Drayage Logistics Analyst (open to remote in the US)
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Analyst
, you will develop production plans, perform risk assessments and/or warehouse audits. You will lead projects as well as initiatives to ensure a just-in-time material flow from purchase to finished products. You will provide transportation support services to assigned plants, product divisions, branches and distribution centers regarding operational issues and cost/service improvement programs and work with carrier personnel in order to meet service requirements and to perform statistical analysis on routings and distribution methods.
You will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:
- Own demand signal capture and short- to medium-term volume forecasting to support container planning and booking alignment
- Build and maintain dashboards tracking first leg KPIs including cost per container, drayage spend, carrier performance, and network volume
- Conduct cost analysis and surface savings opportunities across consolidation centers and drayage spend
- Support CI target tracking against annual spend reduction goals
- Maintain accurate records across ERP, WMS, and TMS platforms
- Partner with plants, traffic management, freight forwarders, and consolidation center teams to ensure data integrity
- Produce regular reporting for leadership on first leg cost performance and trends
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives across first leg operations
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited university
OR
- High School Diploma/GED from an accredited institution and a minimum of 7+ years of experience in supply chain in lieu of the Bachelor’s degree education requirement
AND
- One (1) year experience with ocean or air freight AND/OR drayage, intermodal, or trucking operations
- One (1) year of SAP or equivalent ERP experience required
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Exposure to continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma) preferred
- Strong analytical and communication skills; comfortable working across multiple sites and stakeholders
- Familiarity with data analytics tools and languages is a plus (SQL, Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
About the role
Onsite
– Maplewood, MN at least 4 days a week in office
- Outside of Greater Minneapolis/St Paul area - open to remote
Relocation Assistance: May be authorized
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