Job Title: Transportation Planning Analyst Job Description This position plays a pivotal role in regional distribution and transportation. You will work directly with business leaders, drayage providers, and air, ocean, and ground carriers to ensure successful execution of inbound and outbound tendering, rating, and completion of freight processes. Responsibilities include contributing to drayage, transloading, carrier set up, and analyzing operational rating issues. Responsibilities + Develop and manage domestic transportation routing guides to meet customer needs through our transportation management system and manual processes. + Support and lead ad hoc RFPs to support new capacity needs. + Assist in developing and executing procurement strategies with drayage, transload, TL, LTL, and parcel carriers to optimize financial and service benefits. + Lead deliveries for drayage/transload including tracking air and ocean ports, leveraging rail and trucking, and container devanning/consolidation. + Track air delivery, import, and air carrier delivery performance reporting. + Utilize Transportation Management tools like GTNexus for air and ocean performance and delivery traceability. + Provide input to strategic decisions affecting costs, performance, quality, timeliness, and completeness. + Lead operations/logistics planning and execution activities, including communication with carriers and key stakeholders. + Provide transportation expertise on new initiatives and continuous improvement. + Manage multiple projects and deliverables in a timely manner. + Support and analyze North America and Global RFP across complex networks. + Coordinate with production facility and logistics provider to ensure coverage on loads moving to distribution centers. + Assist in developing, maintaining, and evaluating carrier relationships with Truckload, LTL, drayage, ocean, and air companies. + Manage the regional inbound delivery of international shipments. + Manage and monitor performance metrics/reporting and assess/review performance. + Track and report freight costs and maintain transportation KPIs. + Ensure compliance and best practices are utilized. + Complete other duties and special projects as assigned. Essential Skills + Three years of transportation/logistics experience with both import and export. + Transportation experience with ocean and land. + Intermediate Excel skills, including lookups and pivot tables. + Experience using a Transportation Management System (TMS). + Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. + Ability to work independently and drive third-party carriers on quality, performance, and cost. Additional Skills & Qualifications + Bachelor's degree is a plus, but not required. Work Environment This role is 100% remote, offering flexibility in your work location. Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Earth City, Missouri. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $32.00 - $35.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully remote position. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Aug 22, 2025. About Aston Carter: Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.