The
Senior Analyst, Global Freight is responsible for supporting the strategy, performance, and optimization of global transportation and freight operations across all modes, including ocean, air, parcel, less-than-truckload (LTL), truckload (TL), intermodal, and drayage. This role leverages data analytics, market intelligence, and cross-functional collaboration to identify cost savings opportunities, improve service performance, enhance carrier relationships, and support global supply chain initiatives.
The Senior Analyst serves as a key resource for freight procurement, network optimization, carrier performance management, and operational reporting, helping drive informed decision-making across domestic and international transportation operations.
Responsibilities:- Analyze global freight spend, transportation performance, and carrier compliance across all transportation modes.
- Develop and maintain freight dashboards, scorecards, KPIs, and executive reporting packages.
- Monitor carrier performance against service, cost, transit time, and compliance metrics.
- Support freight procurement activities, including RFPs, bid analysis, rate benchmarking, and contract reviews.
- Analyze market conditions, capacity trends, ocean carrier developments, air cargo dynamics, fuel surcharges, and regulatory impacts.
- Identify and quantify transportation cost-saving opportunities through mode optimization, carrier selection, routing improvements, and process enhancements.
- Support international freight operations, including ocean imports, exports, drayage, customs-related activities, and port performance analysis.
- Collaborate with distribution centers, sourcing, procurement, finance, and operations teams to resolve transportation challenges and improve supply chain efficiency.
- Conduct root-cause analysis on service failures, detention and demurrage expenses, delivery exceptions, and freight invoice discrepancies.
- Assist with transportation network studies, inventory deployment analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Monitor and Audit freight invoices.
- Prepare presentations and recommendations for leadership regarding freight trends, market risks, and strategic opportunities.
- Support transportation management system (TMS), ERP, and reporting tool enhancements.
Requirements:- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Business, Finance, Economics, or related field.
- 3-7 years of experience in transportation, logistics, freight management, or supply chain analytics.
- Strong understanding of domestic and international freight operations.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, Power Query, and data analysis.
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or other business intelligence tools preferred.
- Knowledge of freight rating, carrier contracts, fuel surcharge programs, and transportation procurement processes.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling capabilities.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Preferred Requirements- Experience managing or analyzing ocean, air, drayage, LTL, TL, and parcel transportation networks.
- Understanding of global trade regulations, customs processes, and import/export operations.
- Experience with transportation management systems (TMS) and freight audit/payment platforms.
- APICS, CSCMP, Lean Six Sigma, or related industry certifications.
Success Metrics- Freight cost reductions and avoidance opportunities identified and implemented.
- Improvement in carrier service performance and network efficiency.
- Accuracy and adoption of freight reporting and analytics.
- Successful execution of transportation procurement initiatives.
- Reduction in accessorial charges, invoice discrepancies, and transportation exceptions.
- Delivery of actionable insights supporting global freight strategy and operational decision-making.
The perks of being a Bunzl team member don't stop at being part of a great team or being valued as our #1 asset. We offer a full range of benefits to help our employees take care of themselves and their families today, tomorrow and for the future.
- Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits effective the 1st day of the month after 30 days
- Paid Time Off - Vacation, Sick, Holidays and Personal Time
- 401K with generous company match
- Additional benefit information can be found on the Bunzl Careers home page under Benefits and Perks.
