Senior Transportation Specialist

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Transportation Specialist based in India.

This is an exciting opportunity for a transportation and logistics professional to play a critical role in managing carrier rate accuracy, contract compliance, and financial integrity across a high-volume shipping network. In this specialist position, you will leverage your analytical expertise to interpret carrier contracts, validate pricing structures, and ensure billing accuracy while collaborating with procurement, finance, operations, and technology teams. You will contribute to optimizing transportation costs, improving operational efficiency, and supporting strategic carrier management initiatives. Working in a fast-paced, data-driven environment, you will have a direct impact on financial performance and supply chain excellence while helping drive continuous process improvement.

Accountabilities:: Translate carrier contracts into accurate system configurations, including base rates, accessorial charges, fuel surcharges, dimensional weight rules, and zone-based pricing.

Maintain and update carrier pricing rules, surcharge schedules, and zip-zone mappings to ensure alignment with contractual agreements and effective dates.

Conduct rate delta analyses to evaluate general rate increases (GRIs), contract revisions, and pricing changes, identifying financial impacts and potential discrepancies.

Build and maintain cost comparison models to assess shipment-level and portfolio-wide transportation expenses and support strategic decision-making.

Audit carrier invoices to verify billing accuracy, identify unauthorized charges, and resolve discrepancies through structured investigations and carrier collaboration.

Partner with finance and accounts payable teams to support accurate carrier payments, financial reconciliations, and month-end reporting activities.

Monitor carrier compliance with negotiated service levels and contractual terms while supporting carrier onboarding, system configuration validation, and operational testing.

Collaborate with transportation systems, procurement, and operations teams to improve reporting, billing accuracy, supply chain visibility, and continuous process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience in transportation, logistics, carrier procurement, supply chain, or transportation finance with direct exposure to carrier pricing and billing.

Strong understanding of parcel and final-mile transportation pricing, including base rates, accessorial fees, fuel surcharges, dimensional weight calculations, and zone-based pricing structures.

Proven experience performing carrier rate analysis, contract validation, invoice auditing, and transportation cost modeling.

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including functions such as VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, reconciliation models, and complex data analysis.

Experience working with Transportation Management Systems (TMS), ERP platforms, or carrier billing systems.

Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex transportation tariffs and quantify business impact.

Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and accountability in managing financially sensitive data and processes.

Strong communication and collaboration skills with experience working across procurement, finance, operations, and technology teams.

Experience with SQL, Databricks, BI tools, carrier contract negotiations, or high-volume e-commerce and third-party logistics (3PL) environments is considered an advantage.

Willingness to work permanent US business hours (7:00 PM – 4:00 AM IST).

Benefits

Fully remote position based in India.

Comprehensive medical, term life, and accidental insurance coverage.

Generous paid leave, including casual, sick, earned, public holidays, maternity, and paternity leave.

Quarterly wellness day to support work-life balance and employee wellbeing.

Work-from-home allowance.

Access to modern AI-powered productivity tools and technology from day one.

Opportunity to work in a collaborative, high-performance, and globally distributed environment with strong career development opportunities.

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