Job Title: Transportation Analyst
Job Location: Shepherdsville Kentucky
Job Duration: 7 Months on W2
Descrtiption:
As the Contractor Transportation Analyst you will be responsible for providing direction and oversight of day-to-day transportation requirements to third party logistics (3PL) teams foster relationships with collect and prepaid carriers lead clients overages shortages and damages (OS&D) processes in collaboration with customer service order management and warehouse leadership identify OS&D trends develop actions and monitor implementation collate data for reporting and complete cooperative cost savings analyses.
What You Will Do:
Job Location: Shepherdsville Kentucky
Job Duration: 7 Months on W2
Descrtiption:
As the Contractor Transportation Analyst you will be responsible for providing direction and oversight of day-to-day transportation requirements to third party logistics (3PL) teams foster relationships with collect and prepaid carriers lead clients overages shortages and damages (OS&D) processes in collaboration with customer service order management and warehouse leadership identify OS&D trends develop actions and monitor implementation collate data for reporting and complete cooperative cost savings analyses.
What You Will Do:
- Report transportation performance results and initiate action plans to address root causes from load failures OS&D disputes on time/in full gaps and other transportation related KPIs.
- Lead Clients OS&D process end-to-end address transportation specific root causes audit carrier feedback dwells and collaborate with 3PLs to generate actions to mitigate OS&D.
- Collate manage and audit the daily weekly and monthly *** transportation reporting requirements such as receipt of goods reporting outbound parcel and freight spend OS&D and transportation spend forecasting.
- Foster relationships with carriers and the warehouse through consistent communication centered around shared understanding of capacity requirements daily plans and escalations for exceptions and missed freight.
- Collaborate with Clients Procurement & 3PLs to identify cost savings through new carrier onboarding or transferring lane awards.
- Support direct import post goods issues for invoicing with Order Management.
- Assist in continuous improvement projects.
- Bachelors Degree preferably with a degree in SCM Operations Logistics or Management
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
- Strong organizational interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to handle multiple projects and responsibilities
- Ability to solve problems and analyze data using MS Excel/Access
- Ability to think and work independently but also work well in teams
- Highly proficient in SAP ERP management transactions
- Consumer electronics background
- APICS certification
- SAP experience
- Exposure to business planning with big-box retailers (Wal-Mart Best Buy Target etc.)
- Be willing to work in a warehouse in Shepherdsville Kentucky
- Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment
Required Experience:
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