Senior Business Analyst, Transportation
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Location Type: Office
Location: Lancaster • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $100,000 - $115,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- The Senior Business Analyst, Transportation serves as the transportation subject matter expert and is responsible for analyzing, designing, governing, and optimizing trucking operations integrated with warehouse networks.
- This role functions as the primary liaison between warehouse operations and transportation, ensuring alignment on network design, carrier strategy, performance management, and cost efficiency.
- This position owns transportation KPIs, data visibility, and carrier performance governance across all warehouse-supported verticals, providing strategic and operational leadership to structure scalable, compliant, and high-performing trucking solutions that support warehouse operations and customer requirements.
- The role develops performance visibility, evaluates carrier performance, and supports leadership decision-making through data analysis, financial modeling, and operational recommendations.
- Partnering closely with Operations, Finance, Procurement, Sales, and Transportation stakeholders, the position supports implementations, network expansion, and continuous improvement initiatives across warehouse-integrated transportation programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Business Administration, Finance, or related field preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3+ years of experience in transportation operations, logistics analysis, trucking operations, dedicated fleet management, or supply chain analytics.
- Experience designing or supporting transportation networks integrated with warehouse or distribution operations.
- Demonstrated experience managing carrier performance, service KPIs, and cost improvement initiatives.
- Experience supporting new business implementations and network expansions.
- Experience in capacity planning, forecasting, and network modeling based on projected volumes.
- Experience working across multiple internal stakeholders (operations, finance, procurement, and sales).
Benefits
- medical
- prescription
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- health savings accounts (HSAs) (for eligible plans)
- short- and long-term disability coverage
- wellness resources
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services
- company matching contributions of up to 5%
- paid time off programs
- paid company holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data analysisfinancial modelingoperational recommendationscapacity planningforecastingnetwork modelingcarrier performance managementservice KPIscost improvement initiativestransportation network design
Soft Skills
strategic leadershipoperational leadershipcommunicationcollaborationstakeholder managementproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingdecision-makingcontinuous improvementalignment