Remote Transportation Analytics Lead

Hormel Foods Family of Companies; Austin (MN); Remote; USD 89,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Tuition assistance for children

Job summary

Hormel Foods is seeking a Transportation Analytics Lead to develop and enhance transportation analytics, business intelligence, and decision-support capabilities that enable data-driven operational and strategic decisions.

This role transforms transportation data into meaningful insights through dashboards, reporting, KPI analysis, scenario modeling, and analytical solutions that improve transportation performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in transportation analytics, supply chain analytics, business intelligence, or related analytical roles.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Experience developing dashboards, reports, and KPI scorecards.
• Experience translating business requirements into analytical solutions.
• Working knowledge of transportation operations and performance metrics.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present analytical findings to business partners.
• Must be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States.
• Applicants must not now, or in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance transportation BI solutions, including dashboards, scorecards, KPI reporting, and operational reports.
• Analyze transportation performance, cost, and service data to identify trends and opportunities to improve efficiency and results.
• Support transportation optimization and continuous improvement initiatives across carrier performance, routing, mode selection, and network efficiency.
• Maintain and validate enterprise transportation KPIs and analytical standards.
• Conduct scenario and quantitative analysis to evaluate network changes and financial impacts.
• Prepare datasets to support optimization models and measure business impact of solutions.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into analyses and recommendations.
• Communicate analytical findings to stakeholders through visualizations and reporting.

Skills

Dashboards & KPI reporting

Data analytics

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Analytics, or related field

Job description

Hormel Foods is seeking a Transportation Analytics Lead to develop and enhance transportation analytics, business intelligence, and decision-support capabilities that enable data-driven operational and strategic decisions.

This role transforms transportation data into meaningful insights through dashboards, reporting, KPI analysis, scenario modeling, and analytical solutions that improve transportation performance.