Strategic Transportation Analytics & Process Improvement

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC; Byron Township (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SpartanNash is a food solutions company that delivers ingredients for a better life. The Process Quality Analyst - Transportation role provides analytical, financial, and strategic planning support to transportation operations, driving cost visibility, efficiency, and continuous improvement across the transportation network.

You will partner with Transportation, Operations, and HR leadership to forecast, budget, and optimize performance, while developing KPI scorecards and ensuring compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in operations, logistics, supply chain, or transportation environment preferred.
• Strong understanding of financial concepts including P&L management and cost drivers.
• Advanced analytical skills with ability to interpret data and identify trends.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Experience in SQL, PowerBI, Qlikview, Tableau or other BI tools a plus.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with ability to influence cross-functional partners.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.Experience with transportation operations or network planning preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead transportation strategic planning including forecasting, budgeting, peak/holiday planning, and capacity modeling.
• Own transportation reporting includes labor, headcount, service metrics, and cost performance.
• Provide in-depth P&L variance analysis and data-driven insights.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize cost, service, and efficiency.
• Partner with Transportation leadership to remove operational barriers and improve performance.
• Support network changes including startups, transitions, and routing or volume shifts.
• Develop KPI scorecards; analyze trends and provide actionable recommendations.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, transportation standards, and audit requirements.
• Conduct audits, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Partner with HR and Operations on staffing plans aligned to transportation demand.
• Support onboarding coordination and expense management aligned to budget and P&L.
• Collaborate with PQM peers to standardize best practices across regions.
• Travel Requirement: Up to 25%.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

SQL

Power BI

BI tools

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Power BI

QlikView

Tableau

Job description

SpartanNash is a food solutions company that delivers ingredients for a better life. The Process Quality Analyst - Transportation role provides analytical, financial, and strategic planning support to transportation operations, driving cost visibility, efficiency, and continuous improvement across the transportation network.

You will partner with Transportation, Operations, and HR leadership to forecast, budget, and optimize performance, while developing KPI scorecards and ensuring compliance