Sr Transportation Analyst

Mohawk Industries•Dallas, TX

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr Transportation Analyst is a high-performing contributor responsible for overseeing transportation analytics, optimizing routes, and implementing strategies to improve the transportation network’s overall performance. The role supports communication between departments, vendors, and customers and focuses on improving departmental operations. It facilitates or coordinates transportation freight payment and claims operations and performance, including aging and first-pass yield with third-party freight payment processing, related standard operating procedures and compliance, and freight payment for vendors supporting domestic transportation. The analyst performs analysis to improve costs, performance, and communications; negotiates with vendors, carriers, and contractors; and assists with cost-saving opportunities such as minimizing detention and demurrage costs. The role serves as a subject matter expert, makes process and business decisions using knowledge of company, customer, and industry practices, standards, and trends, leads after-action reviews, and collaborates cross-functionally on technical, system, and process improvements. Other duties may be assigned as needed. This is a direct-hire role. Employees are required to report to the Dallas, Texas office four days per week. Candidates are expected to relocate on their own within three weeks of accepting an offer. The employer does not provide relocation or current or future sponsorship assistance and is not open to employing through a contractor or agency.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent education and/or experience.
4–6 years of relevant experience, or equivalent education and/or experience.
In-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in the job discipline.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.
High integrity and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential data.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and other software systems.
Flexible, adaptable to change, a team player, and able to handle multiple projects at once.
Professionalism, judgment, maturity, and resourcefulness when formalized guidelines and procedures are absent.
Ability to report to the office four days per week in Dallas, Texas.
Candidates must be able to relocate on their own within three weeks of offer acceptance; relocation assistance is not provided.
No current or future sponsorship assistance is provided.

Responsibilities

Facilitate and/or coordinate transportation freight payment and claims operations and performance.
Manage aging and first-pass yield with third-party freight payment processing.
Maintain related standard operating procedures and compliance.
Establish relationships and provide support to departments and customers inside and outside the organization.
Analyze issues to improve costs, performance, and communications within and outside the department.
Negotiate price and other matters with vendors, carriers, and contractors.
Identify cost-saving opportunities, including minimizing unnecessary detention and demurrage costs.
Manage freight payment for vendors supporting domestic transportation.
Serve as a subject matter expert and make process and business decisions informed by company, customer, and industry practices, standards, and trends.
Lead after-action reviews to identify, document, and share lessons learned.
Collaborate cross-functionally to evaluate technical, system, and process improvements.
Perform other duties as needed.