Sr Transportation Analyst Ecommerce
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc). The posting includes an EEO statement at end: "We will consider for employment all qualified applicants..." That's EEO boilerplate; should be removed. Also "About At Ulta Beauty..." is company overview; maybe we can include as "About the company" but not required headings list includes "About the role". However we could treat "About" as a section but not in list; but instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., not limited to those. So we can use other headings if appropriate, but better to stick to those. We have content: Overview (describes role impact) could be "About the role". Responsibilities: the "YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY:" list. Requirements/Qualifications: "THE ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS:" list. Skills: could be part of essentials. Benefits: we have benefits description. Pay: we have pay range. Schedule: we have working conditions (six days per month in office, 10% travel, flexible schedule, overtime). So we can create sections: About the role (overview), Responsibilities (the goals list), Requirements (essentials), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Possibly also Qualifications but we can merge with Requirements. We'll not create empty sections.
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for prose.
We must not include duplicated lines. Remove boilerplate like EEO, navigation, cookie, legal. Also remove the "About At Ulta Beauty..."? That's company overview; maybe we can keep as part of About the role? But it's more about company. Could be omitted? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The "About At Ulta Beauty..." is substantive about company. Should we keep it? Possibly as a separate section "About the company". But not in the list of headings; but we could still use
About the company. However instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but suggests those examples. Safer to include as "About the role" maybe combine overview and company description. But the overview already includes company description partially. The "About At Ulta Beauty..." is more generic; could be considered boilerplate? It's not legal/EEO but still about company. Might be considered substantive. I'd include it as a separate section "About the company". But to follow instruction, maybe we should not create a heading not in the examples unless needed. However we have substantive content that doesn't fit other headings: the company overview. Could be placed under "About the role" as part of overview. That would preserve it. So we can merge the Overview paragraph and the "About At Ulta Beauty..." into About the role section.
Thus About the role section will contain prose combining both.
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Requirements: from "THE ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS:" list. We'll make
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Benefits: from "Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta". We'll make a
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Pay: we have pay range. Use
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. Schedule: we have working conditions: Six days per month in the Ulta Beauty Corporate Office in Bolingbrook, IL. 10% travel. Willingness and ability to work a flexible schedule, including overtime and weekends when needed. Flexibility in daily task assignments as assigned. We'll make
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Now ensure we don't include any boilerplate like "EEO", "We will consider for employment all qualified applicants...". Remove that.
Also remove "For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta" maybe keep as part of benefits list as a link? Could be
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Now produce HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
Imagine.... (the overview paragraph) plus the About At Ulta Beauty paragraph.
We need to combine them without repeating. Let's copy the overview text: "Imagine. With over 1,400 stores throughout the U.S. and a thriving supply chain network, there has never been a greater need for people of high initiative, of big-picture thinking, and adaptability to share in our journey. At Ulta Beauty, we have greater ambitions. Growing what works. Iterating in areas that have promise. Creating new offerings for industry advantage. In all of this is the opportunity to experience real impact, to effectuate change, to give wings to a spirit of creativity and entrepreneurism. Because the challenges are multi-faceted and ever-changing. But for those inspired by real-world demands that press and stretch, that call for new and smarter ideas, that require heavy doses of trust and respect, Ulta Beauty encourages you to imagine with us. THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE: The Sr. Transportation Analyst is a key analytical and strategic partner to the Ecommerce Transportation team, responsible for driving transportation performance, optimization, and continuous improvement across Ulta Beauty’s ecommerce network. The role leverages transportation data and business insights to identify trends, diagnose root causes, quantify opportunities, and develop recommendations that improve delivery speed, service, cost, capacity, and the Guest experience. The Sr. Transportation Analyst works closely with carriers and cross-functional partners across Transportation, Technology, Store Operations, Supply Chain Planning, and Digital to solve complex business challenges and implement meaningful improvements. The role leads and supports transportation optimization initiatives, carrier performance management, PSFA and peak forecasting, peak planning, and cost optimization while managing multiple projects and deliverables and translating complex analysis into clear, actionable recommendations for leadership."
Then the About At Ulta Beauty: "At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services."
We'll combine.
Now Responsibilities: list each bullet from "YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY:" lines.
Let's extract them:
- Drive ecommerce transportation performance improvement — use transportation performance data and reporting to identify trends, diagnose root causes, quantify opportunities, and recommend actions to improve delivery speed, reliability, carrier performance, and Guest experience.
- Translate transportation analytics into business decisions — leverage team reporting, dashboards, and performance insights to develop clear recommendations for the Sr. Manager and cross-functional partners; proactively identify emerging risks and opportunities.
- Support carrier performance management — analyze carrier performance, service issues, exceptions, and trends to identify root causes and improvement opportunities; develop fact-based insights for carrier business reviews and track corrective actions and commitments.
