Logistics Analyst

• At a Glance
• Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Logistics Analyst to join the Electrical Infrastructure division.
• The Logistics Analyst is responsible for analyzing transportation operations, freight spend, carrier
• performance, routing, and network trends to identify cost savings, service improvements, and network
• optimization opportunities. The role combines transportation analytics, systems knowledge, financial
• analysis, and continuous improvement to support strategic and day-to-day transportation decisions. This
• position partners Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, IT, business units, and external transportation
• providers to improve network performance and support efficient movement of freight across parcel, LTL,
• truckload, intermodal, air, and ocean modes.

MAJOR JOB DUTIES

• Analyze transportation spend, shipment activity, freight costs, accessorials, service performance, and network trends across domestic and international modes.
• Perform transportation network analysis, routing analysis, lane and mode optimization, consolidation studies, and scenario evaluations to improve cost, service, and capacity.
• Develop cost models and cost-benefit analyses for carrier changes, mode shifts, sourcing events, network changes, and transportation productivity initiatives.
• Prepare recurring operational and financial reporting, dashboards, forecasts, and KPI scorecards for transportation performance, including cost per shipment, cost per pound, on-time pickup/delivery, claims, accessorials, and carrier performance.
• Support annual transportation budget development, monthly forecasting, accrual analysis, variance analysis, and freight productivity tracking.
• Review routing decisions, routing guides, carrier assignments, rate structures, contracts, fuel programs, and accessorial charges; identify exceptions and recommend corrective action.
• Support transportation sourcing events, RFQs/RFPs, carrier negotiations, bid analysis, award scenarios, implementation, and post-award performance measurement.
• Maintain and analyze carrier and transportation supplier performance; attend business reviews and provide fact-based recommendations for corrective action or network changes.
• Partners with internal teams and external providers to triage transportation service failures, capacity constraints, billing issues, and other active transportation problems.
• Leverage TMS, ERP, freight audit/payment data, carrier systems, and other data sources to improve data quality, reporting, routing compliance, and transportation visibility.
• Support transportation systems implementations, enhancements, testing, master-data requirements, user acceptance testing, process documentation, and end-user training.
• Develop and maintain transportation standard operating procedures, routing instructions, analytical tools, and documentation needed to support consistent processes across locations and business units.
• Identify continuous-improvement projects that reduce freight cost, improve service, simplify processes, or strengthen transportation controls.
• Provide management-by-exception reporting that highlights material cost, service, routing, or carrier performance issues requiring action.
• Perform other transportation analytics, project support, and related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• BS in business or related or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain, Business, Analytics, Finance, or a related discipline preferred.
• At least 3 to 5 years of transportation, logistics, supply chain, or related experience preferred, with direct transportation experience strongly preferred.
• At least 3 to 5 years of analytical experience working with transportation, financial, operational, or network data.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required; experience with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Microsoft Access, or other analytics/database tools preferred.
• Working knowledge of transportation modes, carrier pricing, freight terminology, routing, rate structures, accessorials, and transportation performance measures.
• Experience with TMS, ERP, freight or audit/payment systems is preferred.
• Ability to analyze large data sets, identify trends and exceptions, develop actionable insights, and communicate recommendations clearly.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to perform cost modeling, variance analysis, forecasting, and savings validation.
• Strong continuous improvement skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and execute crossfunctional initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with carriers, operational teams, management, and senior leaders.
• Demonstrated relationship building, teamwork, and collaboration across functions and business units.
• Ability to work independently, challenge assumptions, solve complex problems, and support datadriven decisions.
• Travel requirement: up to 25%.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Sit, walk, and stand as required in an office or operational environment.
• Hear and speak to exchange information in person, virtually, and by telephone.
• Possess dexterity of hands and fingers to operate standard computer and office equipment.
• Occasional visits to manufacturing, distribution, or transportation operating locations may be required.