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Senior Analyst, Transportation

US-Nationwide-FIELD, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Oct 2025

💰 $78,600/yr($54,800/yr – $78,600/yr)

About the role

What Transportation contributes to Cardinal Health
Operations is responsible for materials handling and product distribution in a distribution or manufacturing environment. Includes warehousing and fulfillment of materials and products, transportation, inventory management as well as demand, supply and manufacturing planning.

Transportation is responsible for the movement of materials and products between suppliers, manufacturing, warehousing and the customer. Management of transportation assets and systems to gain greater service, cost efficiency and optimization of processes.

OptiFreight® Logistics is an undisputed industry leader in delivering savings via third-party freight management. Annually, OptiFreight® manages over 20 million shipments for over 2,000 customers, generating collective savings of $535M. OptiFreight® has begun to expand our footprint to incorporate Same Day / Courier as well as other modalities of transportation management. Our goal is to offer full suite transportation management to cover ALL transportation needs of healthcare providers. Our proven methods and innovation have led to unique volume-driving capabilities to that support the ability to drive capture and mange more shipments and freight spend than anyone in this space. Ultimately, our ability to deliver value comes through people (highly consultative), scale (breadth of experience and shipments managed), and insights (data driven actions that lead to value).

Responsibilities

Supporting pharmaceutical and medical customers within same day and next day transportation model.
Responsible for proactively handling customer, shipper, and carrier service requests and related inquiries.
Ensure that all planned service activities are entered in the appropriate technology and assigned / dispatched to the appropriate carrier service provider.
Serve as the primary point of contact for carrier service providers for all questions regarding routing, service expectations, and successfully completing transportation requests
Monitors the status of all planned activities and proactively contacts carrier service providers to resolve pickup or delivery issues
Proactively communicates with customers to create awareness about potential service disruptions and communicate details about recovery plans
Tracks, analyzes, and reports on relevant data and metrics as needed or requested
Works with business leadership to define, develop, implement, and continually improve business processes and technology that are necessary
Assists with other tasks or projects as assigned

Schedule

Remote, work from home
M-F 3:30 pm-12:00 am EST

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
2-4 years experience in transportation planning or shipping activities preferred
Prior experience working in freight brokerage company or transportation industry preferred
Experience or knowledge working within TMS (Transportation Management System) preferred
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Proficient in Microsoft office
Prior customer service or support experience preferred

What is expected of you and others at this level

Applies working knowledge in the application of concepts, principles and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks
Works on projects of moderate scope and complexity
Identifies possible solutions to a variety of technical problems and takes action to resolve
Applies judgment within defined parameters
Receives general guidance and may receive more detailed instruction on new projects
Work reviewed for sound reasoning and accuracy

Anticipated hourly range: $27.40 per hour - $39.30 per hour

Bonus eligible: No

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.