Transportation Systems Analyst

Location: Northbrook, Illinois

We inspire purpose-filled living that brings beauty and quality to the modern home. Together, we achieve. Associates across our business drive results, innovate, and inspire. Drawn together by our shared values and passion for our customers and our brands, we deliver home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced, and bring timeless style and function to people’s homes. From the day we opened our first store in Chicago in 1962 to the digital innovations that engage millions of customers today, our iconic brand is over 60 years in the making—and our story is still unfolding.

We’re here for it. We think you should be too.

We are seeking a Transportation Systems Analyst to serve as the functional owner and subject matter expert for domestic transportation within our Blue Yonder TMS environment. This role owns both the system and the data. The individual will be responsible for governing, optimizing, and modeling transportation within the TMS while also delivering reporting, analytics, and insights that drive operational performance and cost efficiency. This position blends TMS product ownership, transportation modeling, business intelligence, and operational partnership to ensure the platform delivers sustained business value across our vertical.

A day in the life as an Transportation Systems Analyst...

• Serve as the functional owner of Blue Yonder TMS for Domestic Transportation, ensuring platform stability and alignment with business requirements
• Configure, maintain, and optimize system parameters, including tariff structures, routing guides, and carrier strategy logic to drive automated execution
• Lead transportation modeling and scenario analysis to improve cost, service, and network performance providing data-driven recommendations to executive stakeholders
• Develop and automate dashboards and reporting to monitor freight spend, service levels, and carrier performance.
• Analyze large-scale transportation datasets to identify emerging trends, systemic risks, and technical cost-saving opportunities through modeling
• Support strategic carrier sourcing events and RFP analysis by leveraging TMS-driven data modeling to project fiscal impacts and performance outcomes
• Manage the technical configuration of Freight Pay & Audit (FP&A) modules to ensure 100% reporting accuracy and seamless financial reconciliation
• Lead the architecture of the transportation data repository and establish rigorous data governance protocols to ensure the integrity, accuracy, and scalability of all logistics data
• Partner with Technology/IT teams to drive system enhancements, authoring comprehensive technical test cases and leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure robust, production-ready environmentsDrive process standardization, documentation, and user training to support adoption.
• Continuously evaluate network optimization and consolidation opportunities to enhance efficiency.

What you'll bring to the table...

• Advanced experience in configuring and optimizing Transportation Management Systems (Blue Yonder preferred).
• Strong knowledge of domestic transportation operations, including multi-modal routing, carrier management, and Freight Audit & Payment.
• Expertise in transportation modeling, scenario analysis, and network optimization to drive cost and service improvements.
• Advanced analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau); SQL preferred.
• Experience building dashboards and translating data into actionable business insights for operational and financial stakeholders.
• Understanding of system integrations and data flows across TMS, ERP, WMS, API, and EDI environments.
• Proven ability to identify cost savings and process improvements through data analysis and continuous optimization methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma preferred).
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to independently troubleshoot system, data, and operational issues.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences while driving user adoption and change management.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and project management skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and manage multiple priorities.

We'd love to hear from you if you have…

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, logistics, or TMS-related roles.
• TMS platform certification or advanced system training (preferred).
• APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification (preferred).
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (preferred).

Starting Rate: $67,900.00 - $89,950.00

Pay ranges will be adjusted upward as needed to comply with applicable state and local law. In addition to your salary, based on your role, associates may be eligible for other compensation including bonuses, sales incentives, and long term incentives.

Job ID R23950 Date posted 04/06/2026 Position Type Full Time

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Our commitment to our associates is of the utmost importance. One of the reasons the company attracts such a diverse group of associates is that we offer a full menu of benefits that are relevant to their lives, both on and off the job. We are proud to offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to support eligible part time and full time associates and their families, including:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Life insurance and Disability
• Retirement and 401(k) match
• Paid time off, wellness time and volunteer time
• Merchandise discount and EAP resources
• Tuition Reimbursement

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