What are the responsibilities and job description for the URBN Transportation Analyst position at URBN?
Role Summary
URBN is searching for a Transportation Analyst to join our Global Supply Chain organization. This role works closely with functional owners and process users to ensure effective and efficient processes and systems are in place. The analyst role will support the transportation team by utilizing data to help drive new processes and continuous improvement. This role will focus on all functions of transportation, and work with others throughout the company. This role will hold responsibility for transportation finance related reporting.
Role Responsibilities
- Applies knowledge of logistics and transportation methodologies in support of organizational objectives
- Monitor metrics, identify areas of improvement, and implement action plans for continual improvement of the team and organization
- Analyze operational and financial metrics reporting to bring visibility to cost factors
- Own the month-end/ R&O/P&L reporting, bucketing logic, and carrier invoicing processes
- Provide operational commentary to assist in financial reporting and storytelling
- Create and maintain process documentation for new and existing processes
- Effectively communicate with all levels of resources, internally and externally within the organization
- Monitor project progress, identify and escalate potential project risks and areas of opportunity
Role Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of supply chain or transportation related experience preferred
Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics/Supply Chain or equivalent work experience preferred
- Good quantitative and analytical skills
- Drives for results while displaying enthusiasm, shows commitment to goals and is relentless in pursuing results
- Deadline driven and displays a sense of urgency
- Strong proficiencies in desktop software applications; Excel, PowerPoint
- Capable of learning new systems quickly
- Able to work efficiently both individually and as a team member
- Good communication, presentation, and teamwork skills
- Strong interpersonal and analytical skills, familiarity with computer systems
- Must be self-motivated and goal oriented
- Has keen strategic agility; solves tough problems
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The Perks
URBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits to employees. Availability and eligibility to specific benefits may be subject to your location and employment status. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, generous employee discounts, retirement savings and much more! For additional information visit www.urbn.com/work-with-us/benefits
EEO Statement
URBN celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We believe strongly in fostering a safe, fair and respectful work environment. To ensure compliance with our non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies, we offer anti-harassment training to managers and employees.