- Lead transportation cost optimization — analyze cost per shipment, carrier mix, rates, surcharges, accessorials, and invoice information to identify opportunities to improve transportation economics; quantify potential savings and track results.
- Lead transportation optimization and continuous improvement initiatives — independently manage analytical workstreams and cross-functional projects designed to improve cost, service, capacity, delivery speed, and network efficiency; develop recommendations, support implementation, and measure outcomes.
- Own PSFA and peak forecasting — develop and maintain shipment forecasts using historical performance, business growth, seasonality, promotional activity, service mix, and other relevant inputs; translate forecasts into transportation requirements and identify potential capacity or service risks.
- Lead analytical support for peak transportation planning — partner with Supply Chain Planning, Operations, carriers, and other stakeholders to identify peak risks and develop mitigation plans; monitor execution and proactively surface issues throughout peak.
- Support transportation strategy and network initiatives — evaluate transportation impacts of new fulfillment methods, carrier services, network changes, and other strategic initiatives; develop business cases and recommendations to support decision-making.
- Lead cross-functional problem solving — partner with Technology, Store Operations, Supply Chain Planning, Digital, and other teams to investigate transportation issues, align on solutions, and drive implementation through measurable results.
- Prepare leadership and carrier-ready insights — translate complex transportation findings into concise presentations, recommendations, and business updates for leadership meetings, carrier QBRs, and cross-functional forums.
We'll put each as - .
Now Requirements: from "THE ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS:" list:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a logistics/distribution/supply chain environment.
- Must be comfortable learning new software.
- Project management experience is required.
- SmartSheet skills are preferred.
- Strong analytical skills are required.
- Previous experience in managing vendors/carriers is preferred.
- Experience in process improvement and best practices is preferred.
- Self-motivated with strong organization and follow-up skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to evaluate situations and make informed decisions.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills preferred.
- Ability to communicate with carriers and DCs over the telephone and Teams meetings.
- Maintains a professional image in person, on the phone, and in writing.
- Willingness and ability to work a flexible schedule, including overtime and weekends when needed.
- Flexibility in daily task assignments as assigned.
Note some overlap with schedule; but we keep.
Now Benefits: list:
- Paid time off (full-time positions)
- Health insurance (full-time positions)
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- For more details, visit Benefits and Career Development page
Now Pay:
The pay range for this position is $79,900.00 - $102,000.00 per year, with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We must not include duplicated lines. Remove boilerplate like EEO, navigation, cookie, legal. Also remove the "About At Ulta Beauty..."? That's company overview; maybe we can keep as part of About the role? But it's more about company. Could be omitted? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The "About At Ulta Beauty..." is substantive about company. Should we keep it? Possibly as a separate section "About the company". But not in the list of headings; but we could still use
About the company. However instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but suggests those examples. Safer to include as "About the role" maybe combine overview and company description. But the overview already includes company description partially. The "About At Ulta Beauty..." is more generic; could be considered boilerplate? It's not legal/EEO but still about company. Might be considered substantive. I'd include it as a separate section "About the company". But to follow instruction, maybe we should not create a heading not in the examples unless needed. However we have substantive content that doesn't fit other headings: the company overview. Could be placed under "About the role" as part of overview. That would preserve it. So we can merge the Overview paragraph and the "About At Ulta Beauty..." into About the role section. Thus About the role section will contain prose combining both. Now Responsibilities: list of bullet points from "YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY:" each line starts with a verb. We'll make
- .
Requirements: from "THE ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS:" list. We'll make
- .
Benefits: from "Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta". We'll make a
- list? It's a sentence; we could keep as
. But instruction: use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Benefits is a list; we can make
- items: Paid time off (full-time), Health insurance (full-time), Dental, Vision, Life, Disability benefits (both full and part-time). Might be too detailed. Simpler: keep as
but that violates instruction? It says "Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits". Benefits is a list, so we should use list. We'll create items: Paid time off (full-time), Health insurance (full-time), Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Life insurance, Disability insurance. Also note link for more info.
Pay: we have pay range. Use
maybe but it's not a list. Could be
. Schedule: we have working conditions: Six days per month in the Ulta Beauty Corporate Office in Bolingbrook, IL. 10% travel. Willingness and ability to work a flexible schedule, including overtime and weekends when needed. Flexibility in daily task assignments as assigned. We'll make
- list. Now ensure we don't include any boilerplate like "EEO", "We will consider for employment all qualified applicants...". Remove that. Also remove "For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta" maybe keep as part of benefits list as a link? Could be
- with . That's okay.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
About the role
Imagine.... (the overview paragraph) plus the About At Ulta Beauty paragraph.
