Director Business Analytics

About the role

A well-established, locally-owned transportation company in Eastern Iowa is seeking a strategic, hands-on leader to build and lead its Business Analytics function.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead a scalable Business Analytics function that grows with the organization.
• Partner across operations, finance, technology, and leadership to improve visibility, accountability, and business performance.
• Provide Executive and Operations Leadership with trusted information and actionable insights so they can spend more time working on the business rather than in the business.
• Establish a consistent cadence of accountability by delivering timely, reliable information that celebrates success, identifies opportunities, and supports informed decision-making.
• Provide Operations Leadership with the insights they need to make confident, high-quality business decisions.

How you'll make an impact

• Identify trends, opportunities, and risks impacting business performance.
• Develop analytical frameworks and decision-support tools that improve network performance, fleet operations, pricing strategy, fuel performance, and long-term growth.
• Translate business questions into analytical initiatives with measurable outcomes.
• Turn complex information into practical, actionable recommendations that support decision-making.
• Help build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and data-informed leadership.
• Evaluate current systems, processes, and technology while creating a roadmap for future analytics, automation, and business intelligence capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in business analytics, operational analytics, business intelligence, finance, supply chain, logistics, transportation, or related operational leadership roles.
• Experience leveraging multiple business systems, data sources, and reporting environments to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business questions into analytical solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Strong analytical thinking, business acumen, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence across departments and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience with business intelligence and visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Looker, or similar platforms.

Preferred Experience

• Transportation, trucking, logistics, manufacturing, supply chain, or another operationally intensive industry.
• Experience building analytics capabilities, KPIs, reporting, or business intelligence functions from the ground up.
• Experience identifying opportunities for operational improvement, process optimization, cost reduction, and profitability enhancement through analytics.
• Experience working with ERP systems, Transportation Management Systems (TMS), fleet management systems, or similar enterprise platforms.
• Experience with SQL, databases, automation, AI, or predictive analytics.
• Experience working in entrepreneurial, privately held, or growth-oriented organizations.

Current Technology Environment

You'll work with operational, financial, fleet, customer, recruiting, and transportation data across multiple business systems and third-party platforms. One of your first opportunities will be evaluating how these systems can better work together to improve visibility, strengthen decision-making, and support future growth.

Pay

Target starting base compensation: $100,000-$125,000. Compensation may be adjusted for candidates whose experience, leadership capability, and overall fit align with the broader vision for this role.

Schedule

On-site