Transportation Analytics & KPI Specialist

JD Sports Fashion; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Finish Line, Inc. is seeking a Transportation Analyst in Indianapolis to produce and interpret KPI reports for transportation and supply chain operations. You will work cross-functionally with internal and external partners and support monthly accruals and budgeting processes.

Responsibilities include maintaining KPI dashboards focused on parcel transportation, performing root cause analysis on variances, and collaborating with data analytics and finance to deliver actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Transportation, Accounting, Operations Management, Finance, Business Administration or other related field from a four‑year college or university.
• 3–5 years’ experience preferably in supply chain, transportation, finance or related field analytics. Internal candidates with JD Finish Line experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, evolve, create, and/or implement KPI reporting and dashboards in support of Supply Chain with emphasis on parcel transportation.
• Perform root cause analysis on variances with recommendations to leadership.
• Ensure data integrity and offer solutions to improve reliability.
• Establish relationships with cross‑functional partners, especially data analytics and finance.
• Engage external freight audit and benchmarking sources.
• Conduct analyses such as network optimization, modal composition, shipping revenue modeling, contract evaluation, and labor modeling.
• Perform monthly accrual and reconciliation with SOX‑compliant internal partners to align with GAAP.
• Support annual budgeting and reforecasting.
• Identify and forecast trends for accurate budget models and latest estimate revisions.
• Handle other operational analyses as needed.

Skills

Microsoft Access

Excel

SQL queries

Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Transportation, Accounting, Operations Management, Finance, Business Administration or related field

Tools

Microsoft Access

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Job description

The Finish Line, Inc. is seeking a Transportation Analyst in Indianapolis to produce and interpret KPI reports for transportation and supply chain operations. You will work cross-functionally with internal and external partners and support monthly accruals and budgeting processes.

Responsibilities include maintaining KPI dashboards focused on parcel transportation, performing root cause analysis on variances, and collaborating with data analytics and finance to deliver actionable insights.