Analyst
Role Overview
Supports rail strategy and operational excellence across North American rail vendor relationships.
Maintains rail contract rates and surcharges in OPUS, assists with vendor contracts, and conducts Inland Operations cost analyses.
Collaborates with internal teams to assess routing and rate proposals, analyze commodity approvals, report performance, and support contract compliance.
Key Skills for This Role
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Salary
- Salary range is $50,000 to $65,000 per year.
Location and work arrangement
- Position is based in Naperville, Illinois.
- Hybrid work-from-home and office model with at least three days in the office each week.
Role summary
Supports rail strategy and operational excellence across North American rail vendor relationships.
Maintains rail contract rates and surcharges in OPUS, assists with vendor contracts, and conducts Inland Operations cost analyses.
Collaborates with internal teams to assess routing and rate proposals, analyze commodity approvals, report performance, and support contract compliance.
Responsibilities
- Analyze rail costs and track cost-saving programs; identify optimization and efficiency opportunities.
- Evaluate inland rail routing proposals by cost, service level, and operational feasibility; champion process improvements and automation.
- Create KPI and benchmark reports and dashboards using enterprise data warehouse and operational-system data.
- Support vendor contract administration, monitor obligations and pricing, address discrepancies, and maintain accurate service-rate records.
- Develop rail vendor relationships and monitor market trends and industry developments.
- Monitor and report rail service quality, resolve disruptions with internal teams and vendors, and improve reliability.
Required skills and competencies
- Strong analytical and financial acumen, including cost analysis, budgeting, and performance tracking.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Google Workspace.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to analyze complex data, evaluate operational tradeoffs, and make data-driven decisions.
- Strong organization and ability to manage multiple priorities and projects.
Preferred experience and tools
- Experience with enterprise data warehouses, BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau, or automation tools such as Power Automate, VBA, or Python is a plus.
- Familiarity with North American rail freight, intermodal transport, and carrier operations is preferred.
- Two or more years in rail, intermodal operations, or ocean carrier logistics is preferred.
- A bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent practical experience is preferred.
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