Senior Transportation Analytics & Strategy Lead

McKesson; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Senior Transportation Analyst to support transportation strategy, financial performance, and carrier management across the distribution network. This role partners with Operations, Finance, Transportation, and Supply Chain leaders to drive cost optimization and data-driven recommendations.

The ideal candidate has strong transportation analytics, forecasting, and project management experience, and can influence strategic decisions through analytics and business cases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Finance, Business, Analytics, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires 4+ years of professional experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, finance, or related analytical functions.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong data analysis capabilities.
• Experience developing financial models, business cases, and executive presentations.
• Experience supporting carrier management, transportation procurement, or transportation operations.
• Ability to communicate complex data and recommendations to business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Analyze transportation financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, accruals, variance analysis, and monthly reporting.
• Develop financial models and business cases to support transportation and supply chain initiatives.
• Monitor transportation KPIs and identify trends, risks, and opportunities for cost savings and performance improvement.
• Manage carrier pricing agreements and support transportation procurement initiatives.
• Prepare and analyze data for carrier RFPs, contract negotiations, and network optimization projects.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate transportation strategies and operational improvements.
• Lead or support regional transportation projects across multiple business units and geographic regions.
• Create executive-level presentations and recommendations based on operational and financial insights.
• Ensure carrier payments are processed accurately and within contractual terms.
• Deliver reporting and analytics that support strategic decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Transportation analytics

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Executive presentations

Carrier pricing

Data analysis

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Finance, Business, Analytics, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Excel

Job description

McKesson is seeking a Senior Transportation Analyst to support transportation strategy, financial performance, and carrier management across the distribution network. This role partners with Operations, Finance, Transportation, and Supply Chain leaders to drive cost optimization and data-driven recommendations.

The ideal candidate has strong transportation analytics, forecasting, and project management experience, and can influence strategic decisions through analytics and business cases.