Analyst, Transportation Reporting

Dollar Tree•Chesapeake, VA

43d•$66,000 - $72,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Transportation Reporting Analyst provides operational, analytical, and information systems support across Dollar Tree’s Inbound Transportation team. The role develops and maintains reporting and analytical tools, supports critical transportation systems, and works with transportation teams, Supply Chain leadership, vendors, merchants, and other business partners to improve service levels, operational performance, and transportation costs. The analyst supports the daily routing process, system administration, data flows, testing, technology deployments, and process enhancements. The position also analyzes transportation data, produces recurring and ad hoc reports, supports data governance and management, and identifies opportunities to improve reporting, systems, and operations. The role requires managing multiple projects and adapting to changing business priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, or equivalent data analysis work experience.
Minimum of three years of data analysis experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, macros, VLOOKUP, and Power Pivot.
Experience with data governance or data management.
Experience working independently and as part of a team to successfully deploy complex projects.
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
Detail-oriented, dynamic, and agile work style.
Ability to navigate a changing environment and ambiguity.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Professional and collaborative approach, with a desire to support internal and external business partners.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Logistics or Supply Chain.
Practical working knowledge of large-scale Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
Ability to interpret and understand Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions.
Experience or education in statistics and/or financial reporting.
Ability to write and understand SQL.

Responsibilities

Support daily routing to achieve high transportation service levels at the lowest possible cost through modal and carrier selection.
Maintain and troubleshoot continuous data flow between internal and external upstream and downstream systems.
Perform system administration and provide ongoing support for inbound transportation systems and processes.
Test transportation systems, enhancements, and solutions against established requirements.
Participate in developing and deploying technology solutions, system upgrades, and process enhancements for Inbound Transportation.
Develop, maintain, and enhance analytical tools and reports to measure operational performance, define financial costs, monitor SLA compliance, and support budget execution.
Analyze transportation data to identify trends, performance gaps, and opportunities to improve cost and service.
Complete recurring and ad hoc reporting, analysis, projects, and other assignments for Transportation leadership.
Support data governance and data management activities to maintain accurate and reliable transportation information.
Facilitate communication among vendors, merchants, Transportation, and other business partners about logistics costs, service standards, and transportation plans.
Partner with transportation teams, Supply Chain leadership, and other departments to understand and fulfill systems, reporting, and analytics requirements.
Maintain confidentiality and professionalism when working with internal teams, vendors, and carriers.
Identify opportunities to improve transportation reporting, analytical tools, systems, and operational processes.
Support complex projects independently and as part of cross-functional teams.
Adapt to changing priorities and transportation needs while managing multiple projects.
Complete additional projects and assignments as required.