Senior Logistics Analyst

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Senior Logistics Analyst

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

The position of Senior Logistics Analyst is part of our Toxicology Workplace Services business located in our Kansas City, MO or Lake Forest IL office. The role of the Logistics Analyst is to ensure effective and cost-efficient transportation across all transportation modes with focus on identifying and implementing process improvements in service and cost. The Logistics Analyst will work closely with other members of ARDx’s global logistics and procurement team and the supply chain representatives in the local operating entities.

What You’ll Work On

• Lead the end‑to‑end transportation strategy across all modes, ensuring reliable, cost‑effective, and compliant operations that support enterprise supply chain performance.

• Oversee carrier relationships and strategic sourcing, including service governance, contract optimization, and performance management.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying inefficiencies, analyzing trends, and implementing solutions that enhance service quality and operational efficiency.

• Guide transportation analytics and reporting, developing dashboards, performance metrics, and executive summaries that inform decision‑making and highlight improvement opportunities.

• Partner with Finance and Accounting to align freight accruals, reporting, and cost‑to‑serve analysis, ensuring accurate financial integration and forecasting.

• Manage the freight audit and payment ecosystem, collaborating with audit partners and business teams to resolve discrepancies, improve compliance, and eliminate process gaps.

• Monitor global market conditions, regulations, and logistics risks, translating insights into proactive strategies and operational adjustments.

• Resolve cross‑functional and customer issues by identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and communicating resolutions across internal and external partners.

• Support new product introductions and operational changes, ensuring transportation requirements, documentation, and service standards are established and maintained.

• Lead international and domestic transportation problem‑solving, including documentation, compliance, carrier selection, and issue escalation.

• Govern forward, reverse, and intercompany logistics operations, evaluating impacts on network efficiency and driving alignment across functions.

• Evaluate suppliers and carriers using cost, service, quality, and risk criteria to recommend optimal network or service configurations.

• Review contracts and service terms to identify opportunities to strengthen compliance and implement cost‑efficient, scalable improvements.

• Coordinate cross‑functional alignment between Procurement, Logistics, Operations, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure strategic and financial consistency.

• Maintain system access governance, ensuring proper configuration, contr