Senior Associate - Logistics

Job Summary

Coordinates international transportation operations to ensure timely, accurate, and cost-effective product movement. Responsible for shipment planning, carrier coordination, import operations, and distribution center deliveries. Monitors shipment performance, resolves transportation exceptions, and leverages SQL, Power BI, and other analytical tools to enhance shipment visibility, monitor operational performance, and drive continuous improvement.

Jos Responsibility

• Plans and coordinates international shipments based on delivery requirements, carrier capacity, and established cost and service parameters. 

• Manages import transportation activities, including bookings, container movements, intermodal shipments, and deconsolidation operations. 

• Secures carrier capacity and coordinates inbound and outbound shipments to support timely distribution center deliveries. 

• Tracks shipments, monitors transit times, and maintains accurate transportation information using AS400, EDI, and other systems. 

• Investigates and resolves shipment exceptions, including delays, routing discrepancies, delivery issues, and shipment shortages or overages. 

• Coordinates priority shipments and communicates transportation updates to carriers, freight forwarders, vendors, and internal stakeholders. 

• Audits freight invoices, shipment records, and shipping methods to ensure accuracy and cost efficiency. 

• Analyzes carrier performance, transportation costs, and service metrics to identify opportunities for operational improvements. 

• Utilizes SQL queries to extract, validate, and analyze transportation data to support reporting, shipment visibility, and operational decision-making. 

• Develops, implements, and maintains dashboards and visual reporting tools, including Microsoft Power BI, to monitor transportation performance, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and support operational improvements. 

• Collaborates with internal and external partners to support daily transportation operations and continuous improvement initiatives. 

About Walgreens 
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

The salary for this role is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual compensation and performance-based bonus that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including experience, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. This job posting will remain open for a minimum of 5 days and may remain open until the position is filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits 

 

External Basic Qualifications

• At least 2 years of related experience.
• At least 1 year of experience applying transportation routing principles to time-sensitive shipments.
• At least 1 year of experience working with basic business goals, financial concepts, or key performance measures relevant to day-to-day work activities.
• At least 1 year of experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Travel may be required up to 10%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Transportation, or a related field. 
• At least 2 years of experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, import operations, or a related field. 
• At least 1 year of experience applying transportation routing principles to time-sensitive shipments. 
• At least 1 year of experience working with business goals, financial concepts, or key performance measures. 
• At least 1 year of experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. 
• Knowledge of international import operations, domestic transportation, and intermodal shipping. 
• Experience with AS400 or transportation management systems. 
• Proficiency in SQL queries for data extraction, analysis, and reporting. 
• Proficiency in developing, configuring, and managing dashboards and visual reporting tools, including Microsoft Power BI. 
• Strong analytical, quantitative, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, fluctuating workloads, and time-sensitive operational requirements. 
• Travel may be required up to 10%. 
• Experience with ocean freight, import logistics, container drayage, and deconsolidation operations. 
• Knowledge of CFS/CY operations, EDI transactions, and distribution center processes. 
• Experience with freight auditing, carrier performance analysis, and transportation cost management. 
• Experience developing automated reports, interactive dashboards, and transportation performance metrics. 
• Familiarity with data visualization, reporting automation, and business intelligence tools.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
 
 
The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits

Job Function

Supply Chain/Distribution

Common Location

106 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-05123-01106-2

Pay Type

Salaried

Start Rate

65000

Employment Type

Full-time

Maximum Rate

113750