Senior Logistics Analyst: Data-Driven Transport & Dispatch

Dairy-Farmers-of-America,-Inc.; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dairy-Farmers-of-America, Inc. in Kansas City, MO, is seeking a Lead Transportation Planner to oversee transportation planning, analytics, and dispatch coordination for efficient product movement.

This role emphasizes data governance, system maintenance, and cross‑functional collaboration to support accurate payments and continuous improvement. The position requires strong analytical skills, experience with TMS and SAP integrations, and the ability to work with haulers, plants, members, and

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in business, logistics, supply chain, analytics, information systems, finance, transportation, distribution management, or related curriculum.
• 3 to 7 years of experience in logistics planning, transportation operations, dispatch support, logistics analytics, transportation systems administration, settlement/payment processing, or related experience.
• Experience with transportation management systems, routing software, logistics technology platforms, ERP systems, reporting tools, settlement systems, and large‑volume transactional data preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support transportation management systems, routing software, dispatch applications, settlement platforms, reporting tools, SAP integrations, and related logistics technologies.
• Maintain carrier, producer, customer, route, rate, location, and other master data to ensure system accuracy, data integrity, and operational reliability.
• Monitor system interfaces, resolve data and transaction errors, and support troubleshooting, testing, implementation, and continuous improvement of logistics systems and processes.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, user procedures, training materials, and best practices to promote operational consistency and user adoption.

Skills

Transportation management systems

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Undergraduate degree in business / logistics

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Routing software

Job description

Dairy-Farmers-of-America, Inc. in Kansas City, MO, is seeking a Lead Transportation Planner to oversee transportation planning, analytics, and dispatch coordination for efficient product movement.

This role emphasizes data governance, system maintenance, and cross‑functional collaboration to support accurate payments and continuous improvement. The position requires strong analytical skills, experience with TMS and SAP integrations, and the ability to work with haulers, plants, members, and