Transportation Data Analyst - Hybrid, Flexible Fridays

PPG Industries; United States; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Industries in the United States seeks a Data Analyst for USCA Transportation to support logistics through data analysis, dashboards, and BI initiatives. You'll work with stakeholders across Supply Chain and IT to drive insights and improve transportation performance.

Based at the Corporate HQ in Pittsburgh, you'll report to the Associate Director, Logistics Operations & Planning and help optimize routing, carrier management, and network design.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Economics, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• (3+) years of experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain analytics, business intelligence, or related analytical roles.
• Advanced Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar visualization platforms.
• Experience with Transportation Management Systems (OTM, SAP TM, Blue Yonder, or equivalent).
• Knowledge of SQL, database reporting tools, and data analytics methodologies.
• Understanding of transportation operations, freight management, and supply chain processes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze transportation performance, freight spend, service levels, network flows, and operational efficiency to identify trends, risks, root causes, and improvement opportunities across all transportation modes.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance transportation dashboards, scorecards, KPI reporting, and business intelligence tools that support operational and executive decision-making.
• Ensure data integrity, reporting accuracy, and consistency across transportation systems, ERP platforms, and reporting solutions while supporting data governance and quality improvement initiatives.
• Provide analytical support for carrier management, transportation sourcing events, bid analyses, contract reviews, and performance measurement against cost and service objectives.
• Support transportation network optimization, route design, shipment consolidation, modeling, and other initiatives that improve service, efficiency, and total logistics cost.
• Participate in logistics transformation projects and digital solution initiatives by supporting system implementation, testing, validation, adoption, continuous improvement, and project execution activities.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders across Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, Finance, IT, and Commercial teams to communicate insights, present recommendations, drive process improvements, and measure realized business benefits.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Transportation knowledge

Education

BS/BA in Supply Chain Management or related field

Tools

OTM

SAP TM

Blue Yonder

Job description

PPG Industries in the United States seeks a Data Analyst for USCA Transportation to support logistics through data analysis, dashboards, and BI initiatives. You'll work with stakeholders across Supply Chain and IT to drive insights and improve transportation performance.

Based at the Corporate HQ in Pittsburgh, you'll report to the Associate Director, Logistics Operations & Planning and help optimize routing, carrier management, and network design.