Full-Time

Senior Business Analyst

Posted on 11/1/2025

C.H. Robinson

C.H. Robinson

10,001+ employees

Global freight transportation and logistics platform

No salary listed

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

In Person

Category
Business & Strategy (3)
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Required Skills
Power BI
Agile
SQL
Tableau
Data Analysis
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
  • Minimum 4+ years of analytics experience developing business solutions using comprehensive, robust data assets
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite of tools, especially Excel and PowerPoint
  • Working knowledge of data visualization tools, including, Power BI, Tableau, and SQL querying
  • Logistics and supply chain domain experience
  • Intermediate or expert understanding of data fundamentals and passion for data integrity, testing, and validation
  • Experience working with product teams in an iterative environment
  • Ability to motivate and encourage change, able to get positive results in a very large, dispersed organization
  • Positive, collaborative working style
  • Effective and flexible communication skills
  • Able to make recommendations, articulate analysis and field questions and/or pushback from key internal and external stakeholders
  • Strong experience in developing and communicating business recommendations and insights in an easy-to-understand way, leveraging data to tell a story
  • Sound business acumen, including financial measures and business impacts
  • Early adopter of new and emerging tools
  • Capable of creating professional, intuitive, and action-oriented reports
  • Creative thinker, solutions-oriented and visionary thought leader
  • Excellent project management skills, including the ability to lead, facilitate, influence, and organize
  • Organized individual with strong self and project management disciplines, including the ability to facilitate and influence
  • Proven ability to think creatively to develop a data model or perspective to answer challenging business problems or scenarios
  • Values a diverse and inclusive work environment
Responsibilities
  • Develop and adapt applications, reporting & analysis based on feedback
  • Update and maintain standard library of reporting & analysis for current and future business application
  • Using agile processes, take in reviewed work through work management tools
  • Interpret internal/external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, or services
  • Extracts and interprets large scale data to answer ambiguous questions while working directly with personnel across the network
  • Proactively analyze topics, identify, and creates recommendations supported by facts to change behaviors, including specific operational improvements to the team and the business in general
  • Clearly translate and communicate complex concepts into understandable, professional presentations
  • Consults, supports and informs leadership and/or customers using data driven insights
  • Collaborate with internal analytical teams to develop predictive solutions
  • Presents and delivers analytical value through business intelligence and collaboration
  • Networks by building relationships and consulting to bring solutions to life
  • Develop innovative solutions and insights from data that will allow C.H. Robinson to improve supply chain services
  • Advocate and build data-fueled products that help our global customers and partners improve business outcomes
  • Partner with internal departments to better understand drivers of trends and impact of business changes
  • Collaborate with leadership, develop, and maintain robust platform and lead optimization reporting and analytics
  • Assess and reviews other team members work to ensure accuracy
  • Work with management to drive engagement, planning and decision making
  • Create, document, and maintain project related plans, process flows, and metrics
  • Communicate project progress and facilitate project-related meetings to meet deliverables and escalate when needed quickly as necessary
  • Engage with the customer on identifying and prioritizing areas of analysis and opportunity globally
  • Serve as the primary contact for the customer account base, ensuring prompt response to customer inquiries and follow through on issues until resolution to customer satisfaction
  • Demonstrate mastery on existing reports, and develops additional reports using business knowledge
  • Work closely with Reporting resources to build key data sets to empower operational and exploratory analysis
  • Influences on other reports being built, may be a SME to help guide new report creation
  • Utilizes internal reporting, database querying, and applicable tools, such as Power BI and Tableau to develop processes to track and analyze current focus areas
  • Promote and lead a positive working relationship for all team members
  • Other duties or responsibilities as assigned according to the team and/or country specific requirement
Desired Qualifications
  • Advanced knowledge and practical application of a programming language such as Python and/or R
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively present, influence, and consult with senior level stakeholders

