Analyst - Transportation

Transportation Analyst (Remote)

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Responsibilities

• Compiles data from various Cencora Corporation (ABC) Client Relationship or Transportation Management systems which include but not limited to : CSP, EEM, SAP, any future TMS, and other systems or data sources as needed or added.
• Evaluates business processes and designs, develops and provides data that assists in the implementation of improvements that reduce cost, improve effectiveness and improves the quality or magnitude of the end result.
• Examines transportation network delivery accuracy and recommends line volume shift between distribution centers to improve service levels.
• Develop transportation related databases as required for specific business needs.
• Develop and analyze daily / weekly / monthly transportation KPIs (key performance indicators).
• FTL and LTL (Full / Less Than Truckload) planning, forecasting, freight and land characteristics to effectively select optimal carrier and mode of shipments.
• Manages contracts, depot address, and depot inspection database for all carriers.
• Create / prepare and gather data and requirements for transportation request for proposal's (RFP's) and carrier conversions.
• Creates and manages multiple RFP playbooks, multiple conversion playbooks and associated project plans coordinating activities between Corporate Transportation, DC (distribution center) management and Carrier(s).
• Monitor transportation vendor compliance with global contracts.
• Develops new solutions to various challenges ABC faces as it relates to the distribution of product to external and internal customers, meeting business objectives.
• Trains others in the solutions designed to manage the processes necessary to support the distribution operations.
• Works with carriers and Transportation Managers as needed to improve various aspects of performance.
• Performs small package rate and service analyses on a weekly basis.
• Performs LTL rate and service analysis on a weekly basis.
• Analyzed and performed freight & lane characteristics to effectively select the optimal carrier and mode for a shipment.
• Provide analysis and data for Transportation Manager divisional quarterly business reviews.
• Interacts with carriers and Transportation Managers to improve service reporting ability.
• Updates internal transportation website as needed.
• Manage and update Parcel cost savings tracker.
• Responsible for ensuring pricing is applied correctly and incentives are received accordingly.
• Organizes / Manages / Maintains account set ups to ensure consistency and easily identifiable spend by account.
• Identify opportunities for consolidation of shipments across all transportation modes.
• Ability to prepare swim lane and process flow documents and communicate effectively to various business groups.
• Upon direction from Transportation Managers; prepare uploads for areas of CSP rating, SAP routing, SAP ship condition, customer rating groups, and customer delivery time zones.
• Manage new customer group additions along side of Transportation Mangers, Sales, Operations Integration, and other internal and external groups.
• Provide financial analysis of market pricing for geographical regions to identify potential areas for RFP's to reduce spend and improve service.
• Responsible for providing KPI metrics for each Region / DC by carrier on a scheduled basis leveraging ABC systems and carrier data sources.
• Responsible for maintaining data integrity and interfaces with ABC carrier systems and EEM. On-boards new carriers and technology partners as needed.
• Monitors statuses of all daily inbound / outbound shipments.
• Works closely with carrier dispatch, forward distribution centers, ABC Corporate departments and manufacturers in resolving issues and / or answering questions related to delivery problems.
• Developments SOP's that ensure all carriers follow the proper policies and procedures when delivering ABC freight.
• Audits carriers invoices against contract terms and approves transportation invoices for payment.
• Works closely with carrier partners, forwarding distribution centers, ABC corporate departments and manufacturers to manage any issues related to claims, payment, delivery issues, etc.

Requirements

Minimum Skills, Knowledge and Ability Requirements :

What Cencora Offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more.

Full time

Salary Range $74,000 - 105,820

This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado / California / Washington / New York / Hawaii / Vermont / Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.

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