Transportation Logistics Analyst - Columbia, MD or Coppell, TX

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

• Analyze transportation spend, cost drivers, accessorials, rate variances, expedited freight, and service costs; identify savings and cost-avoidance opportunities.
• Support transportation RFPs, carrier benchmarking, lane optimization, cost-to-serve analysis, total landed cost modeling, and network optimization initiatives.
• Develop and maintain transportation KPIs and reporting related to delivery performance, transit variability, claims, damage, packaging, crating, handling, and overall logistics quality.
• Perform root-cause analysis of service failures, cost variances, data issues, and performance gaps; recommend corrective actions without operational execution responsibility.
• Evaluate volume growth, capacity, consolidation, mode-shift, standardization, scalability, and other transportation network opportunities.
• Design and maintain dashboards and standardized reports using data from SAP/ERP, transportation management, carrier, freight audit, and other logistics systems.
• Improve data quality, governance, reporting standards, metric definitions, and performance visibility across logistics datasets.
• Analyze high-value, export-controlled, and secure shipment data to support audit readiness, traceability, compliance, and transportation risk monitoring.
• Provide analytical support for strategic logistics initiatives, network changes, and continuous improvement projects.
• Collaborate with Logistics Operations, Procurement, Finance, Engineering, Production, Program Management, Trade Compliance, and other stakeholders.
• Present findings, business cases, and recommendations to leadership and provide guidance to analysts and business partners as appropriate.