Analyst, Transportation Sourcing

About the role

Responsible for assisting in the procurement of over $500M in freight spend. Supports transportation procurement manager in the RFP process from creation, managing bid events, carrier selection to carrier onboarding. Responsible for supporting the overall company transportation procurement strategy by using general problem-solving skills and providing meaningful analytics with a focus on continuous improvement, freight cost, and service optimization.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing, analyzing, and negotiating capacity solutions to support Domestic Truckload, Intermodal, Drayage, LTL, and Small Package
• Evaluating, screening, and onboarding new carriers for all logistics services
• Owning the maintenance of Carrier and Shipper Agreements in partnership with Legal and Risk
• Developing and maintaining routines, identifying payment issue trends, and ensuring compliance to payment terms in partnership with the Freight Payment team
• Monitoring and reviewing carrier performance vs expectations with operational teams; supporting carrier performance management routines
• Developing and executing analysis to carrier performance and preparing metrics used to maintain carrier scorecards
• Leading projects as assigned and delegating responsibility to others within the team for contribution to the projects
• Supports managers in compiling analytics and presentations for periodic business reviews
• Summarizes data by explaining cause and effect business trends and anomalies along with conclusions
• Performs ad-hoc analysis and reporting as needed

Qualifications

Experience: 1-3 years' experience in transportation or supply chain. Minimum of 1 year experience in analysis and reporting. Experience with Tableau, Power BI, Jaggaer, Manhattan's TPM or Asana is preferred. Experience in logistics sourcing analytics is a plus.

Education: Bachelor's degree required in business, supply chain, finance, logistics, or any related field preferred. Any combination of education and experience will be considered.

Professional Certifications: APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional Certification (CSCP) or ISM Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) a plus.

Skills

• Proven expertise in analyzing logistics solutions
• Proven ability to communicate clearly in difficult situations
• Proven ability to effectively collaborate with multiple business partners (internal and external)
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience with Transportation Management Systems, preferably Manhattan
• PC literacy to include working knowledge of Microsoft Office products such as: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers, and co-workers
• Ability to combine transportation operations knowledge and analytical problem solving to provide insights that drive both operational and strategic benefits
• Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Jaggaer, Manhattan's TPM and/or Asana experience a plus

Working Conditions

Hybrid / Flexible working conditions. Ability to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions.

Physical Requirements

• Sitting
• Standing (not walking)
• Walking
• Kneeling/Stooping/Bending
• Driving a vehicle
• Reaching overhead
• Lifting 50+ pounds

Benefits

Comprehensive total reward package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, company-paid life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and family planning resources such as adoption and surrogacy assistance for all full-time Team Members and all part-time Team Members. Part-time new hires gain eligibility for TSC Benefits by averaging at least 15 hours per week during their 90-day lookback period. The lookback period starts the first of the month following the date of hire. If the 15-hour requirement was met, the benefits eligibility date will be the first day of the month following 4 months of continuous service.