Shipping Analyst

Sweetwater Sound • Fort Wayne, IN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Sweetwater, the nation's number one online retailer of music instruments and pro audio gear, is seeking to hire an analytical, detailed, and driven Shipping Analyst to join our growing Business Intelligence and Analytics team! As a Shipping Analyst, you will play a critical role in supporting Business Intelligence, Transportation, and Inventory Supply Chain leadership by providing accurate, timely, and actionable data.

This role requires strong analytical capability, familiarity with shipping and logistics operations, and the ability to transform complex datasets into meaningful insights. You will be responsible for extracting, manipulating, and analyzing data across multiple systems using Google Cloud Platform (GCP) SQL, build and maintain data models using dbt, and develop and maintain reporting through Looker and Excel. You will partners closely with internal teams and external carriers to support performance visibility, cost analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• 2-5+ years of experience in Business Intelligence, Analysis, or related analytical roles
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data, Mathematics, or related field
• Extensive experience in tools like SQL, Excel and Data Visualization tools (e.g. Looker, Tableau, Power BI, or others)
• Strong ability to translate analytical reporting into actionable business items
• Ability to communicate well and balance multiple tasks at the same time

Responsibilities

• Managing Transportation Database and recurrent DataFeeds/reporting
• Responsible for Ad Hoc data pulls and analysis
• Creating new tools utilizing data from various databases
• Identify data gaps and improve the flow of base datasets
• Work with carriers, 3PLs, vendors, and related 3rd Party Service Providers (e.g Proship) to gather and present data to the Transportation and Leadership teams
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Merchandising/Inventory, Finance, and Distribution Center Operations leadership to analyze and provide actionable reporting

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees