Sr. Logistics Analyst

Position Overview The Senior Logistics Analyst position is located in Kansas City, MO, or Lake Forest, IL within our Toxicology Workplace Services business. The role focuses on ensuring effective and cost‑efficient transportation across all modes, identifying and implementing process improvements, and supporting the global logistics and procurement team. Responsibilities Lead the end‑to‑end transportation strategy across all modes, ensuring reliable, cost‑effective, and compliant operations that support enterprise supply chain performance. Oversee parcel carrier relationships and strategic sourcing, including service governance, contract optimization, and performance management. Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying inefficiencies, analyzing trends, and implementing solutions that enhance service quality and operational efficiency. Guide transportation analytics, emphasizing reverse logistics, and develop dashboards, performance metrics, and executive summaries that inform decision‑making and highlight improvement opportunities. Partner with Finance and Accounting to align freight accruals, reporting, and cost‑to‑serve analysis, ensuring accurate financial integration and forecasting. Manage the freight audit and payment ecosystem, collaborating with audit partners and business teams to resolve discrepancies, improve compliance, and eliminate process gaps. Monitor global market conditions, regulations, and logistics risks, translating insights into proactive strategies and operational adjustments. Resolve cross‑functional and customer issues by identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and communicating resolutions across internal and external partners. Support new product introductions and operational changes, ensuring transportation requirements, documentation, and service standards are established and maintained. Lead international and domestic transportation problem‑solving, including documentation, compliance, carrier selection, and issue escalation. Govern forward, reverse, and intercompany logistics operations, evaluating impacts on network efficiency and driving alignment across functions. Evaluate suppliers and carriers, using cost, service, quality, and risk criteria to recommend optimal network or service configurations. Review contracts and service terms to identify opportunities to strengthen compliance and implement cost‑efficient, scalable improvements. Coordinate cross‑functional alignment between Procurement, Logistics, Operations, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure strategic and financial consistency. Maintain system access governance, ensuring proper configuration, controls, and account utilization across transportation platforms. Lead communication of carrier performance, spend trends, and project updates through regular business reviews and stakeholder presentations. Manage documentation‑linked processes, including supplier approvals, carrier label ordering, and account assignments to ensure accuracy and operational continuity. Perform other duties as assigned by the business. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Five or more years of relevant professional experience. Proficiency in MS Office including Excel, Access, Word, and Outlook. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Comfortable evaluating large data sets and analyzing the data to identify improvement opportunities. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Science, Engineering, IT/Computer Science, Finance, or Accounting. Database skills. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions. Experience managing a courier network and a large number of parcel shipments. Experience managing reverse logistics. ERP system experience. Willingness to travel up to 25%. Benefits Career development opportunities within an international company. Free medical coverage under the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the following calendar year. Excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution. Tuition reimbursement, Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit—affordable paths to a bachelor’s degree. Recognized as a great workplace for diversity, working mothers, and female executives. Compensation The base pay for this position is $78,000.00 – $156,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the posted range. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. #J-18808-Ljbffr