Logistics Engineer, Transportation, Road Transport US

DSV•Fort Worth, TX

About The Position

The Logistics Engineer, Transportation serves as a dedicated technical and analytical resource supporting a strategic, high-volume account with a leading global technology customer. The role designs, analyzes, and optimizes road transportation networks to meet service, cost, and sustainability objectives. It combines analytical and modeling skills with practical knowledge of freight operations and requires translating data into clear, actionable recommendations for internal stakeholders and the customer. The position requires discretion and professionalism due to the confidential nature of the account. The engineer designs and optimizes transportation networks and load plans; analyzes shipment, cost, and carrier performance data; builds KPI dashboards and reporting; and presents findings in business and operational reviews. The role also serves as a technical customer contact, leads continuous improvement work, develops business cases, supports RFPs and solution design, collaborates on carrier strategy and TMS tools, and identifies ways to measure and reduce transportation emissions. It works across account management, operations, customer service, finance, procurement, IT, sales, solutions design, and pricing teams. The position is based in Fort Worth, Texas, and is primarily office-based or hybrid, with periodic visits to warehouses, cross-docks, terminals, customer sites, and carrier locations. Occasional flexibility may be needed outside standard business hours during peak seasons, launches, or time-sensitive customer needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Transportation Engineering, Operations Research, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
At least 3 years of experience in transportation engineering, network analysis, logistics engineering, or a related role within a 3PL, carrier, or shipper environment.
Strong working knowledge of road freight operations, including FTL, LTL, dedicated fleet, and final mile.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
Experience with SQL or similar tools for querying and analyzing large data sets.
Ability to communicate complex analysis clearly and confidently to operational teams and customer stakeholders.
Ability to travel up to an unspecified percentage to customer sites, DSV facilities, and carrier locations.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting a large, high-tech, or e-commerce customer account with time-sensitive and high-value freight.
Hands-on experience with network modeling and optimization tools such as Coupa Supply Chain Design/LLamasoft, AIMMS, or similar, and TMS platforms such as Oracle OTM, Blue Yonder, MercuryGate, or similar.
Experience with Python, R, or other scripting languages for data analysis and automation.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
Experience with transportation emissions measurement and sustainability reporting frameworks.
Familiarity with secure freight handling and high-value cargo security practices.

Responsibilities

Design, model, and optimize road transportation networks, including lane structures, routing, mode selection, and consolidation strategies.
Use network modeling and route optimization tools to evaluate scenarios and recommend improvements to cost, transit time, capacity utilization, and service reliability.
Develop load planning and freight consolidation strategies to maximize trailer utilization and reduce empty miles.
Support transportation solution design for new sites, product launches, seasonal peaks, and changes in customer demand.
Collect, clean, and analyze shipment, cost, and carrier performance data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
Build and maintain dashboards and KPI reports covering on-time pickup and delivery, costs, tender acceptance, utilization, claims, and carbon emissions.
Prepare and present analysis for Quarterly Business Reviews, operational reviews, and leadership updates.
Conduct root cause analysis of service failures and recurring exceptions and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
Serve as a technical point of contact for the customer's logistics and supply chain teams on transportation engineering topics.
Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
Develop business cases, cost models, and ROI analyses for proposed process, network, or technology changes.
Support customer RFPs, pricing analyses, and solution design in partnership with Sales, Solutions Design, and Pricing teams.
Partner with Procurement and Operations to evaluate carrier performance, support carrier selection, and inform capacity and rate strategies.
Collaborate with IT and system teams on TMS configuration, routing guides, data integrations, and visibility tools.
Measure transportation emissions and identify reduction opportunities, including alternative fuel equipment, electric vehicles, mode shifts, and route efficiency.
Ensure transportation solutions comply with DOT, FMCSA, and applicable safety, security, and regulatory requirements.
Collaborate with Account Management, Operations, Customer Service, and Finance to align on account goals and customer experience.
Document standard operating procedures, solution designs, and process changes.
Maintain strict confidentiality of customer data, product information, and shipment details.
Perform other duties as assigned to support the account and business.