Analyst, Transportation

Who We Are 

We’re Chomps, the fastest-growing food brand in the U.S. and we’re reimagining snacking. Our meat snacks are made using high-quality proteins, no sugar, and real ingredients – because we believe snacking should be simple, delicious, and convenient. Chomps can be found in over 20,000 stores nationwide with a strong e-commerce presence. Our mission is to inspire, educate, and fuel our community with accessible, real food that doesn’t compromise on taste. 

Traits of a Chompian 

If you’ve been called scrappy, resourceful, and persistent, then you might just be a Chompian. You’re a team player who’s self-motivated and action-oriented. You’re committed to delivering efficiency and accuracy, and you happen to be great at proactive cross-functional communication. You’re a critical thinker and a natural problem solver who enjoys details, research, and data. You take initiative and complete ownership of everything you do, and you’ll go the extra mile for your team, consumers, and audience. You’re hungry to learn with a passion to grow and improve every day. You also take a keen interest in health, fitness, and nutrition. Sound like you? Then we want to meat you.

Accepting applications from 2/5 - 2/10

What You Will Do

As the Analyst, Transportation, your primary responsibility will be to own the auditing, analytics, booking, and documentation of inter and intracompany transportation. You will do this by fielding internal requests for freight movement and booking these loads via the most cost and time-effective modes through our freight brokers' portals and our transportation management system. You will collaborate extensively, cross-functionally throughout the organization. You will be a game changer by supporting functional excellence and enhancing the speed and accuracy of Chomp’s logistics reporting and drawing key insights that lead to making strategic business decisions. 

Responsibilities

• Create, Book, and Track Shipments (50-60%) 
  • Create loads and manage freight bookings: handle LTL/TL bookings for both intercompany and intracompany shipments. Ensure contracted lanes are utilized, and coordinate with the Logistics Team on awarding spot lanes.
  • Keep freight data in Netsuite and TMS (Shipwell) organized, ensuring ship dates, freight details, and costs are accurate and up to date.
  • Track, monitor shipments, and follow up with 3PL providers to ensure freight is ready for planned ship dates to minimize dwell times.  
  • Communicate shipment status’ to the team: Utilize carrier portals, and TMS to escalate late pickups and deliveries. Monitor internal freight movements to ensure timely deliveries that meet production requirements at expected cost. 
• Network/Shipment Optimization (20%) 
  • Plan loads: review and recommend opportunities for consolidation and changes to modes of transportation.
  • Monitor order due dates against expected transit times to drive OTS%/OTD% for customer orders. 
• Finance (10-15%) 
  • Assist with monthly logistics cost analysis, provide data from shipping portals, and actual freight spend detail.
  • Monitor and award spot bids, as well as report on trends to ensure loads are booked at competitive rates.
  • Support the Accounting/AR function to ensure financial accuracy, including reviewing invoices and auditing accessorials like TONU, detention, and FSC charges.
  • Provide support for freight RFPs. 
• Escalations (10-15%) 
  • Identify and reconcile issues as they arise, assist with dispositioning O/S/D, rejections, returns.
  • Support Logistics leadership and the overall team in shipment escalations, freight market insights.  

Who You Are

• Experience working in ERP, TMS, and WMS Systems. Netsuite experience preferred.
• 1 – 2 years experience in either Transportation, Supply Chain/Logistics. CPG industry preferred.  
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets
• Outstanding time management and organizational skills, with significant attention to detail.
• Outstanding communication (verbal and written) with relationship management. 

Position: Analyst, Transportation

Reports to: Associate, Logistics & Systems

Location: Remote + Travel (< 5%)

Type: Full-Time, exempt

Our Commitment

Chomps is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To achieve our mission of making nutritious food more accessible we greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which comes from diversity of all types, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do and the smart thing for our business. 

We're aware of the research showing that historically underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a job if they don't believe that they meet all of the criteria. Do you hesitate to submit an application because you believe you need to check every box? Please apply anyway with a thoughtful cover letter! We would love to hear from you to discuss how you can help us build a great team at Chomps. 

You must reside in the United States to be considered for this position. Chomps does not provide employment-based visa sponsorship at this time. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Important Notice:

It has come to our attention that fraudsters have been posing as Chomps employees or recruiters and contacting job-seeking candidates regarding potential job opportunities. These fraudulent messages sometimes include a request for payment and confidential personal information. Please note that the Chomps recruiting process does not include asking candidates for payments or other confidential financial information.If you are applying for a job, you can confirm the legitimacy of a job posting by viewing current open roles: https://chomps.com/pages/chomps-careers. If you have questions please email us at careers@chomps.com