Transportation Analyst

Kimberly-Clark•Knoxville, TN

2d•$62,480 - $73,840•Onsite

About The Position

You were made to create Better Care for a Better World. As a person, you’re a problem-solver – a connector – someone who thrives on creating order from complexity and driving continuous improvement. You see the big picture while mastering the details, ensuring that every product, process, and partnership flows with precision and purpose. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity, efficiency, and collaboration, always working to turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s success stories. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. About You In one of our Supply Chain roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. In this role, you will: Perform daily execution of optimal cost, service and capacity solutions by analyzing company and customer needs, researching transportation methods and reviewing carrier costs and performances. Utilize transportation management and visibility platforms to analyze data and initiate plans to ensure key performance metrics are met. Develop and communicate accurate information in an effective and timely manner, including information related to customer shipments, freight flows, transportation costs, order volume, carrier capability and related issues supporting daily operations. Build and maintain collaborative relationships with numerous internal and external customers and partners, understanding their business needs and pressures as well as need to balance service and cost. Interpret laws, rules and regulations regarding shipping. Utilize problem solving methods to identify opportunities and initiate projects to drive sustainable savings in cost and process improvements to the Enterprise while maintaining and improving service levels. Communicate fully with leaders and peers at all levels of the organization as well as other internal and external customers and suppliers. Communication should be informative, timely, clear and concise. Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, with focus on Supply Chain or Data Analytics
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Basic proficiency in excel
Analytical and problem-solving skills or the demonstrated ability to develop in this area

Nice To Haves

Advanced proficiency in Excel, including Power BI, Blue Yonder TMS, SAP and Four Kites.
Co-op, Intern or Full-Time experience working in Supply Chain environment

Responsibilities

Perform daily execution of optimal cost, service and capacity solutions by analyzing company and customer needs, researching transportation methods and reviewing carrier costs and performances.
Utilize transportation management and visibility platforms to analyze data and initiate plans to ensure key performance metrics are met.
Develop and communicate accurate information in an effective and timely manner, including information related to customer shipments, freight flows, transportation costs, order volume, carrier capability and related issues supporting daily operations.
Build and maintain collaborative relationships with numerous internal and external customers and partners, understanding their business needs and pressures as well as need to balance service and cost.
Interpret laws, rules and regulations regarding shipping.
Utilize problem solving methods to identify opportunities and initiate projects to drive sustainable savings in cost and process improvements to the Enterprise while maintaining and improving service levels.
Communicate fully with leaders and peers at all levels of the organization as well as other internal and external customers and suppliers. Communication should be informative, timely, clear and concise.
Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results.