What are the responsibilities and job description for the Logistics Analyst position at KBX Logistics?
Your Job
KBX is seeking a Logistics Analyst to join our team, who will focus on customer service supporting rail operations and problem resolution, audit, reporting, and communications both internal and external. This position focuses on customer service, rail fleet operational management, data integrity, and reporting, requiring strong sense of ownership, problem-solving and decision-making skills in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, the ability to prioritize both daily and long-term responsibilities, and a commitment to creating long-term value by challenging the status quo, while advancing the KBX vision with focused, data-driven solutions for customers’ rail logistics needs.
Our Team
Our team combines rail network execution and optimization with dedicated freight solutions to deliver seamless, cost-effective logistics. By managing lanes, transit times, and storage while partnering with customers to improve service and streamline processes. Our integrated approach ensures reliable transportation and measurable cost savings.
What You Will Do
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
KBX Logistics, a Koch company and global leader in transportation, offers world-class, technology-driven capabilities across all modes of managed freight and transportation asset management. KBX is uniquely positioned to meet the challenges shippers face, leveraging decades of firsthand experience and data-driven insights from a large, diverse, and global business network. By building mutually beneficial partnerships and innovative technology, KBX creates a competitive advantage for its customers and meets the growing need for cost effective and reliable supply chain solutions. For more information on KBX, visit www.kbx.com.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
KBX is seeking a Logistics Analyst to join our team, who will focus on customer service supporting rail operations and problem resolution, audit, reporting, and communications both internal and external. This position focuses on customer service, rail fleet operational management, data integrity, and reporting, requiring strong sense of ownership, problem-solving and decision-making skills in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, the ability to prioritize both daily and long-term responsibilities, and a commitment to creating long-term value by challenging the status quo, while advancing the KBX vision with focused, data-driven solutions for customers’ rail logistics needs.
Our Team
Our team combines rail network execution and optimization with dedicated freight solutions to deliver seamless, cost-effective logistics. By managing lanes, transit times, and storage while partnering with customers to improve service and streamline processes. Our integrated approach ensures reliable transportation and measurable cost savings.
What You Will Do
- Identify systemic opportunities/problems and initiate innovative solutions in support of our vision
- Interact with Internal and External Customers’ Supply Chain Managers and shipping and receiving locations to understand production forecast as well as Procurement to support rail transportation needs
- Waybill and escalate idle or delayed cars to meet customer deadlines
- Create and maintain strong relationships with railroad operations, customer service, account management teams.
- Track and trace railcars and provide updates to production facilities/terminals, team members, and end-customers on car availability.
- Audit and analyze vendor invoice charges for freight, accessorials, maintenance, storage, and demurrage
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with internal and external customers
- Experience analyzing sets of data to develop and support transportation processes
- Experience with Microsoft Excel (i.e. spreadsheet creation/editing, pivot tables, data manipulation/analysis, formula creation, etc.)
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain
- Experience working with or for the railroad industry
- Experience analyzing logistics processes to identify gaps and develop solutions
- Experience with freight billing, tracking, and dispute resolution
- Experience utilizing PowerBI
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
KBX Logistics, a Koch company and global leader in transportation, offers world-class, technology-driven capabilities across all modes of managed freight and transportation asset management. KBX is uniquely positioned to meet the challenges shippers face, leveraging decades of firsthand experience and data-driven insights from a large, diverse, and global business network. By building mutually beneficial partnerships and innovative technology, KBX creates a competitive advantage for its customers and meets the growing need for cost effective and reliable supply chain solutions. For more information on KBX, visit www.kbx.com.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
