Analyst, Transportation - Hybrid

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What you'll need to succeed as an Analyst, Transportation at XPO

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent, related work, or military experience
  • 1 year of experience in maintenance, logistics, operations management, or a related field
Preferred qualifications:
  • 4 years of experience in finance, logistics, industrial engineering, or a related field
  • Experience with Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel skills (V-Lookup, Pivots, etc.) and PowerPoint
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to present clean, organized and thorough information and data appropriate for the intended audience
About the Analyst, Transportation job

Pay, benefits and more:
  • Competitive compensation package
  • Full health insurance benefits are available on day one
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Earn up to 15 days of PTO over your first year
  • 9 paid company holidays
  • 401(k) option with company match
  • Education assistance
  • Opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan
What you'll do on a typical day:
  • Report on financial and statistical data for fleet maintenance to executive management
  • Perform variance analysis on actual vs. budget and forecast, driving down to the root cause to explain results and the reasons behind them to recommend possible solutions to improve
  • Utilize input from process owners, metrics and historical financial data to develop forecasts and budgets; develop and improve forecasting and budgeting models
  • Ensure the output of centralized processes meets solution design specifications and customer requirements
  • Manage telematics and mobile handheld assets with various supporting vendors
  • Monitor and manage key performance indicators and execute root cause analysis when needed for maintenance
  • Initiate maintenance rollouts, provide continuous process improvement activities, and monitor results for system telematics and mobile handhelds
  • Provide all support function activities, including managing regional information through presentations with senior leadership, MPG initiatives and coaching, and more
  • Work with both internal Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and the field to resolve problems from root cause analysis


About XPO

XPO is a top ten global provider of transportation services, with a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. At XPO, we look for employees who like a challenge and can communicate effectively in all situations. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you're looking for a growth opportunity, join us at XPO.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties and skills for this job classification.

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