C.H. Robinson moves goods globally by providing freight transportation and logistics services, including North American Surface Transportation with trucking and Global Forwarding for air and ocean freight plus customs brokerage. It uses a platform approach that connects shippers with carriers, leveraging technology and data to coordinate routes, rates, and administration. The company differentiates itself with a large physical network of offices and an integrated end-to-end platform that links domestic and international services with outsource solutions and sourcing. Its goal is to deliver efficient, cost-effective transportation and logistics services by matching shippers with carriers at scale.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Founded

1905

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q1 2026 adjusted EPS rose 15.4% to $1.35 via cost controls.
  • NAST adjusted gross profits grew 3% to $431 million despite truckload costs.
  • Returned $359.8 million to shareholders through buybacks and dividends.

What critics are saying

  • Flexport surges 25% volumes, erodes Global Forwarding's 14.2% revenue drop.
  • Uber Freight captures 15% more NAST spot volume per SONAR data.
  • 29% workforce cut to 12,085 drives sales reps to TQL competitors.

What makes C.H. Robinson unique

  • Lean AI platform automates workflows using decades of proprietary shipment data.
  • Manages 37 million shipments yearly for 75,000 customers across all modes.
  • Gained NAST market share 12 straight quarters versus declining Cass Index.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

401(k) Company Match

401(k) Retirement Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Wellness Program

Company News

Insider Monkey
Apr 7th, 2026
BofA and Evercore ISI cut C.H. Robinson (CHRW) targets, see margin pressure but recovery ahead.

BofA and Evercore ISI cut C.H. Robinson (CHRW) targets, see margin pressure but recovery ahead. Published on april 7, 2026 at 3:26 pm by vardah gill in news. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) is included among the 15 Best Consistent Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now. On March 27, BofA analyst Ken Hoexter lowered the firm's price recommendation on C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) to $219 from $225. It reiterated a Buy rating on the shares. The firm made a slight cut to its Q1 North American Surface Transportation targets. It expects adjusted gross margin pressure, driven by an above-seasonal increase in truckload spot rates, the analyst said. On the same day, Evercore ISI analyst Jonathan Chappell lowered the firm's price goal on CHRW to $205 from $219 and maintained an Outperform rating. The analyst said recent data points, both macro and sector-specific, point to the end of the prolonged downturn. They also suggest a more meaningful EPS recovery could be ahead, he added in a note on the transports group. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) is a global logistics provider. The company reports across three segments: North American Surface Transportation (NAST), Global Forwarding, and All Other, and Corporate. The NAST segment handles transportation and logistics services across North America through a network of offices in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. While we acknowledge the risk and potential of CHRW as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than CHRW and that has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 2nd, 2026
C.H. Robinson shares fall 10% in one month despite 67% yearly gain

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has experienced share price volatility, gaining 1.5% in one day but declining 10% over the past month, despite a 67% total return over 12 months. The logistics company reports annual revenue of $16.23 billion and net income of $587.08 million. Currently trading at $168.50, the most followed analyst narrative suggests a fair value of $193.52, revised upward from $153.36, indicating the stock is 12.9% undervalued. However, the current price-to-earnings ratio of 33.8x sits nearly double the global logistics sector average of 15.3x and above the fair ratio of 18.5x. The higher fair value estimate reflects revised assumptions on margins and future earnings multiples, though valuation risk remains if market sentiment shifts.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 24th, 2026
C.H. Robinson unveils AI logistics engine trained on decades of proprietary data

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has unveiled a new AI-enabled logistics engine built on its proprietary "Lean AI" operating system. The system uses hundreds of AI agents trained on decades of logistics data to automate and optimise supply chain workflows for thousands of customers across the global freight broker's platform. The company reported measurable operational improvements through the system, which leverages historical shipment, pricing and route data in day-to-day operations. Management characterised the technology as transformative for its logistics platform. However, shares are currently trading at $166.84, approximately 33.4% above estimated fair value according to Simply Wall St's analysis, despite sitting 13.8% below the consensus analyst target of $193.52. The stock has declined 12.2% over the past 30 days.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 24th, 2026
C.H. Robinson cuts 29% of workforce as AI and automation boost productivity

