Transportation Analyst
ofi
- Chicago, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Act as the subject matter expert for transportation and the go to team member within the organization to support inquiries and ideas for improvement within transportation department.
- Track and trace all shipments daily, resolve client related issues with freight vendors and carriers.
- Proactively monitor and manage key performance indicators and execute root cause analysis based on carrier performance score card.
- Manage Request for Proposal (RFP) tracking per carrier bid and routing guide performance and compliance across network.
- Identify transportation initiatives that generate cost savings, cost avoidance and/or service improvements.
- Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) Reports and communicate best practices and implementation.
- Collaborate with Sales, Service, Operations and Procurement teams to ensure optimized transportation execution.
- Use Transportation Management System (TMS) to route and optimize transportation services.
- Develop, analyze, and recommend opportunities for improvement that optimize transportation policies and processes around availability, transportation cost, and supply chain cost.
- Maintain responsibility for data analysis and reporting of transportation related activities, including monthly/quarterly BU reporting.
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports on operational and financial metrics.
- Conduct financial and variance analysis for expenses, services, and quality.
- Provide recommendations based on data analyses and research.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or related field is required.
- Five years (5) years of Transportation, Logistics or Distribution experience required.
- Previous experience with Tier OneEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is preferred.
- Previous experience in implementation and operation of cloud-based Transportation Management Software (Oracle, MercuryGate, BluJay, etc.) is required.
- Must possess meticulous attention to detail and be able to problem solve and handle multiple tasks effectively.
- Ability to win the confidence of internal and external customers, suppliers, and business units is required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including but not limited to Excel, Outlook, and Word, is required.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, effectively managing workload to meet deadlines, while ensuring a high standard of quality is required.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically throughout the year (Covid compliant) is required.