Transportation Analyst

Miebach; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Miebach Consulting is seeking a Transportation Analyst to support transportation-focused consulting engagements. You will work with large datasets to analyze freight spend, lanes, carriers, service levels, and operational performance, helping identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve service.

Travel between 25% and 50% is required and you will collaborate with consultants and client teams. Ideal candidates have 3–6 years in transportation or logistics, strong analytical skills, and

Qualifications

• Approximately 3–6 years of transportation or logistics experience.
• Strong experience analyzing large and complex datasets.
• Solid understanding of transportation operations, freight costs, carriers, modes, and service levels.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools is preferred.
• Experience with TMS and transportation visibility tools is preferred.
• International freight or import/export experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large transportation datasets, including shipment, lane, carrier, freight spend, volume, and service data.
• Clean, validate, and structure data from multiple client systems.
• Identify cost drivers, service issues, trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Perform lane, mode, carrier, and freight spend analyses.
• Develop dashboards, models, and visualizations to support decision-making.
• Translate analytical findings into practical recommendations.
• Assess transportation networks, processes, and performance.
• Support transportation optimization and carrier strategy initiatives.
• Support TMS selection, implementation, testing, and process improvement.
• Develop transportation KPIs and performance reporting.
• Support analysis of international transportation, including ocean and air freight.
• Work with clients and project teams to understand transportation challenges and data requirements.
• Prepare analyses, presentations, and project deliverables.
• Collaborate with Miebach teams across transportation, strategy, engineering, and digital projects.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Logistics, Business Analytics, or related field

Tools

SQL

Python

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Miebach Consulting is one of the world’s leading supply chain-focused consulting and engineering firms. For over 50 years, we have helped clients design, optimize, and implement end-to-end supply chain solutions across industries including consumer goods, food, pharma, retail, and high-tech. Our global expertise spans Supply Chain Transformation, Engineering & Operational Excellence, and Digitalization.

We are proud to be recognized among SupplyChainBrain’s Top 100 Supply Chain Partners, with many of Gartner’s Top 25 Supply Chains relying on Miebach to support their strategic initiatives.

Transportation Analyst

About the Role

Miebach Consulting is seeking a Transportation Analyst with strong transportation experience and advanced analytical skills to support transportation-focused consulting engagements.

You will work with large, complex transportation datasets to analyze freight spend, shipment activity, lanes, carriers, service levels, and operational performance. Working alongside Miebach consultants and client teams, you will help identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve service, and optimize transportation operations.

Projects may include transportation optimization, TMS initiatives, international freight, carrier strategy, and operational improvements.

This position requires travel between 25% and 50%.

Key Responsibilities

Transportation Analytics & Optimization

• Analyze large transportation datasets, including shipment, lane, carrier, freight spend, volume, and service data
• Clean, validate, and structure data from multiple client systems
• Identify cost drivers, service issues, trends, and improvement opportunities
• Perform lane, mode, carrier, and freight spend analyses
• Develop dashboards, models, and visualizations to support decision-making
• Translate analytical findings into practical recommendations

Transportation Operations & Systems

• Assess transportation networks, processes, and performance
• Support transportation optimization and carrier strategy initiatives
• Support TMS selection, implementation, testing, and process improvement
• Develop transportation KPIs and performance reporting
• Support analysis of international transportation, including ocean and air freight

Project & Client Support

• Work with clients and project teams to understand transportation challenges and data requirements
• Participate in client meetings and workshops
• Prepare analyses, presentations, and project deliverables
• Collaborate with Miebach teams across transportation, strategy, engineering, and digital projects

Qualifications

• Approximately 3–6 years of transportation or logistics experience
• Strong experience analyzing large and complex datasets
• Solid understanding of transportation operations, freight costs, carriers, modes, and service levels
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools is preferred
• Experience with TMS and transportation visibility tools is preferred
• International freight or import/export experience is a plus
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Logistics, Business Analytics, or a related field