Transportation Systems Analyst

Crate and Barrel; Northbrook (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home furnishings retailer is looking for a Transportation Systems Analyst to own and optimize their domestic transportation systems. Responsibilities include configuring the Blue Yonder TMS, leading transportation modeling, and analyzing data to improve operational performance. Candidates should be proficient in transportation management systems and possess strong analytical skills. This role emphasizes the importance of delivering insights that drive cost efficiency and improved service levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Information Systems, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, logistics, or TMS-related roles.
• TMS platform certification or advanced system training is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the functional owner of Blue Yonder TMS for Domestic Transportation.
• Lead transportation modeling and scenario analysis to improve cost and service.
• Develop and automate dashboards and reporting to monitor freight spend.

Skills

Transportation Management Systems configuration

Domestic transportation operations

Advanced analytical skills

Data visualization (Power BI, Tableau)

SQL proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

Blue Yonder TMS

Excel

Job description

We are seeking a Transportation Systems Analyst to serve as the functional owner and subject matter expert for domestic transportation within our Blue Yonder TMS environment. This role owns both the system and the data. The individual will be responsible for governing, optimizing, and modeling transportation within the TMS while also delivering reporting, analytics, and insights that drive operational performance and cost efficiency. This position blends TMS product ownership, transportation modeling, business intelligence, and operational partnership to ensure the platform delivers sustained business value across our vertical.

A day in the life as a Transportation Systems Analyst

• Serve as the functional owner of Blue Yonder TMS for Domestic Transportation, ensuring platform stability and alignment with business requirements
• Configure, maintain, and optimize system parameters, including tariff structures, routing guides, and carrier strategy logic to drive automated execution
• Lead transportation modeling and scenario analysis to improve cost, service, and network performance providing data-driven recommendations to executive stakeholders
• Develop and automate dashboards and reporting to monitor freight spend, service levels, and carrier performance
• Analyze large-scale transportation datasets to identify emerging trends, systemic risks, and technical cost-saving opportunities through modeling
• Manage the technical configuration of Freight Pay & Audit (FP&A) modules to ensure 100% reporting accuracy and seamless financial reconciliation

What you’ll bring to the table

• Advanced experience in configuring and optimizing Transportation Management Systems (Blue Yonder preferred)
• Strong knowledge of domestic transportation operations, including multi-modal routing, carrier management, and Freight Audit & Payment
• Advanced analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau); SQL preferred
• Experience building dashboards and translating data into actionable business insights for operational and financial stakeholders
• Understanding of system integrations and data flows across TMS, ERP, WMS, API, and EDI environments

We’d love to hear from you if you have…

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Information Systems, or a related field preferred
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, logistics, or TMS-related roles
• TMS platform certification or advanced system training
• APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification