Coordinates inbound, outbound, vendor, drop-ship, and customer shipments from order receipt through final delivery. Optimizes carrier selection, tracks deliveries, monitors service KPIs, resolves transportation issues, manages freight invoice exceptions, and identifies cost-saving opportunities. Collaborates with Operations, Sales, Customer Service, vendors, and carriers to improve supply chain performance and customer satisfaction.
Together, We Own it! Start your employee owner journey with Shorr Packaging.
The Logistics Analyst is a critical, high visibility role within Shorr’s rapidly growing organization. This position is responsible for collaborating with Operations, Sales, Customer Service, Product Vendors and Freight Carriers in supporting all aspects of the Supply Chain. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to: Coordination of outbound 3PL, inbound vendor and drop ship shipments, ensuring timely deliveries to meet our customer’s requirements. Must develop a strong understanding of the day-to-day tactical operational activities from management of shipments, order receipt, carrier selection to final delivery. This position will also identify opportunities for service and cost improvements.
Responsibilities
- Facilitates communication between Operations, Sales, Vendors and Customer Service to promote a healthy and efficient supply chain.
- Responsible for optimizing carriers to obtain required service levels at the most competitive price.
- Manage the execution of entire shipment and transportation life cycle from order receipt and carrier tender through final delivery to customer.
- Perform daily shipment tracking for strategic customer deliveries to ensure customer expectations are being fulfilled.
- Monitor carrier service KPI’s and conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions when metrics fall below established thresholds.
- Identify and partner with Corporate Logistics Manager on cost savings and operational improvement opportunities.
- Ensure that quality, quantity, customer satisfaction, and financial commitments are met.
- Manage freight invoice exceptions.
- Ability to utilize the Transportation Management System to quote and route shipments in a cost effective and efficient manner.
- Communicate and resolve service issues quickly and efficiently.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, or similar degree or equivalent transportation planning, logistics, warehouse operations, or supply chain experience
- Distribution and warehouse operations experience a plus.
- Knowledge of OTR, LTL, and Parcel shipment modes of transport and their operations required
- Experience with TMS systems as well as the ability to learn new systems quickly required
- Experience in outsourced Managed Transportation Programs
- International logistics experience preferred
- The position requires strong analytical, interpersonal, and project management skills, along with being a strong team player
- Ability to move from task to task in a very fast-paced environment
- Must be well organized, capable of handling a variety of issues and assignments
- Firm grasp of logistics, supply chain, inventory, distribution, transportation, business, and management principles
- Quick critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
- Strong MS Office skills with an emphasis on intermediate Excel skills, and the ability to interpret reports.
The base pay range for this role is $70,000 – $80,000 per year.
Shorr Packaging Corporation Aurora, Illinois, USA Office
4000 Ferry Rd, Aurora, Illinois, United States, 60502 9540
Shorr Packaging Corporation West Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
555 Innovation Dr, West Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60185 2068
Similar Jobs
.png){kind=logo}
Food
Leads daily logistics and warehouse operations from order readiness through shipment completion. Oversees inventory accuracy, material movement, staging, transportation coordination, KPI reporting, and performance monitoring. Analyzes operational data to identify bottlenecks and root causes, then recommends process improvements that enhance efficiency, reduce costs, improve inventory accuracy, and strengthen service and safety performance.
Top Skills:
Erp Systems
eCommerce • Information Technology • Retail • Industrial
Analyzes supply chain and logistics data to identify issues, improve reverse logistics and warehousing, and optimize operations. The role develops data-gathering processes, business requirements, and performance standards; tracks KPIs; supports supply chain initiatives; collaborates with IT on systems implementation; and manages relationships with third-party logistics partners.
Top Skills:
Erp SystemsMS OfficeRelational DatabasesSAP
Aerospace • Information Technology • Security • Cybersecurity • Defense
Supports USTRANSCOM strategic planning and logistics analysis for global force movement and sustainment. Develops mission analyses, courses of action, wargaming products, operational plans, decision packages, briefing materials, synchronization matrices, and milestone plans. Retrieves and standardizes data for analytic studies, communicates with military and enterprise stakeholders, and provides planning and writing support. Requires extensive joint and theater-level operational experience, U.S. citizenship, and an active DoD Top Secret clearance.
Top Skills:
ExcelMS OfficeMicrosoft PowerpointMicrosoft WordSharepointTask Management Tool
What you need to know about the Chicago Tech Scene
With vibrant neighborhoods, great food and more affordable housing than either coast, Chicago might be the most liveable major tech hub. It is the birthplace of modern commodities and futures trading, a national hub for logistics and commerce, and home to the American Medical Association and the American Bar Association. This diverse blend of industry influences has helped Chicago emerge as a major player in verticals like fintech, biotechnology, legal tech, e-commerce and logistics technology. It’s also a major hiring center for tech companies on both coasts.
Key Facts About Chicago Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 245,800; 5.2% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: McDonald’s, John Deere, Boeing, Morningstar
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, fintech, software, logistics technology
- Funding Landscape: $2.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Arch Venture Partners, MATH Venture Partners, Jump Capital, Hyde Park Venture Partners
- Research Centers and Universities: Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Institute of Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