We need to combine them without repeating. Let's copy the overview text: "Imagine. With over 1,400 stores throughout the U.S. and a thriving supply chain network, there has never been a greater need for people of high initiative, of big-picture thinking, and adaptability to share in our journey. At Ulta Beauty, we have greater ambitions. Growing what works. Iterating in areas that have promise. Creating new offerings for industry advantage. In all of this is the opportunity to experience real impact, to effectuate change, to give wings to a spirit of creativity and entrepreneurism. Because the challenges are multi-faceted and ever-changing. But for those inspired by real-world demands that press and stretch, that call for new and smarter ideas, that require heavy doses of trust and respect, Ulta Beauty encourages you to imagine with us. THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE: The Sr. Transportation Analyst is a key analytical and strategic partner to the Ecommerce Transportation team, responsible for driving transportation performance, optimization, and continuous improvement across Ulta Beauty’s ecommerce network. The role leverages transportation data and business insights to identify trends, diagnose root causes, quantify opportunities, and develop recommendations that improve delivery speed, service, cost, capacity, and the Guest experience. The Sr. Transportation Analyst works closely with carriers and cross-functional partners across Transportation, Technology, Store Operations, Supply Chain Planning, and Digital to solve complex business challenges and implement meaningful improvements. The role leads and supports transportation optimization initiatives, carrier performance management, PSFA and peak forecasting, peak planning, and cost optimization while managing multiple projects and deliverables and translating complex analysis into clear, actionable recommendations for leadership." Then the About At Ulta Beauty: "At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services." We'll combine. Now Responsibilities: list each bullet from "YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY:" lines. Let's extract them: - Drive ecommerce transportation performance improvement — use transportation performance data and reporting to identify trends, diagnose root causes, quantify opportunities, and recommend actions to improve delivery speed, reliability, carrier performance, and Guest experience. - Translate transportation analytics into business decisions — leverage team reporting, dashboards, and performance insights to develop clear recommendations for the Sr. Manager and cross-functional partners; proactively identify emerging risks and opportunities. - Support carrier performance management — analyze carrier performance, service issues, exceptions, and trends to identify root causes and improvement opportunities; develop fact-based insights for carrier business reviews and track corrective actions and commitments. - Lead transportation cost optimization — analyze cost per shipment, carrier mix, rates, surcharges, accessorials, and invoice information to identify opportunities to improve transportation economics; quantify potential savings and track results. - Lead transportation optimization and continuous improvement initiatives — independently manage analytical workstreams and cross-functional projects designed to improve cost, service, capacity, delivery speed, and network efficiency; develop recommendations, support implementation, and measure outcomes. - Own PSFA and peak forecasting — develop and maintain shipment forecasts using historical performance, business growth, seasonality, promotional activity, service mix, and other relevant inputs; translate forecasts into transportation requirements and identify potential capacity or service risks. - Lead analytical support for peak transportation planning — partner with Supply Chain Planning, Operations, carriers, and other stakeholders to identify peak risks and develop mitigation plans; monitor execution and proactively surface issues throughout peak. - Support transportation strategy and network initiatives — evaluate transportation impacts of new fulfillment methods, carrier services, network changes, and other strategic initiatives; develop business cases and recommendations to support decision-making. - Lead cross-functional problem solving — partner with Technology, Store Operations, Supply Chain Planning, Digital, and other teams to investigate transportation issues, align on solutions, and drive implementation through measurable results. - Prepare leadership and carrier-ready insights — translate complex transportation findings into concise presentations, recommendations, and business updates for leadership meetings, carrier QBRs, and cross-functional forums. We'll put each as - .
Now Requirements: from "THE ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS:" list:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a logistics/distribution/supply chain environment.
- Must be comfortable learning new software.
- Project management experience is required.
- SmartSheet skills are preferred.
- Strong analytical skills are required.
- Previous experience in managing vendors/carriers is preferred.
- Experience in process improvement and best practices is preferred.
- Self-motivated with strong organization and follow-up skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to evaluate situations and make informed decisions.
- Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills preferred.
- Ability to communicate with carriers and DCs over the telephone and Teams meetings.
- Maintains a professional image in person, on the phone, and in writing.
- Willingness and ability to work a flexible schedule, including overtime and weekends when needed.
- Flexibility in daily task assignments as assigned.
Note some overlap with schedule; but we keep.
Now Benefits: list:
- Paid time off (full-time positions)
- Health insurance (full-time positions)
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- For more details, visit Benefits and Career Development page
Now Pay:
The pay range for this position is $79,900.00 - $102,000.00 per year, with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits". Benefits is a list, so we should use list. We'll create items: Paid time off (full-time), Health insurance (full-time), Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Life insurance, Disability insurance. Also note link for more info.
Pay: we have pay range. Use
- items: Paid time off (full-time), Health insurance (full-time), Dental, Vision, Life, Disability benefits (both full and part-time). Might be too detailed. Simpler: keep as
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Benefits is a list; we can make
- list? It's a sentence; we could keep as
- .
Benefits: from "Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta". We'll make a
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Requirements: from "THE ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS:" list. We'll make