Sr. Transportation Analyst - Procurement

 

Work Location Type: Hybrid 

 

As a leading industrial distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom, We Keep The World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. With 2023 sales of $16.5 billion, we’re dedicated to providing value for customers, fostering an engaging culture for team members and driving strong financial results.

 

Our welcoming workplace enables you to learn, grow and make a difference by keeping businesses running and their people safe. As a 2024 Glassdoor Best Place to Work and a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company, we’re looking for passionate people to join our team as we continue leading the industry over our next 100 years.

 

 Compensation

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $78,200.00  to $130,400.00.  This position is eligible for participation in our short-term incentive program in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan.

 

The range provided is not a guarantee of compensation.  The range reflects the potential base pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual base pay compensation will depend, in part, on factors such as geographic work location and relevant experience and skills.  The anticipated compensation range described above is subject to change and the compensation ultimately paid may be higher or lower than the range described above. 

 

Position Details:

 

The Senior Transportation Analyst is responsible for statistical analysis, forecasting spend, negotiation strategy, predictive modeling and optimization. Will need to align transportation procurement strategy with market trends and Grainger’s business needs.  Will be responsible for creating, developing and fostering strategic relationships with Parcel carrier’s ownership and executives.

 

You will report to the Manager, Transportation Procurement. This position is based out of Lake Forest, IL.

 

You Will:

 

• Develop, analyze, recommend, and implement opportunities for improvement that improve transportation policies and processes around availability, transportation cost, and holistic supply chain costs
• Ability to approach business issues at various levels (tactical/strategic)
• Experience developing and executing cross-functional projects
• Engaged problem solving, using Continuous Improvement tools (4 blockers, project trackers, etc.) and methodologies, and suggest improvement to existing tools. 
• Overcoming barriers for new ideas, gracefully challenging traditional thinking
• Financial acumen, critical and creative thinking, sound business judgment, including ability to derive the right conclusions from large sets of data coming from multiple sources
• Ability to work independently and drive progress autonomously
• Works closely with cross functional partners, understanding tradeoffs of business decisions and alignment of resources for swift completion of work
• Tenacity to accept and drive changes in an evolving network and amidst changing customer behavior
• Regular and active participation in carrier conversations based on open workstreams 
• Maintain and measure previously implemented projects/processes

 

You Have:

 

• Bachelor's Degree with Supply Chain focus or equivalent experience
• 3+ years in an analyst or similar role
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and and other reporting tools and interfaces (e.g., SQL/Teradata, PowerBI, SAP)
• Demonstrated skills and experience in:
  • Working understanding of the supply chain tradeoffs between transportati