Transportation Analyst

The Vincit Group; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vincit Group is seeking a Transportation Analyst to execute transportation plans with a focus on safety, service, cost and productivity, and to monitor data flows between key systems used in replenishment and fulfillment. This role will work across divisions and with service providers to drive continuous cost and service improvements.

You will develop KPIs, optimize routes, conduct carrier invoice audits, support load tendering, and collaborate with Distribution, Customer Service and Sales

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, or related field.
• 4 years of transportation or logistics experience, including planning or analytics.
• Hazardous materials transport certification or DOT knowledge preferred.
• Intermediate skills in Outlook, Word, and Excel; data analytics experience.
• Experience with carrier management and transportation planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and monitor KPIs for carrier performance, cost control, and service levels.
• Optimize transportation strategies to improve service while reducing costs.
• Conduct carrier invoice audits and resolve discrepancies against contracted rates.
• Collaborate with Distribution, Customer Service, and Sales to resolve logistics issues.
• Manage the quarterly FTL bid process, including carrier solicitation and rate analysis.
• Monitor service levels and drive corrective action with underperforming carriers.
• Serve as primary contact for resolving carrier service issues and time-sensitive disruptions.
• Support transportation coordinators with load tendering for standard and expedited shipments.
• Prepare analyses and data to support sales or operations activities.
• Build and maintain transportation analytics and reporting for scorecards and trends.

Skills

Transportation planning

Carrier management

Data analytics

Project management

Financial analysis

Outlook

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, or related field

Equivalent work experience (4 years)

Tools

TMS

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

JOB SUMMARY

This position is responsible for the execution of transportation plans and strategies, focusing on safety, service, cost and productivity. The Transportation Analyst responsible for monitoring data flows and synchronization activities between critical business systems used in both upstream replenishment and downstream fulfillment processes and also preparing and distributing daily, weekly, and monthly Transportation reports. This position will handle repeatable analysis and tasks driving continuous cost and service improvement by recommending and implementing stated improvements. The position must work effectively across multiple division, and cooperatively with numerous service providers.

EDUCATION: Required

Required: Bachelor’s degree in business, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain or related field or (4) four years of equivalent work experience.

EDUCATION: Preferred

Preferred: Hazardous material transport certification, classes in DOT regulations and requirements.

EXPERIENCE: Required

Required: A minimum of (4) four years of transportation or logistics experience, including: carrier management, transportation planning, project management, logistics analysis, or financial analysis, required for this position.

EXPERIENCE: Preferred

Preferred: A minimum of (5) five years transportation or logistics experience, a similar area of study or routing and dispatch experience.

POSITION REQUIREMENT(S): Specialized Skills/License/Certification Required

• Ability to manage competing priorities and shifting deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume transportation environment.
• Familiarity with full truckload and less than truckload operations.
• Intermediate skills in Outlook, Word, and Excel (including prior data analytics experience).
• Working knowledge of financial logistics (TMS or ERP systems.)

POSITION REQUIREMENT(S): Preferred

• Familiarity with DOT regulations, knowledge of hazardous materials shipping requirements.

CORE COMPETENCIES (Essential Job Functions)

• Develop, manage, and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for carrier performance, cost control, and service levels.
• Optimize transportation strategies to enhance service levels while reducing costs through shipment consolidation and route planning.
• Conducts carrier invoice audits to ensure billing accuracy against contracted rates and accessorials; resolves discrepancies and approves carrier payment.
• Collaborate with Distribution, Customer Service, and Sales teams to resolve logistics issues and ensure seamless order fulfillment.
• Manages the quarterly FTL bid process, including carrier solicitation, rate analysis, and award recommendations that balance cost, service, and lane coverage.
• Monitors carrier service levels against contracted performance standards; identifies trends in service failures and drives corrective action with underperforming carriers.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for resolving carrier service issues, including missed pickups, late deliveries, and capacity shortfalls.
• Supports Transportation Coordinators with load tendering for standard and expedited/rush outbound shipments, ensuring on-time coverage during peak volume or coordinator absence.
• Acts as the escalation point for at-risk shipments, including after-hours availability as needed to resolve time-sensitive service disruptions.
• Execute analysis and data preparation in support of sales or operational activities.
• Builds and maintains transportation analytics and reporting to support carrier scorecards, cost trending, lane performance, and bid decision-making.
• Other projects as assigned.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Who are we looking for? The Vincit Group is seeking experts in their individual fields. The Vincit Group is a single source provider with a network of eight member companies that delivers maximum efficiency through the vertical integration of chemical services, contract sanitation management, as well as automation and engineering solutions throughout North and South America. Each member company focuses on its core competency to provide maximum value to our clients—Zee Company, Zeco, and Pro Logistics for chemistry; QSI, TCS, and Numark for contract sanitation; ITG for engineering. This vertically-integrated model allows us to more effectively reduce a client’s total cost of operations. Whether they require equipment, customized chemical support, specialized logistics and delivery, or outsourced services, our goal is to improve our clients’ business and raise the bar. To help achieve this goal, the Vincit Group Support Services team provides IT, finance, marketing, and human resources solutions to the member companies. We currently employ nearly 9,000 associates among all member companies in the organization.