Remote Transportation Analytics Leader: Insights & Optimization

Hormel Foods; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 89,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Bonuses and profit sharing

401(k) with employer match

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Tuition assistance for dependents

Job summary

Hormel Foods is seeking a Transportation Analytics Lead to develop and maintain transportation BI capabilities, turning data into actionable insights to improve service and reduce costs. The role partners with Operations, Finance, Procurement and Data & Analytics to ensure accurate, trusted transportation information for decision making.

The position involves scenario analysis, KPI maintenance, and cross-functional collaboration to drive continuous transportation improvement, with remote work

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• 3+ years of transportation analytics or BI experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience developing dashboards, reports, and KPI scorecards.
• Ability to translate business requirements into analytical solutions.
• Familiarity with transportation operations metrics.
• Excellent communication with business partners.
• US work authorization.

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.
• Support optimization initiatives across carrier performance, routing, and network efficiency.
• Maintain and validate enterprise transportation KPIs and analytical standards.
• Conduct scenario and quantitative analyses of network changes and costs.
• Prepare datasets to support optimization models and measure business impact.
• Collaborate across functions to translate business needs into analyses and recommendations.
• Present findings through visuals, reports, and presentations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Dashboard development

KPI reporting

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

BI tools (dashboards, KPI reporting)

Job description

Hormel Foods is seeking a Transportation Analytics Lead to develop and maintain transportation BI capabilities, turning data into actionable insights to improve service and reduce costs. The role partners with Operations, Finance, Procurement and Data & Analytics to ensure accurate, trusted transportation information for decision making.

The position involves scenario analysis, KPI maintenance, and cross-functional collaboration to drive continuous transportation improvement, with remote work