Senior Transportation Cost Analyst

Avery Dennison • Mentor, OH

13h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Transportation Cost Analyst is a financial and operational leader within Avery Dennison’s Materials Group, responsible for transportation cost controls, process automation, and strategic freight savings. The role combines analytical work with operational execution, including management of carrier and vendor partnerships, evaluation of contract compliance, reducing revenue leakage, improving Freight Audit & Payment (FAP) processes, and forecasting weekly logistics expenditures.

The position follows a hybrid model, with three days in the office and two days remote, and is based at the Mentor, Ohio facility. Occasional travel of up to 10% to distribution centers or operational facilities is required for strategic planning sessions.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in transportation operations, logistics financial analysis, or freight contract administration.
• Advanced understanding of transportation contracts, freight tariffs, rate structures, and carrier negotiation frameworks.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, including complex formulas and modeling.
• Experience with TMS platforms such as Oracle OTM or JDA.
• Experience with BI reporting tools.
• Proven ability to mentor team members and drive cross-functional alignment.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Logistics, or Engineering; equivalent practical supply chain and financial analysis experience is accepted in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Manage the operational relationship and performance between the Freight Audit & Payment (FAP) vendor and carrier base.
• Develop and track KPIs to improve clean aging, automate FAP workflows, and increase system throughput.
• Compare carrier invoices with contractual agreements, identify discrepancies, enforce contract terms, and develop solutions to eliminate spend leakage.
• Develop weekly freight financial forecasts, analyze trends, and project cost-structured spend metrics.
• Establish site-level cost targets and create weekly financial reporting frameworks for Materials Group leadership.
• Investigate financial variances, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement permanent corrective measures.
• Identify, scope, and execute cost-reduction projects across Parcel, International, reverse logistics, and Outbound networks.
• Use Enterprise Lean Sigma (ELS) and process automation to optimize financial workflows and eliminate manual bottlenecks.
• Build and maintain dashboards to monitor cost-reduction project pipelines, recovery rates, and freight trends.

Benefits

• Whole-health care regardless of gender identity.
• Company contributions to the 401(k) Plan.
• Basic life insurance equal to twice the employee’s base annual salary, up to a $50,000 maximum, at no cost to the employee.
• Generous vacation program that varies based on experience and position.

What This Job Offers

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