Transportation Operations Analyst

Jenis Splendid Ice Creams Llc.; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid time off including holidays

401k with 4% match on contribution

Sabbatical after 3 years

Volunteer day annually

50% discount at scoop shops and online

Job summary

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is hiring a Transportation Operations Analyst to improve routing, dispatching, and tracking of shipments from Columbus, OH. The role reports to the Transportation Manager and collaborates across partners and teams to deliver products nationwide.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in logistics/analytics, strong Excel and ERP/TMS experience, and excellent communication in a fast-changing environment. Hybrid work includes home and in-office days.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in transportation, logistics, or analytics with a associated degree.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Sheets for data analysis.
• ERP and TMS experience strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication and ability to adapt in a fast-changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Route and optimize freight and parcel shipments within the supply chain.
• Use Portex TMS for all customer and supplier shipments.
• Own daily track-and-trace and communicate updates to stakeholders.
• Audit invoices and report transportation costs.
• Partner with third parties to reduce costs while maintaining service.
• Address high-value shipment issues and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Transportation logistics

Excel & data analysis

ERP & TMS experience

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Portex TMS

Job description

We’re looking for a Transportation Operations Analyst to join our team in Columbus, OH and report to the Transportation Manager. As a part of Jeni’s Transportation Team, this position works to deliver ice cream and other products to our scoop shops, grocery partners and warehouses across the country. This position oversees daily operational tasks including load tendering, routing, dispatching, and tracking/tracing shipments. This role will work cross functionally with Jeni’s teammates and external partners. The ideal candidate will exemplify the talent, hustle, guts, resilience, and empathy for which we recruit.

Hybrid Work Environment: This position follows a hybrid schedule, with Mondays and Fridays working from home and Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays working from our Columbus office.

OUR COMPANY: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is a modern American ice cream company dedicated to making better ice creams and bringing people together. Founded in 2002 by James Beard Award-winning ice cream maker Jeni Britton—who introduced a modern, ingredient-driven style of ice cream making that revolutionized the industry, forever changing the way ice cream is made—Jeni’s has emerged over the past two decades as the new standard by which all other ice creams are judged. Today, the creative-led, community-spirited company is a certified B Corporation with 80 scoop shops (and counting), an online shop with nationwide shipping at jenis.com, and distribution in top grocery stores across the country.

OUR MISSION: Team Jeni's is a nationwide team of people who bring their talent, hustle, guts, resilience and empathy (lots of heart, too) to making better ice creams and bringing people together. Working at Jeni's means devotion to service. Serving by caring about ourselves, each other, our communities, ice creams and customers. We are a force for good!

This position is responsible for:

• Routing, and optimizing freight and parcel shipments within Jeni’s supply chain
• Using web based TMS platform (Portex) for all customer and supplier shipments
• Owning the daily track and trace process for all freight shipments, and succinct communication to key stakeholders
• Auditing invoices and report on costs associated with Jeni’s transportation operations
• Participating in strategic discussions with third-party partners to improve service and meet Jeni’s goal of lowest sustainable cost
• Managing white glove, time critical and high value shipment issues helping to meet Jeni’s organizational goals
• Identifying areas for improvement and propose strategies to enhance execution across Jeni’s Logistics operations
• Assisting in creation of SOPs for Jeni’s Transportation team
• Producing detailed metric tracking and reports to present to Jeni’s leadership team
• Leading process improvement initiatives with Transportation
• Working cross-functionally with other Jeni’s departments to make sure all customers’ needs are met
• Leading continuous improvement projects related to reducing cost and/or increasing delivery service

Qualified applicants will have the following education, experience and skills:

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, operations, analytics, or relevant experience / college degree.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite products with an emphasis on analysing data with Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets
• ERP and TMS experience strongly preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Be able to work in a rapid changing environment

The position is eligible for the following benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Paid time off, including sick, vacation, and holiday pay
• 401k participation and 4% match on 401k contributions after 3 months of employment
• A one-month paid sabbatical after 3 years of continuous service
• Annual paid day to volunteer for a non-profit organization that matters to you
• 50% discount at Jeni’s Scoop Shops and online

Jeni's is an equal opportunity employer. Said our way, we love and honor differences, and we love sharing common values such as talent, hustle, guts, resilience, and empathy. Our differences are a primary source of our team's strength and we crave having a team rich with diversity which is creativity and art in its human form.