Strategic Logistics Analytics Lead

Dairy Challenge; Kansas City (KS); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dairy Challenge in Kansas City is seeking a Transportation Planning and Logistics Analytics lead to oversee systems administration, data governance, and accurate payments for haulers, carriers, and members. You will coordinate across operations, dispatch, accounting, procurement, and IT to drive improvements.

The role combines heavy analytics with systems maintenance, data integrity, and performance reporting to optimize service levels, costs, and asset utilization.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in business, logistics, supply chain, analytics, information systems, finance, transportation, distribution management; equivalent combo may be considered.
• 3 to 7 years of experience in logistics planning, transportation operations, dispatch support, analytics, or related fields.
• Experience with transportation management systems, routing software, logistics technology platforms, ERP systems, reporting tools, and settlement systems.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support transportation management systems, routing software, dispatch applications, settlement platforms, reporting tools, SAP integrations, and related logistics technologies.
• Maintain master data for carrier, producer, customer, route, rate, location, and other entities to ensure data integrity.
• Monitor interfaces, resolve data and transaction errors, and support testing, implementation, and continuous improvement of logistics systems.

Skills

Transportation planning

Logistics analytics

Dispatch operations

Data governance

System maintenance

Process documentation

Education

Undergraduate degree in business, logistics, supply chain, analytics, information systems, finance, transportation, distribution management

Tools

SAP integrations

Routing software

Dispatch applications

Settlement platforms

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Dairy Challenge in Kansas City is seeking a Transportation Planning and Logistics Analytics lead to oversee systems administration, data governance, and accurate payments for haulers, carriers, and members. You will coordinate across operations, dispatch, accounting, procurement, and IT to drive improvements.

The role combines heavy analytics with systems maintenance, data integrity, and performance reporting to optimize service levels, costs, and asset utilization.