C.H. Robinson has offered voluntary buyouts to a limited group of employees as part of ongoing efforts to streamline operations. Approximately 160 employees were offered packages, with roughly 26 accepting deals including nine months' severance pay and accelerated stock vesting, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based logistics company's total headcount has declined from approximately 14,990 employees in Q1 2024 to roughly 12,085 in Q4 2025, a 29% year-over-year reduction. Its North American Surface Transportation division fell from about 6,004 to 4,970 employees during the same period. Company executives attribute the workforce reductions to productivity improvements from automation and AI, which have reduced manual work on routine tasks, rather than declining freight volumes.

Source Logistics
Mar 24th, 2026
As Source Logistics grows, it strengthens its leadership team.

As Source Logistics grows, it strengthens its leadership team. Source Logistics began in 1999 with a single 20,000-square-foot warehouse and a simple idea: logistics works best when it's built on trust, consistency, and strong relationships. Founded by cousins Marcelo Sada and Raul Villarreal, the company grew by focusing on people first (employees, customers, and partners) and by doing the work the right way, even when conditions were challenging. Over the years, that approach helped Source Logistics expand steadily through economic cycles, supply chain disruptions, tariff uncertainty, and shifting customer needs. What started as one facility has grown into a national network supporting leading brands across food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, health and beauty, and consumer retail. Today, Source Logistics provides omni-channel distribution, warehousing, fulfillment, transportation, and value-added services across dry, ambient, cold, and frozen environments, with millions of square feet of FDA- and SQF-compliant space. Growth at Source Logistics has never been about scale for its own sake. Source has consistently reinvested in its operations by adding capacity, upgrading infrastructure, and strengthening teams to support long-term customer partnerships and reliable execution. Continuing to Invest Through Change As the logistics industry has faced increased volatility, Source Logistics has continued to expand its footprint and capabilities rather than pulling back. With the support of Palladium Equity Partners since November 2023, the company has accelerated investments in facilities, freight services, and leadership to support continued growth. Those investments are reflected in recent leadership appointments designed to support the next phase of the company's expansion. Adding Experience at the Right Time Source Logistics recently appointed Bob Biesterfeld, former President and CEO of C.H. Robinson, to its Board of Directors. Bob spent nearly 24 years at C.H. Robinson, rising through the organization to lead one of the world's largest logistics companies. During his tenure, the company delivered strong financial performance and navigated major changes in technology and global supply chains. "Bob's experience leading a large, complex logistics organization brings valuable perspective as we continue to grow our national platform," said Marcelo Sada, President and Co-Founder of Source Logistics. In addition, Luis Rodriguez was appointed Senior Vice President of Operations and is using his over two decades of logistics and operations experience in global business practices to focus on continuous improvement and strategic management across Source's national operational network. A Board Built to Support Long-Term Growth Bob joins an experienced board that includes Giannella Alvarez, whose executive leadership spans U.S. and Latin American markets with companies such as Kimberly-Clark, Barilla, and Procter & Gamble, and Lourdes Pineda, a financial executive with senior leadership roles at Carnival and Crystal Cruises. This mix of operational, financial, and global experience tied with the strong backing of Palladium Equity Partners supports Source Logistics' continued expansion and focus on disciplined growth. Looking Ahead From its early days as a single-warehouse operation to its current national footprint, Source Logistics has grown by staying focused on fundamentals: investing in people, maintaining strong customer relationships, and building reliable infrastructure. "Source Logistics was founded on perseverance, trust, and a belief in people," said Sada. "Those values continue to guide how we grow and how we prepare for what's next." As the company continues expanding through 2026 and beyond, Source Logistics remains focused on steady, intentional growth, grounded in the same principles that shaped its early years.

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