Transportation Logistics Analyst - Columbia, MD or Coppell, TX

Rohde & Schwarz (China) Technology Co., Ltd.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Rohde & Schwarz (China) Technology Co., Ltd. in Kentucky seeks a transportation analytics professional to analyze spend, cost drivers, rate variances, and service costs across freight and logistics.

The role focuses on identifying savings opportunities and aligning with cross-functional teams to improve performance. Responsibilities include KPI development, dashboard design using SAP/ERP data, RFP support, lane optimization, and network optimization initiatives to drive cost efficiency and

Responsibilities

• 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.

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.