Transportation Analyst

GEODIS • Brentwood, TN

4h

About The Position

The Transportation Analyst – Operations is responsible for supporting the Transportation Operations department by providing meaningful internal and external business analytics, including profitability analysis, report development and maintenance, freight optimization studies and general analytical problem solving with a focus on continuous improvement, freight cost and service optimization. GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Industrial Engineering or other related field from a 4 year college or university
• Minimum 1 to 3 years of experience with analysis and reporting; or an equivalent combination of both education and training
• Experience with TMS systems
• Experience performing account benchmarking and generating non-standard KPI’s relevant to account
• Knowledge of transportation industry standard KPI’s for cost and service
• Knowledge of the use of business intelligence to gather and display relevant information
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and processes
• PC literacy to include working knowledge of Microsoft Office products such as: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook as well as SQL

Responsibilities

• Drives the operational excellence spirit by constantly working towards the most efficient, repeatable and scalable processes and solutions that are delivered in a timely and quality manner
• Supports development, setup and maintenance of internal and external metrics and KPI’s
• Adheres to a standard schedule to produces metrics and meet deliverable dates
• Establishes effective cross-departmental working relationships
• Provides timely and accurate communication of project statuses
• Supports industry benchmarking activities to develop meaningful, best in class metrics
• Supports Account Managers in compiling analytics and presentations for periodic business reviews with customers
• Supports internal annual customer review process
• Performs freight cost, service, and carrier management studies
• Identifies savings and profitability improvement opportunities by analyzing client shipping patterns and carrier rate trends
• Assumes responsibility for data collection, data cleansing and scope documentation for the more complex network studies and projects
• Collaborates with Engineering to build applications that utilize the Company’s Optimization and BI tools
• Develops methods of measuring and reporting operational efficiencies and effectiveness
• Performs ad-hoc reporting as needed
• Other duties as required and assigned by supervisor

Benefits

• Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through First Stop Health is available on the first day of employment!
• Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app
• Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment
• 401k match
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs
• Employee discounts
• Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app
• Free financial wellness programs
• Daycare discount program
• Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community.
• + more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees