Transportation Network Operations Analyst

Job Requirements As the Transportation Network Operations Analyst at Brooks, you will support North America transportation strategies and operational execution related to our footwear and apparel sourcing. The focus of your role is both analytical and operational in nature.

You will rely on your analytical skills to understand business problems, identify risks, trends, and opportunities, and make recommendations to reduce costs and optimize transportation processes. You will support the development of new transportation capabilities based on evolving provider services, technologies, or market conditions as needed.

On the operational side, you will manage the day-to-day procedures executed by our transportation providers, ensuring that orders are delivered from factories to the North America distribution centers on time. You will play an active role collaborating with other business functions in supporting supply chain initiatives within the organization.

Your overall goal in this role is to ensure operational execution successfully delivers against KPI targets by leveraging analysis, collaboration, and process optimization.

Responsibilities

Execute and monitor daily transportation operations, ensuring product moves efficiently through the network and arrives on schedule. Serve as a point of contact for operational escalations, providing timely support to distribution centers, internal stakeholders, carriers, and logistics partners.

Coordinate with carriers, distribution centers, and cross-functional teams to resolve shipment exceptions, manage transportation risks, and maintain continuity of operations. Monitor shipment activity, transportation provider performance, and exception reporting to proactively identify and resolve issues impacting service, delivery timelines, or data accuracy.

Build and maintain strong relationships with transportation providers and logistics partners, acting as the company's representative for day-to-day operational execution. Develop and maintain operational metrics, dashboards, and reporting to provide visibility into transportation performance, lead times, service levels, and cost efficiency.

Analyze transportation and supply chain data to identify trends, determine root causes of performance gaps, and suggest corrective actions that improve service and operational reliability. Identify and implement opportunities to optimize transportation performance, lead times, distribution flow, inventory velocity, vendor compliance, and freight costs.

Partner across Supply Chain, Trade Compliance, Product, Planning, Distribution, Finance, IT, and external logistics providers to drive cross-functional process improvements and operational excellence. Support transportation sourcing, network optimization, and cost-reduction initiatives through data analysis, business case development, and project execution.

Assist with transportation compliance efforts by supporting training, documentation, and adherence to transportation regulations, routing guides, and standard operating procedures. Support the implementation, enhancement, and ongoing maintenance of transportation and supply chain systems, including TMS, WMS, ERP, EDI, and carrier technology solutions.

Support cross-functional transportation and supply chain projects, managing workstreams, coordinating stakeholders, and helping drive implementation of new processes and programs.

Work Experience Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Computer Science, Finance, or related field; equivalent combination of education and years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree(s) 3+ years of experience in analytics with a focus on international trade, logistics, or supply chain Experience working in Transportation Management Systems (TMS) Advanced knowledge of SQL preferred Experience building data visualizations (i.e., Tableau, Power BI, and/or other tools) Working knowledge of Incoterms and letter of credit Understanding and experience operating with Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) is a plus Proven ability to collect, clean, transform, and analyze data to generate actionable insights and drive informed business decisions Able to demonstrate strong understanding of international trade Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, etc.)

Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrating effective listening through concise, clear verbal and written communication Excellent interpersonal skills that inspire and build trust resulting in effective working relationships across the company Keen attention to detail in planning, organization, and execution of tasks, while still seeing the big picture and understanding how all the pieces fit together and affect one another Ability to anticipate how a decision made can affect our customers, our partners, our products, or other departments’ operations and/or morale; “connecting the dots” Demonstration of innovation and initiative – always looking at improving our products and processes while also displaying a willingness to dive into the details and help wherever necessary Embraces and lives the Brooks values!

Benefits

• Brooks is proud to offer a robust benefits package to our employees and their families!
• Benefits- including medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance, HSA and employer contribution, FSA, family & fertility assistance, 401K Savings Plan and match, employee assistance program, and transportation assistance.
• Paid Time Off- Brooks offers generous time off including five weeks of paid time off, eleven paid holidays, paid sick and parental leave.
• Bonus- in addition to base pay, Brooks employees may also be offered an annual bonus based on company performance.
• Perks- including product discounts, employee recognition, fitness discounts, volunteer and donation benefits.
• Location- You will spend 4 days per week in our Seattle offices, as we believe our organization flourishes when connections, collaboration, creativity, problem-solving, and celebrations happen in person.

Compensation

The pay range for this position, based out of the Brooks Seattle HQ, is $33.66 - $50.51 per hour. Base pay offered will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.