Drayage Logistics Analytics & Forecasting Specialist

Jobtailor; Maplewood (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Maplewood, MN seeks a supply chain professional to own demand signal capture, forecast volume, and support container planning. You will build dashboards tracking costs, drayage spend, carrier performance, and network volume, while analyzing savings opportunities across centers.

Collaboration with plants and freight partners ensures data integrity and leadership-ready reports. You will coordinate CI targets, maintain ERP/WMS/TMS records, and participate in continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited university OR High School Diploma/GED with 7+ years supply chain experience.
• 1 year experience with ocean or air freight and/or drayage, intermodal, or trucking operations.
• 1 year SAP or equivalent ERP experience required.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; comfortable working across multiple sites and stakeholders.
• Familiarity with data analytics tools and languages is a plus (SQL, Power BI, Tableau).

Responsibilities

• Own demand signal capture and short- to medium-term volume forecasting to support container planning and booking alignment.
• Build and maintain dashboards tracking KPIs including cost per container, drayage spend, carrier performance, and network volume.
• Conduct cost analysis and surface savings opportunities across consolidation centers and drayage spend.
• Support CI target tracking against annual spend reduction goals.
• Maintain accurate records across ERP, WMS, and TMS platforms.
• Partner with plants, traffic management, freight forwarders, and consolidation center teams to ensure data integrity.
• Produce regular reporting for leadership on first leg cost performance and trends.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives across first leg operations.

Skills

Demand forecasting

Data analysis

Analytical skills

Communication

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

High School Diploma/GED with 7+ years experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Jobtailor in Maplewood, MN seeks a supply chain professional to own demand signal capture, forecast volume, and support container planning. You will build dashboards tracking costs, drayage spend, carrier performance, and network volume, while analyzing savings opportunities across centers.

Collaboration with plants and freight partners ensures data integrity and leadership-ready reports. You will coordinate CI targets, maintain ERP/WMS/TMS records, and participate in continuous improvement