Remote Transportation Analytics Lead: Data-Driven Insights

Ekkh; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 89,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage (health)

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Stock purchase plan

Bonuses and profit sharing

Paid time off

Tuition assistance for children

Job summary

Hormel Foods is seeking a Transportation Analytics Lead to develop and enhance analytics, BI, and decision-support capabilities that enable data-driven transportation decisions. You will transform transportation data into dashboards, KPI analyses, scenario modeling, and analytical solutions to improve service and reduce costs.

Reporting to the Transportation Intelligence & Optimization Manager, you will partner with Operations, Finance, Procurement, and Enterprise Data & Analytics to ensure data

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.
• Citizenship/work authorization as required in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance transportation business intelligence solutions, including dashboards, scorecards, KPI reporting, and operational reports.
• Analyze transportation performance, cost, and service data to identify trends, risks, root causes, and opportunities.
• Support transportation optimization and continuous improvement initiatives across carrier performance, routing, mode selection, shipment consolidation, and network efficiency.
• Maintain and validate enterprise transportation KPIs and analytical standards, ensuring consistent calculations and data integrity.
• Conduct scenario and quantitative analysis to evaluate network changes and financial impacts.
• Prepare and analyze datasets to support optimization models and measure business impact of solutions.
• Partner cross-functionally to translate business needs into meaningful analyses and data-driven recommendations.
• Communicate analytical findings and recommendations to stakeholders through visualizations and reports.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Dashboard development

KPI reporting

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

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

Job description

Hormel Foods is seeking a Transportation Analytics Lead to develop and enhance analytics, BI, and decision-support capabilities that enable data-driven transportation decisions. You will transform transportation data into dashboards, KPI analyses, scenario modeling, and analytical solutions to improve service and reduce costs.

Reporting to the Transportation Intelligence & Optimization Manager, you will partner with Operations, Finance, Procurement, and Enterprise Data & Analytics to ensure data