Transportation Analytics Lead

Hormel Foods; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 89,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote home office

Job summary

Hormel Foods seeks an Transportation Analytics Lead to build and refine analytics that drive operational excellence in transportation. You will develop dashboards, KPI reporting, and scenario analyses to support data-driven decisions across operations and logistics.

The role collaborates with Product Management, Finance, Procurement, and Enterprise Data & Analytics to ensure data accuracy and actionable insights. Remote home-office options apply with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in transportation analytics, supply chain analytics, business intelligence, or related analytical roles.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Experience developing dashboards, reports, and KPI scorecards.
• Experience translating business requirements into analytical solutions.
• Working knowledge of transportation operations and performance metrics.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present analytical findings to business partners.
• Must be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States.
• Applicants must not now, or in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance transportation BI solutions, including dashboards, scorecards, KPI reporting, and operational reports.
• Analyze transportation performance, cost, and service data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Support transportation optimization and continuous improvement initiatives across carrier performance, routing, mode selection, and network efficiency.
• Maintain and validate enterprise transportation KPIs and analytical standards across solutions.
• Conduct scenario and quantitative analysis to evaluate network changes and financial impacts.
• Prepare and analyze datasets to support optimization models and measure business impact.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into analyses and recommendations.
• Communicate findings and recommendations through visualizations, reporting, and presentations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Dashboards

KPI reporting

Business analytics

Transportation operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Dashboards

Reports

KPI scorecards

Job description

Transportation Analytics Lead

About Hormel Foods

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue. Its brands include PLANTERS ® , SKIPPY ® , SPAM ® , HORMEL ® NATURAL CHOICE ® , APPLEGATE ® , WHOLLY ® , HORMEL ® BLACK LABEL ® , COLUMBUS ® , JENNIE-O ® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The Company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report and one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, was recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com .

Position Overview:

The Transportation Analytics Lead is responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing transportation analytics, business intelligence, and decision-support capabilities that enable data-driven operational and strategic decisions. This role transforms transportation data into meaningful insights through dashboards, reporting, KPI analysis, scenario modeling, and analytical solutions that improve transportation performance.

Working under the direction of the Transportation Intelligence & Optimization Mgr., this position supports enterprise transportation analytics by developing reports, validating data quality, identifying performance trends, and delivering actionable insights that improve service, reduce costs, increase operational efficiency, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

The Analyst partners closely with Transportation Operations, Product Management, Process Excellence, Finance, Procurement, and Enterprise Data & Analytics to ensure transportation information is accurate, trusted, and readily available to support business decision making.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and enhance transportation business intelligence solutions, including dashboards, scorecards, KPI reporting, and operational reports that provide accurate, timely, and actionable insights.

• Analyze transportation performance, cost, and service data to identify trends, risks, root causes, and opportunities to improve efficiency, network performance, and business results.

• Support transportation optimization and continuous improvement initiatives across carrier performance, routing, mode selection, shipment consolidation, freight and capacity utilization, lane performance, asset utilization, and network efficiency.

• Maintain and validate enterprise transportation KPIs and analytical standards, ensuring consistent calculations, business definitions, reporting accuracy, and data integrity across analytical solutions.

• Conduct scenario and quantitative analysis to evaluate transportation network changes, carrier performance, fuel costs, demand fluctuations, operational changes, and other business scenarios, quantifying potential operational and financial impacts.

• Prepare and analyze datasets that support optimization models and improvement initiatives , assisting with model development and validation and measuring the business impact of implemented solutions.

• Partner cross-functionally with Transportation Operations, Procurement, Logistics Finance, Product Management, Continuous Improvement, and Enterprise Data & Analytics to translate business needs into meaningful analyses and data-driven recommendations.

• Communicate analytical findings and recommendations to business stakeholders through effective visualizations, reporting, and presentations while supporting adoption and continuous improvement of transportation analytics tools.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.

• 3+ years of experience in transportation analytics, supply chain analytics, business intelligence, or related analytical roles.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.

• Experience developing dashboards, reports, and KPI scorecards.

• Experience translating business requirements into analytical solutions.

• Working knowledge of transportation operations and performance metrics.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present analytical findings to business partners.

• Must be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States.

• Applicants must not now, or in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa.

LOCATION: Remote home office with access to a major airport.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Travel may be necessary 20% of the time.

At Hormel Foods, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base hiring pay range for the role is between $89,000 - $124,700 per year, and your actual base pay within that range will depend upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skill set, level of experience, and geographic market location.

BENEFITS: Other components of Hormel Foods' total compensation package include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, discretionary annual merit increases, bonuses and profit sharing, 401(k) with employer match, stock purchase plan, paid time off, free two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees, and more.

At Hormel we invite difference and diversity in all aspects. We offer a space of support, understanding, and community. We are committed to the journey! Learn more about our progress here: https://www.hormelfoods.com/about/diversity-and-inclusion/

Hormel Foods provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.

Hormel Foods Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.