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Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.

Transportation Logistics Analyst - Columbia, MD or Coppell, TX

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A Transportation Analyst analyzes transportation data and uses analysis to manage transportation business processes and improve logistics; or, Uses transportation data and analysis to inform public transportation planning, improve safety and reduce environmental impacts.

$81,291 / year median in Maryland

+2% projected growth

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Job Description

Analyze transportation spend, cost drivers, accessorials, rate variances, expedited freight, and service costs; identify savings and cost-avoidance opportunities. Support transportation RFPs, carrier benchmarking, lane optimization, cost-to-serve analysis, total landed cost modeling, and network optimization initiatives. Develop and maintain transportation KPIs and reporting related to delivery performance, transit variability, claims, damage, packaging, crating, handling, and overall logistics quality. Perform root-cause analysis of service failures, cost variances, data issues, and performance gaps; recommend corrective actions without operational execution responsibility. Evaluate volume growth, capacity, consolidation, mode-shift, standardization, scalability, and other transportation network opportunities. Design and maintain dashboards and standardized reports using data from SAP/ERP, transportation management, carrier, freight audit, and other logistics systems. Improve data quality, governance, reporting standards, metric definitions, and performance visibility across logistics datasets. Analyze high-value, export-controlled, and secure shipment data to support audit readiness, traceability, compliance, and transportation risk monitoring. Provide analytical support for strategic logistics initiatives, network changes, and continuous improvement projects. Collaborate with Logistics Operations, Procurement, Finance, Engineering, Production, Program Management, Trade Compliance, and other stakeholders. Present findings, business cases, and recommendations to leadership and provide guidance to analysts and business partners as appropriate.