Transportation Analyst

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The Transportation Analyst has responsibilities for providing analysis and insight in managing transportation and warehouse functions and relationships by developing and producing performance metrics for use in managing Ardagh Glass Packaging – North America (AGP-NA) business. This includes identifying trends, formulating, and presenting cost savings opportunities to transportation leadership.

Provide operational and analytical support to carriers, warehouses, plants, and other departments as needed

Serve as a subject matter expert in the use of AGP-NA technology to manage transportation

Manage Transportation Management System (TMS) to track loads

Utilize Power

BI dashboards and other systems to manage transportation service and spending, while also researching, developing, and utilizing analytic software and mathematical models to aid in analyzing business data

Identify and solve logistical problems and assist management in making data‑focused decisions in the areas of logistics forecasting, vendor performance, logistics performance, and logistics strategy

Develop cost/benefit models to support logistics projects and to track and analyze vendor cost performance to projected benefits

Build spreadsheet models to identify choices, formalize trade‑offs, specify constraints, and track and analyze the impact of performance expectations on budgeted expectations

Collect appropriate data from internal and external sources

Extract large‑scale data from multiple data tables and data warehouses and combine data into one format for consistent analysis across business units

Query data from organization databases to monitor manufacturing capacity, lead time, and other operational data that could affect logistics performance, analysis, and reporting

Use Pivot Tables, SQL, VB Macros, and other statistical modelling functions and formulas for data cleaning, reformatting, and data modelling

Process mapping of workflows, departmental relationships, and change impacts between these functions

Acquire, validate, store, protect, and process required data

Identify through analysis cost savings opportunities, efficiency improvements, and shipper‑of‑choice offerings including drop trailer programs, dock scheduling tools, optimal loading hours, etc.

Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in various logistics systems and be able to support systems, train new users, ideate new reports/functionality, work with vendors to develop and implement such improvements, and train system users on new capabilities

Develop and publish training documents and processes for various systems in use at AGP‑NA and conduct training classes for peers, plant employees, and vendor employees

Bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain management, business administration, or a related field

Two (2) years of logistics and transportation experience

Two (2) years of experience analyzing freight

Knowledge of various transportation management systems and related tools

Excellent communication and customer service skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Ability to travel up to 10%

Previous experience using Power BI or a similar data visualization tool

• Medical, prescription, dental and vision plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and an employer retirement contribution
• Paid holidays, floating days and vacation
• Short- and Long-Term Disability (STD/LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional and personal development opportunities through Employee Resource Groups
• Benefits available from day 1 of employment
• Flexible and hybrid working hours

Please note the compensation and benefits information above is accurate as of the date of this posting. Ardagh reserves the right to modify this information at any time in accordance with applicable law.

About Ardagh Group
Ardagh Glass Packaging is a global leader in glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for the world’s leading brands. We trace our roots all the way back to the Irish Glass Bottle…