Your Opportunity as the Analyst, Transportation

Participate in a critical role within the Transportation Department in support of the Sweet Baked Snacks business. The transportation analyst is responsible for facilitating the successful execution of transportation operations at the distribution center by leveraging systems and data to identify risk and working collaboratively with cross-functional teams and third parties to mitigate.  This position is responsible for monitoring and analyzing performance, facilitating meetings and building relationships with carriers, and identifying and implementing process improvements.                       

Location: Edgerton, KS

Work Arrangements:

Posting is for 2 Open Positions:

Position 1- On-Site, Saturday - Wednesday, 8am-5pm

Position 2- On-Site, Wednesday - Sunday, 8am-5pm

In this role you will:

Assess potential exceptions to on-time shipment pick-up and delivery

Create action plan to resolve common and complex exceptions

Work with shippers, carriers, and internal stakeholders to execute action plans

Proactively communicate resolution to impacted parties

Provide carrier performance feedback to internal and external stakeholders

Meet or exceed Transportation budget goals

Make cost and service justified carrier changes in real-time

Mitigate cost through higher cost/lower performing carrier long-term replacement

Support Transportation RFP/Contract Carriers with cost vs. performance evaluation

Ensure carrier coverage of all shipments from assigned site(s)

Ensure appointment scheduling compliance

Utilize transportation management system to facilitate action

Effective Communication to all stakeholders as needed to ensure alignment to transportation plan

Identify performance issues, develop carrier action plans, and monitor results

Document site-specific transportation requirements

Align transportation operations activities to support site needs

Maintain the transportation management system

Engage with the IS team implement requested technology enhancements as needed

The Right Place for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree

1 year of relevant Transportation or Warehousing experience

Proficient in Microsoft Office Tools

Detail oriented, organized and ability to multi-task,

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:

Written & Oral Communication – Willing to speak on phone and video conference

Proven ability to work independently and with a sense of urgency in a fast-paced environment

Learn more about working at Smucker:

Our Total Rewards Benefits Program

Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business 

Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity 

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