Transportation Analyst

Milwaukee Tool; Olive Branch (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Education assistance

On-site wellness, fitness center, food

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Transportation Analyst to support the Supply Chain-Transportation team. The role focuses on carrier operations, freight claims, shipment activity analysis and cost mitigation.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Channels to optimize routing, scheduling and accuracy. A 3–5 year background in transportation with a relevant degree is preferred, along with strong Excel/Power BI skills and on-site work at a manufacturing plant.

Qualifications

• Ability to extract, manipulate, and organize data.
• Ability to recognize opportunities and provide analytical support for fact-based decisions.
• Ability to work cross functionally and within a team environment.
• Thought leader to drive continuous improvement in operations.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Power BI and PowerPoint is required.

Responsibilities

• Work cross functionally with Supply Chain, Sourcing, Manufacturing and Distribution teams to meet business needs.
• Collaborate with international stakeholders for import visibility and network changes.
• Communicate with freight carriers on Lost/ Misrouted/ Damaged freight and future shipments.
• Develop routing guides and operations compliance rules to maintain cost and service constraints.
• Provide pricing and bookings for expediting and special shipments.
• Review expedited requests to ensure cost-effective transportation options.
• Maintain KPI dashboards to identify opportunities and drive cost containment.

Skills

Data analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Process improvement

Thought leadership

Excel/PowerPoint proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Transportation/Logistics preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Transportation Analyst

Job Description

Transportation Analyst

INNOVATE without boundaries!At Milwaukee Tool we firmly believe that our People and our Culture are the secrets to our success -- so we give you unlimited access to everything you need to provide…. Behind our doors you'll be empowered every day to own it, drive it, and do what it takes to support the biggest breakthroughs in the industry. Meanwhile, you'll have the support and resources of the fastest-growing brand in the construction industry to make it happen.

Your Role On Our Team

The Sr. Transportation Analyst is a key player in the Supply Chain-Transportation Department at Milwaukee Tool. The role shares responsibility for the day-to-day support and development of transportation operations and KPI’s, including carrier operations management, freight claims management, daily review of shipment activity, shipment analysis, customer service, coordination of inbound and outbound transportation scheduling, routing shipment impacts, resolution of transportation issues and cost savings / mitigation calculation and performance metrics management

You’ll be DISRUPTIVE through these duties and responsibilities:

• Work cross functionally with Supply Chain, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Channels and Distribution teams to meet the needs of the business
• Works cross functionally with international stakeholders for import visibility, network changes and overall performance
• Communicates with preferred freight carriers and the business on lost freight, misrouted freight, damaged freight and future shipment coordination
• Develops and maintains routing guides and operations compliance rules for the business and suppliers to maintain cost and service constraints and manages the governance of those activities
• Support manufacturing and operations with transportation support for scheduling, expediting and maintaining shipment compliance as established through the organization
• Provides price quotes and bookings for business partners for expediting and one-off shipment scheduling
• Reviews expedited shipment requests to ensure adherence to the most cost-effective transportation alternatives. Presents transactions involving excess costs to proper approval levels for review
• Maintains KPI’s and dashboard compliance to generate opportunities, mitigation and cost control.
• Streamlines network design in collaboration with business partners and outside analysts to adhere the best-in-class network design
• Ensure that customer concerns are researched and corrected with freight carriers and network
• Drives costs mitigation projects through data analysis and dashboard and KPI management
• Review freight data appropriately to assure routing compliance is met and work corrective actions with business on process improvements
• Track import shipments via forwarders and dashboards to measure performance and business support through Supply Chain and Operations
• Develop and maintain lead time compliance in planning systems and communicate with business on changes necessary
• Support and develop technology enhancements into network to improve efficiency

Performs other duties as assigned.

The TOOLS You’ll Bring With You

• Ability to extract, manipulate, and organize data
• Ability to recognize opportunities and provide analytical support for fact-based decisions
• Ability to work cross functionally and within a team environment
• Thought leader to drive continuous improvement in operations
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Power BI and Microsoft PowerPoint is required
• 3-5 years of Transportation experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Transportation, operations, logistics, supply chain management preferred, but BS in other areas acceptable with work experience in these areas.

Working Conditions:

Manufacturing Plant

We provide these great perks and benefits:

• Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans
• Generous 401 (K) savings plan
• Education assistance
• On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service
• And many more, check out our benefits siteHERE.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.