Transportation Analyst

MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORP; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust health, dental, and vision ins.

401(k) savings plan

Education assistance

On-site wellness & fitness

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Sr. Transportation Analyst to support daily transportation operations, KPI management, carrier relations, and cost-saving initiatives within the Supply Chain-Transportation team.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Distribution, oversee routing guides, and drive continuous improvement through data analysis and dashboards. MS Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint are preferred. 3–5 years of transportation experience required; BS preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in transportation operations and KPI management.
• Ability to analyze shipments, routing, and costs.
• Strong data interpretation for cost mitigation and performance.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day transportation operations and KPI monitoring.
• Coordinate inbound/outbound transportation scheduling and routing.
• Assess cost-saving opportunities and mitigation strategies.
• Maintain carrier relationships and manage shipments dashboard.

Skills

Data extraction & manipulation

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement

Analytical decision support

MS Excel proficiency

Power BI knowledge

PowerPoint proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Transportation/Logistics

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

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.

Milwaukee Tool, founded in 1924, is a global leader in delivering innovative solutions to the professional construction trades that increase productivity and safety. Milwaukee® is known for their world-leading M12™, M18™, and MX FUEL™ cordless systems, the ground-breaking performance of their cordless innovations, safety solutions, battery-powered outdoor power equipment, jobsite lighting and clean-up, time‑saving accessories, and innovative hand tool and PACKOUT™ Modular Storage Products. Milwaukee Tool is a Brookfield, Wisconsin-based subsidiary of Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (TTI) (HKEx stock code: 669, ADR symbol: TTNDY). For more information on the full line of Milwaukee® products, please call 1-800‑SAWDUST or visit Milwaukee Tool.