Transportation Analytics & Optimization Specialist

ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG in Columbia, MD is seeking a Transportation Analytics Professional to analyze spend, cost drivers, and service costs, delivering data-driven recommendations for logistics improvements.

You will design dashboards using SAP/ERP data, support RFPs and network optimization, and collaborate with Operations, Finance, Procurement, and Engineering to close performance gaps and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Analyze transportation spend, cost drivers, rate variances, and service costs to identify savings.
• Support transportation RFPs, carrier benchmarking, lane optimization, and total landed cost modeling.
• Develop transportation KPIs and reporting related to delivery performance, transit variability, and logistics quality.
• Perform root-cause analysis of service failures and cost variances; propose corrective actions without executing.
• Collaborate with Logistics Operations, Procurement, Finance, Engineering, Production, and other stakeholders.
• Present findings and business cases to leadership and guide analysts and partners.

Job description

ROHDE & SCHWARZ GmbH & Co. KG in Columbia, MD is seeking a Transportation Analytics Professional to analyze spend, cost drivers, and service costs, delivering data-driven recommendations for logistics improvements.

You will design dashboards using SAP/ERP data, support RFPs and network optimization, and collaborate with Operations, Finance, Procurement, and Engineering to close performance gaps and drive continuous improvement.