Sr. Analyst, Global Freight

About the role

The Senior Analyst, Global Freight supports the strategy, performance, and optimization of global transportation and freight operations across all modes, including ocean, air, parcel, less-than-truckload (LTL), truckload (TL), intermodal, and drayage. This role leverages data analytics, market intelligence, and cross-functional collaboration to identify cost savings opportunities, improve service performance, enhance carrier relationships, and support global supply chain initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Analyze global freight spend, transportation performance, and carrier compliance across all transportation modes.
• Develop and maintain freight dashboards, scorecards, KPIs, and executive reporting packages.
• Monitor carrier performance against service, cost, transit time, and compliance metrics.
• Support freight procurement activities, including RFPs, bid analysis, rate benchmarking, and contract reviews.
• Analyze market conditions, capacity trends, ocean carrier developments, air cargo dynamics, fuel surcharges, and regulatory impacts.
• Identify and quantify transportation cost-saving opportunities through mode optimization, carrier selection, routing improvements, and process enhancements.
• Support international freight operations, including ocean imports, exports, drayage, customs-related activities, and port performance analysis.
• Collaborate with distribution centers, sourcing, procurement, finance, and operations teams to resolve transportation challenges and improve supply chain efficiency.
• Conduct root-cause analysis on service failures, detention and demurrage expenses, delivery exceptions, and freight invoice discrepancies.
• Assist with transportation network studies, inventory deployment analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor and audit freight invoices.
• Prepare presentations and recommendations for leadership regarding freight trends, market risks, and strategic opportunities.
• Support transportation management system (TMS), ERP, and reporting tool enhancements.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Business, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• 3-7 years of experience in transportation, logistics, freight management, or supply chain analytics.
• Strong understanding of domestic and international freight operations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, Power Query, and data analysis.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or other business intelligence tools preferred.
• Knowledge of freight rating, carrier contracts, fuel surcharge programs, and transportation procurement processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling capabilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing or analyzing ocean, air, drayage, LTL, TL, and parcel transportation networks.
• Understanding of global trade regulations, customs processes, and import/export operations.
• Experience with transportation management systems (TMS) and freight audit/payment platforms.
• APICS, CSCMP, Lean Six Sigma, or related industry certifications.

Success Metrics

• Freight cost reductions and avoidance opportunities identified and implemented.
• Improvement in carrier service performance and network efficiency.
• Accuracy and adoption of freight reporting and analytics.
• Successful execution of transportation procurement initiatives.
• Reduction in accessorial charges, invoice discrepancies, and transportation exceptions.
• Delivery of actionable insights supporting global freight strategy and operational decision-making.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits effective the 1st day of the month after 30 days.
• Paid Time Off - Vacation, Sick, Holidays and Personal Time.
• 401K with generous company match.

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