**📌 Job Title:** Transportation Analyst – ISO Container Shipments **🔹 Start Date:** October 6th **🔹 End Date:** Early March **🔹 Schedule:** Monday–Friday, hybrid (minimum 3 days onsite) **🔹 Hours:** 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM **🔹 Salary:** $30.00 per hour **📄 Position Summary:** The Transportation Analyst will be responsible for coordinating, analyzing, and optimizing ISO container shipments across domestic and international lanes. This role ensures timely, compliant, and cost-effective movement of bulk and packaged goods, while maintaining alignment with carrier contracts, customs regulations, and company service-level expectations. **🛠️ Key Responsibilities:** + Plan, monitor, and execute ISO container shipments (import, export, and domestic repositioning). + Track and report on shipment KPIs (on-time delivery, dwell time, demurrage/detention, cost-to-serve). + Liaise with steamship lines, drayage providers, railroads, and depots to ensure accurate scheduling and container flow. + Support carrier negotiations and provide analysis on spot market vs. contract performance. + Partner with internal teams on customs documentation, HS codes, Incoterms, and bonded warehouse/FTZ processes. + Investigate and resolve shipment delays, capacity constraints, and service failures. + Maintain accurate data in TMS/ERP (SAP, Power BI, or similar platforms) for tracking and reporting. + Prepare and distribute weekly/monthly logistics scorecards and cost reports for leadership review. + Recommend process improvements for ISO fleet utilization, cost savings, and service enhancement. **🎓 Qualifications:** + Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience). + 2–5 years’ experience in transportation, container logistics, or supply chain operations. + Knowledge of ISO container movements (bulk liquid or chemical industry preferred). + Familiarity with customs clearance, HS codes, bonded warehouses, and FTZ operations. + Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel/Power BI/SAP or TMS platforms. + Effective communicator with ability to interact across internal teams and external carriers. + Demonstrated problem-solving and negotiation skills in logistics/transportation settings. **⭐ Preferred Skills:** + Experience in chemical, oil & gas, or bulk liquid shipping. + Understanding of Incoterms and global trade compliance. + Prior involvement in RFPs, rate benchmarking, and contract negotiations. + Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma). **📌 Reports To:** Transportation Manager / Logistics Operations Lead ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.