Senior Business Analyst, Transportation

DSV – Global transport and logistics

In 1976, ten independent hauliers joined forces and founded DSV in Denmark. Since then, DSV has evolved to become the world's 3rd‑largest supplier of global solutions within transport and logistics. Today, we add value to our customers' entire supply chain by transporting, storing, packaging, re‑packaging, processing and clearing all types of goods. We work every day from our many offices in more than 80 countries to ensure a steady supply of goods to production lines, outlets, stores and consumers all over the world.

Location:

Lancaster, TX

Division:
Solutions
Job Posting

Title:

Senior Business Analyst, Transportation
Time Type:
Full Time

The Senior Business Analyst, Transportation serves as the transportation subject matter expert and is responsible for analyzing, designing, governing, and optimizing trucking operations integrated with warehouse networks. This role functions as the primary liaison between warehouse operations and transportation, ensuring alignment on network design, carrier strategy, performance management, and cost efficiency.

This position owns transportation KPIs, data visibility, and carrier performance governance across all warehouse‑supported verticals, providing strategic and operational leadership to structure scalable, compliant, and high‑performing trucking solutions that support warehouse operations and customer requirements. The role develops performance visibility, evaluates carrier performance, and supports leadership decision‑making through data analysis, financial modeling, and operational recommendations. Partnering closely with Operations, Finance, Procurement, Sales, and Transportation stakeholders, the position supports implementations, network expansion, and continuous improvement initiatives across warehouse‑integrated transportation programs.

• Design and analyze trucking networks supporting warehouse operations, including shuttle, dedicated, spot, and hybrid capacity models.
• Partner with warehouse leadership and operations to align transportation flows with inbound and outbound throughput, labor planning, and dock utilization.
• Define and evaluate carrier operating models, including service expectations, utilization targets, and performance standards at warehouse locations.
• Lead capacity planning and forecasting based on projected inbound and outbound volumes and network demand.
• Support new business implementations, customer onboarding, and network expansions involving transportation and warehouse integration.
• Serve as the primary liaison between warehouse and transportation teams to ensure operational alignment.

• Own and maintain transportation KPI visibility and performance reporting for all carriers supporting warehouse operations across business verticals.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze dashboards tracking service levels, utilization, productivity, cost performance, and carrier metrics.
• Analyze performance trends and recommend corrective action plans and operational improvements.
• Identify operational inefficiencies and support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service reliability and operational performance.
• Monitor carrier compliance with company service standards and contractual expectations.

• Support network costing, transportation budget development, and financial modeling for warehouse‑integrated transportation programs.
• Analyze cost‑per‑mile, cost‑per‑load, utilization, and EBIT impact to identify cost optimization opportunities.
• Provide analytical recommendations to Contract Logistics leadership regarding transportation network design, asset strategy and cost optimization initiatives and opportunities.
• Provide transportation input into business cases, pricing strategies, and operational planning.
• Evaluate operational scenarios and provide recommendations balancing service performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.

• Work cross‑functionally with operations, finance, procurement, and sales teams to align transportation strategy with…