Transportation Analyst

 

location: GTA, Ontario, Canada
Salary: $45,000 to $50,000

 

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

 

The Transportation Analyst main responsibilities include improving distribution processes and reducing operations costs. The successful candidate will track KPIs and undertake planning functions for both Line-haul & Delivery areas. The Transportation Analyst will set targets for fuel, equipment rental, wages and freight costs and continuously monitor organizational performance against these targets.

 

 

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:

 

• Create targets for fuel, equipment rental, wages and freight costs
• Develop and implement scheduling tools for tracking and reporting on labour, efficiency and utilization
• Analyze daily re-routing needs and assign drivers and trucks to routes based on equipment availability and efficiency
• Optimize route design to minimize distance travelled and equipment downtime
• Accommodate special requests of rush deliveries
• Track all costs & pay all invoices related to transportation
• Prepare period end reports
• Respond to driver issues and concerns as required
• Comply with Health & Safety standards  

 

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
In addition to initiative, integrity, strong work ethic and being a team player:

 

1. University degree or College Diploma
2. Minimum of 1-3 years of transportation industry experience
3. Strong analytical, planning and logic skills
4. Knowledge of process improvement and performance metrics
5. Intermediate MS Excel and Access skills
6. Superior interpersonal and communication skills

 

 

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