Transportation Analyst

Abbott; Machelen; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in Belgium is seeking a Transportation Analyst to join the Transport & Logistics team at the European Distribution Center in Machelen. You will analyze transportation data, build dashboards, and support budgeting and vendor evaluations to drive cost efficiency and service improvements.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to optimize processes, deliver actionable insights, and contribute to continuous improvement across the European distribution network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, Analytics, or related field.
• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in an analytical role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience building and maintaining reports and dashboards in Power BI.
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze transportation data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance dashboards, KPIs, and reporting tools to support decision-making.
• Create and optimize Power BI dashboards to provide actionable business insights.
• Monitor transportation spend and support freight budget planning and follow-up.
• Evaluate carrier and supplier performance against service and cost targets.
• Perform data-driven simulations and analyses for new transportation scenarios and vendors.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, service, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to improve transportation processes and performance.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI dashboards

Stakeholder management

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain/Logistics/Business/Engineering/Analytics

Tools

Power BI

SAP

TMS

Power Query

Microsoft Automate

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION: Transportation Analyst

Are you an analytical professional who enjoys turning data into insights and driving business decisions? Do you have experience with reporting, dashboards, and transportation or supply chain operations? Then this could be the opportunity for you! We are looking for a Transportation Analyst to join our Transport & Logistics team at our European Distribution Center in Machelen. In this role, you will play a key part in optimizing transportation performance, supporting strategic decisions through data analysis, and identifying opportunities to improve service levels and cost efficiency.

Location: Machelen, Belgium

What You'll Do

• Analyze transportation data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Develop, maintain, and enhance dashboards, KPIs, and reporting tools to support decision-making
• Create and optimize Power BI dashboards to provide actionable business insights
• Monitor transportation spend and support freight budget planning and follow-up
• Evaluate carrier and supplier performance against service and cost targets
• Perform data-driven simulations and analyses for new transportation scenarios and vendors
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, service, and cost efficiency
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to improve transportation processes and performance

What You Bring (Must-Haves)

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, Analytics, or a related field
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in an analytical role
• Strong analytical and problem-solution skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience building and maintaining reports and dashboards in Power BI
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and spoken
• Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience working with SAP or other ERP systems
• Experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, or distribution environments
• Knowledge of transportation pricing, freight operations, parcel, or air freight
• Experience with TMS solutions
• Knowledge of Business Objects, Power Query, Microsoft Automate, or similar reporting tools
• Experience with Lean methodologies and continuous improvement
• Dutch language skills

Who You Are

• A data-driven and curious professional who enjoys digging into data
• Comfortable working with large datasets and translating findings into recommendations
• A collaborative team player with a customer-focused mindset
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and eager to drive improvements
• Able to balance analytical thinking with practical business needs

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to have a direct impact on transportation performance across a complex European distribution network. You'll work closely with logistics stakeholders, influence key business decisions, and help drive operational excellence through analytics and continuous improvement.

JOB FAMILY: Supply Chain

DIVISION: CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management

LOCATION: Belgium : Bedrijvenzone Machelen - Cargo 831

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential - because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions - across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

The base pay for this position is N/A. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.