Logistics Analyst

Legrand Slovenija • Mascoutah, IL

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About The Position

Legrand’s Electrical Infrastructure division is hiring a Logistics Analyst to analyze transportation operations, freight spending, carrier performance, routing, and network trends. The role identifies opportunities for cost savings, service improvements, and network optimization, combining transportation analytics, systems knowledge, financial analysis, and continuous improvement to support strategic and day-to-day transportation decisions.

The analyst partners with Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, IT, business units, and external transportation providers to improve network performance and support freight movement across parcel, LTL, truckload, intermodal, air, and ocean modes. The position may require travel up to 25% and occasional visits to manufacturing, distribution, or transportation operating locations.

Legrand is a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its Electrical Infrastructure division provides solutions for residential, commercial, and datacenter markets, including products and brands such as Girtz, Avtron, Power Bus Way, Cablofil, Connectrac, Wiremold, and Pass & Seymour.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in business or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 3 to 5 years of analytical experience working with transportation, financial, operational, or network data.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of transportation modes, carrier pricing, freight terminology, routing, rate structures, accessorials, and transportation performance measures.
• Ability to analyze large datasets, identify trends and exceptions, develop actionable insights, and communicate recommendations clearly.
• Strong financial acumen, including the ability to perform cost modeling, variance analysis, forecasting, and savings validation.
• Strong continuous-improvement skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and execute cross-functional initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with carriers, operational teams, management, and senior leaders.
• Demonstrated relationship-building, teamwork, and collaboration across functions and business units.
• Ability to work independently, challenge assumptions, solve complex problems, and support data-driven decisions.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• Ability to sit, walk, and stand as required in an office or operational environment; hear and speak to exchange information in person, virtually, and by telephone; and use hands and fingers to operate standard computer and office equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain, Business, Analytics, Finance, or a related discipline.
• At least 3 to 5 years of transportation, logistics, supply chain, or related experience, with direct transportation experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Microsoft Access, or other analytics/database tools.
• Experience with TMS, ERP, freight, or audit/payment systems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze transportation spending, shipment activity, freight costs, accessorials, service performance, and network trends across domestic and international modes.
• Perform transportation network and routing analyses, lane and mode optimization, consolidation studies, and scenario evaluations to improve cost, service, and capacity.
• Develop cost models and cost-benefit analyses for carrier changes, mode shifts, sourcing events, network changes, and transportation productivity initiatives.
• Prepare recurring operational and financial reports, dashboards, forecasts, and KPI scorecards covering transportation performance.
• Support annual transportation budget development, monthly forecasting, accrual and variance analysis, and freight productivity tracking.
• Review routing decisions, routing guides, carrier assignments, rate structures, contracts, fuel programs, and accessorial charges; identify exceptions and recommend corrective action.
• Support transportation sourcing events, RFQs/RFPs, carrier negotiations, bid analysis, award scenarios, implementation, and post-award performance measurement.
• Analyze carrier and transportation supplier performance, attend business reviews, and provide fact-based recommendations for corrective action or network changes.
• Partner with internal teams and external providers to address transportation service failures, capacity constraints, billing issues, and other active transportation problems.
• Use TMS, ERP, freight audit/payment data, carrier systems, and other data sources to improve data quality, reporting, routing compliance, and transportation visibility.
• Support transportation systems implementations and enhancements, including testing, master-data requirements, user acceptance testing, process documentation, and end-user training.
• Develop and maintain transportation standard operating procedures, routing instructions, analytical tools, and documentation to support consistent processes across locations and business units.
• Identify continuous-improvement projects that reduce freight cost, improve service, simplify processes, or strengthen transportation controls.
• Provide management-by-exception reporting highlighting material cost, service, routing, or carrier-performance issues requiring action.
• Perform other transportation analytics, project support, and related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• High employer 401(k) match.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Holiday pay.
• Short-term and long-term disability benefit plans.
• Paid maternity and parental leave.
• Bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans.
• Paid time off to volunteer.
• An active and growing Employee Resource Group network.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level