Transportation Analyst 2: Network Optimization

Work Hours: 8AM - 5PM

Major Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with individual market leadership throughout the country in order to gain an intimate understanding of the local operations, customer service propositions and cost to serve
• Collect, validate, and analyze data to establish and maintain metrics foundational to annual savings and process commitments
• Prepare reports and other presentation materials as required by department leadership.
• Generate new and improve existing KPIs using tools such as Microsoft Power BI
• Assist in developing and implementing savings and process improvement programs with carriers or other transportation related providers
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Sales & Inventory, and other functional areas touching Transportation functions to facilitate reporting or other projects as needed
• Proactively communicate and advise on trends, changes in transportation industry, or other logistics related factors that may impact the transportation of product
• Understands and demonstrates the Guiding Principles and Core Values of the Essendant organization.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills/Knowledge Required

• Ability to extract, manipulate, and organize data in order to interpret for decision making
• Superior project management and multitasking skills with ability to adhere to deadlines
• Ability to recognize opportunities and communicate to direct supervisor
• Ability to work well both independently and in a cross functional team environment
• Willingness to travel as required
• Intermediate understanding of finance, accounting, and mathematics
• Experience in using transportation routing software is preferred
• Advanced Excel skills including ability to manipulate and analyze data using pivot tables and v lookups required
• Experience working with relational data bases such as SQL required
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Power BI preferred

Education and Experience

• Minimum 3 years experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Transportation, operations, logistics, supply chain management preferred, but BS in other areas acceptable with work experience in these areas
• Prefer – Six Sigma Green Belt Certification and/or any other relevant professional certifications

Benefits:

• Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• 401k with matching
• Company Holidays
• Overtime Pay for hourly employees
• Paid Vacation, Floating Holidays, and Sick Time
• Maternity and Parental leave benefits
• Employee discount
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

ESSENDANT Inc. is a leading national distributor that fuels its customers growth with a vast product assortment, world-class fulfillment network and a full suite of advanced sales and marketing tools. We strive for more than just success – we believe in building partnerships with our customers and our employees. Our business wouldn’t be thriving without our hardworking team members. We value all they bring to our company and offer a work environment that fosters training, mentoring and personal growth. We are one team with endless possibilities. We are Essendant.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)