Transportation Logistics Analyst - Columbia, MD or Coppell, TX

Your tasks

• Analyze transportation spend, cost drivers, accessorials, rate variances, expedited freight, and service costs; identify savings and cost-avoidance opportunities.
• Support transportation RFPs, carrier benchmarking, lane optimization, cost-to-serve analysis, total landed cost modeling, and network optimization initiatives.
• Develop and maintain transportation KPIs and reporting related to delivery performance, transit variability, claims, damage, packaging, crating, handling, and overall logistics quality.
• Perform root-cause analysis of service failures, cost variances, data issues, and performance gaps; recommend corrective actions without operational execution responsibility.
• Evaluate volume growth, capacity, consolidation, mode-shift, standardization, scalability, and other transportation network opportunities.
• Design and maintain dashboards and standardized reports using data from SAP/ERP, transportation management, carrier, freight audit, and other logistics systems.
• Improve data quality, governance, reporting standards, metric definitions, and performance visibility across logistics datasets.
• Analyze high-value, export-controlled, and secure shipment data to support audit readiness, traceability, compliance, and transportation risk monitoring.
• Provide analytical support for strategic logistics initiatives, network changes, and continuous improvement projects.
• Collaborate with Logistics Operations, Procurement, Finance, Engineering, Production, Program Management, Trade Compliance, and other stakeholders.
• Present findings, business cases, and recommendations to leadership and provide guidance to analysts and business partners as appropriate.

Your qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related quantitative field
• At least three years of experience in transportation analytics, supply chain analytics, logistics finance, business intelligence, or a related field
• Experience analyzing transportation spend, logistics performance, cost structures, and operational data across multiple modes
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar business intelligence tools
• Experience with SAP or other ERP systems, transportation management systems, carrier platforms, freight audit systems, or related technologies
• Strong understanding of transportation modes, pricing structures, accessorials, carrier performance, logistics KPIs, and network design
• Experience developing cost-to-serve, total landed cost, capacity, network optimization, or similar analytical models
• Experience validating complex datasets and improving data governance, reporting standards, and data quality
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, financial modeling, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to lead cross-functional projects, influence decisions without direct authority, and translate complex data into clear recommendations
• Ability to work independently with large, complex, and global logistics datasets Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in high-tech manufacturing, aerospace, defense, electronics, or another regulated industry
• Experience with high-value, export-controlled, secure, or government-related logistics programs
• Familiarity with ITAR, EAR, transportation security, audit, and traceability requirements
• Experience with SQL, Python, data modeling, ETL, or other advanced analytical tools
• Lean Six Sigma or APICS/ASCM certification, such as CLTD or CSCP
• Experience leading transportation RFPs, carrier benchmarking, lane optimization, strategic sourcing, or logistics transformation projects
• Experience developing enterprise dashboards, reporting standards, automated analytical solutions, or data architectures
• Experience mentoring analysts or providing analytical direction to cross-functional teams

Interested?