Logistics Analyst

Logistics AnalystParcel Analytics | Postage Auditing | Transportation Optimization Good Company | Springfield, MO (In-Person) | Full-TimePay: $55,000 - $70,000 base DOEPosition OverviewWe are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Logistics Analyst to support our transportation and parcel operations. This role will focus on postage analysis, carrier billing and auditing, client shipping performance, and identifying opportunities to improve transportation cost and efficiency.The Logistics Analyst will work closely with our Small Parcel team to monitor millions of annual parcel shipments across national and regional carriers. This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys working with large datasets, investigating discrepancies, identifying optimization opportunities, and turning shipping data into actionable recommendations.Key ResponsibilitiesPostage & Financial Analysis• Analyze client postage spend, shipping methods, carrier mix, and transportation costs• Reconcile carrier invoices against shipment and postage data• Audit postage billing for rate, weight, dimensional, accessorial, and other adjustments• Track and manage carrier claims, credits, disputes, and refunds• Analyze carrier rate increases, surcharges, and pricing changes and quantify their financial impact• Identify cost-saving and transportation optimization opportunitiesCarrier & Rate-Shop Analysis• Monitor carrier utilization, cost, service levels, and shipment performance• Build and maintain carrier and client postage scorecards• Analyze rate-shop, rating, routing, and service-selection trends• Investigate unexpected changes in carrier mix or shipment behavior• Validate carrier rates and rate-card changes• Support postage optimization projectsClient Postage & Optimization• Perform client-level postage and shipping analyses• Build baselines around carrier mix, service selection, shipment characteristics, and transportation spend• Identify opportunities to improve client shipping strategies, transportation costs, and service performance• Analyze package dimensions, weights, packaging utilization, and DIM impacts• Identify opportunities for carrier, service, packaging, and routing optimization• Support holiday, peak-season, surcharge, and annual rate-change analysis• Assist with postage calculators, pricing analysis, and client transportation solutionsQualifications• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, Business Analytics, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field preferred• 2+ years of experience in logistics, transportation, parcel, supply chain, finance, or analytics preferred• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and analysis of large datasets• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills• High attention to detail and ability to investigate discrepancies through root cause• Comfortable working with large, imperfect financial, operational, and shipment-level datasets• Ability to translate analysis into clear findings, financial impacts, and recommendations• Ability to communicate findings clearly across Finance, Operations, Account Management, and Technology• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, BigQuery, SQL, Python, or similar analytical tools preferred• Experience identifying measurable cost savings or optimization opportunities preferred• Experience with parcel carriers, TMS/WMS platforms, rate shopping, carrier billing, or 3PL operations is a strong plusWhat Success Looks LikeA successful Logistics Analyst will become a trusted analytical resource for understanding what is driving transportation spend, how carrier and client shipping behavior is changing, and where opportunities exist to improve cost and performance.This person will proactively identify trends, discrepancies, and optimization opportunities, quantify their impact, and work with the broader transportation team to turn those findings into measurable improvements.They will be able to quickly answer: What changed? Why did it change? What is the impact? And what can we do about it?How to ApplySend us a short note about why you're excited about this role and include:• An example of a logistics, transportation, finance, or data project you've worked on.• A time you used data to identify a trend, discrepancy, or improvement opportunity.