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Analytics and Process Improvement Specialist - Challenger (Cambridge)Challenger Motor Freight • Cambridge, ON, Canada
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Analytics and Process Improvement Specialist - Challenger (Cambridge)

Analytics and Process Improvement Specialist - Challenger (Cambridge)

Challenger Motor Freight • Cambridge, ON, Canada
30+ days ago
Salary
CA$70,000.00 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
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Job description
Challenger Motor Freight Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplace. We welcome applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and all qualified individuals.
If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected] and we will work with you to meet your needs.Challenger, part of the Fastfrate Group, is a leading North American transportation and logistics provider, offering Full Truck Load (FTL) services across North America, supported by integrated logistics solutions. With advanced fleet capabilities, modern facilities, and a strong commitment to service excellence, Challenger supports a wide range of industries with safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
Employees at Challenger are part of a performance-driven culture focused on safety, innovation, and continuous improvement. Through advanced technology, ongoing training, and diverse career opportunities across driving, operations, maintenance, logistics, and administration, Challenger provides an environment where motivated individuals can build long-term, rewarding careers.Why you’ll love working here:
  • A workplace where you can learn, grow, and build your career
  • A culture that encourages new ideas and continuous improvement
  • Supportive leaders who provide guidance while giving you autonomy
  • A team-focused environment
  • A competitive total-rewards package, including group benefits and a company-sponsored retirement savings plan
  • Support for professional memberships, training, and certifications
The Opportunity:
This is your chance to join a team where your work truly makes an impact. In this role, you will contribute directly to the success of our customers, our operations, and the Fastfrate Group as a whole. You’ll work in a supportive environment that values collaboration, problem-solving, and continuous learning.

Role Summary:
The Analytics and Process Improvement Specialist is responsible for providing operational support, analysis, and recommendations for a variety of corporate initiatives, leveraging a wide variety of technical tools. This role will also assist in the development of process strategies for projects and supporting the process improvement cycle from strategy, analysis, design, and implementation through to monitoring the effective use of new or upgraded processes.

Acting as a critical conduit between technical data environments and business stakeholders, the individual will place a high emphasis on data science practices as it relates to improvements in business decision making and process. The incumbent supports the full process improvement lifecycle—from analysis and solution design through implementation, adoption, and performance monitoring—ensuring that technical solutions are practical, well-governed, and deliver measurable business value. The Analytics and Process Improvement Specialist will provide customer specific network analysis, order optimization and network recommendations to internal stakeholders.

Hours of Work:
Monday to Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm

Work Arrangement:
On-site

Position Type:
Non-Union

Employment Status:
Permanent

Compensation:
Salary Range: $70,000 to $90,000

Work Location & Environment:
300 Maple Grove Rd., Cambridge, ON Canada
Office environmentKey Accountabilities:
  • Operational Analytics and Data Recommendations – 30%
    • Leads or supports operational projects; provides analysis and data-driven recommendations that improve business decision-making.
    • Use SQL Server, SQL-based querying, ETL processes, Power BI, KNIME and related analytics tools to extract, transform, validate, analyze and present operational data.
    • Build and maintain repeatable data workflows that support recurring reporting, customer analysis, network analysis and operational decision-making.
    • Collaborate with Operations, Yield Management, IT, and other teams to identify business needs, set KPIs, and provide actionable data insights.
    • Support on-demand data requests from user groups, ensuring outputs are accurate, timely and clearly explained.
    • Identify gaps in data quality, process consistency or reporting logic and recommend improvements.
  • Truckload Customer Specific Order/Flow Optimization – 30%
    • Optimize recurring Truckload customer freight flows for major customer accounts, including the weekly order drop and monthly order flow optimization processes.
    • Analyze order volume, freight patterns, lane balance, equipment utilization, customer requirements and network impact to identify improvements.
    • Develop recommendations that improve equipment utilization, reduce inefficiency and support an optimized operational network.
    • Work within the TMS and related data environments to support monthly changeover design and ensure planned flows are accurately reflected in operational systems.
    • Support annual pricing reviews and major customer business reviews through customer-specific freight flow analysis, network impact assessment and data-backed recommendations.
  • Lean Process Improvement Implementation – 30%
    • Use design thinking methodologies to identify, analyze and document current business processes.
    • Apply Lean improvement methodologies to all initiatives, always place emphasis on the problem, not the solution.
    • Manage process recommendation documents including presentations, process models, supporting metrics, business requirements and related impact analysis.
    • Responsible for leading ad hoc project teams and the execution of new processes with necessary stakeholders.
  • Project Management – 5%
    • Identifies opportunities for process innovation.
    • Creates clear project management plans and documentation for any process changes and projects.
    • Drives the analysis, design, and modelling of business processes by conducting user interviews / meetings.
    • Provides ongoing support to all internal and external stakeholders for all process changes including training, troubleshooting and ongoing guidance to end users.
    • Reviews data post-implementation to measure process outcomes and impacts.
  • Continuous innovation and skill development – 5%
    • Focuses on continuous skill development and learning in following areas:
      • Automation (UiPath, Power Automate)
      • Change management
      • Project management
      • Python Coding
      • R Script
      • Machine Learning
      • Data Management
      • Process Mining
      • Process Standardization
      • Six Sigma Practices
  • Performs other duties as required
Qualifications
We’re looking for someone who brings:

Education & Experience:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Data Analytics, Computer or a related field required.
  • Strong SQL experience required, including the ability to query, join, transform, validate and troubleshoot data in a SQL Server environment.
  • Experience with design thinking, process improvement practices required.
  • Experience with Power BI required or strongly preferred, including data modelling, dashboard development and KPI reporting.
  • Experience with SQL, Python and R Script required.
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills, in-depth knowledge of Excel required.
  • Experience with UiPath or other RPA software an asset.
  • Experience with process simulations and standard operating procedures.
  • Experience with Low Code Development applications such as Alteryx or Knime an asset.
  • Experience with Microsoft Power BI an asset.
  • Experience with Microsoft Visio an asset.
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt considered an asset.
Skills & Attributes:
  • Able to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders and work effectively with multiple departments, while also working independently at times to solve problems with ambiguous solutions.
  • Strong practical data analysis skills with the ability to move from raw operational data to clear business recommendations.
  • Ability to work confidently with SQL Server-supported data environments and repeatable ETL/data preparation processes.
  • Ability to apply critical thinking and problem solving.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Time management skills: ability to prioritize and comfortable handling competing priorities.
  • Resilient and adaptable to change.
  • Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare and deliver presentations.
How To Apply:
If you’re interested in joining our team, please submit your application through our online career portal. We appreciate all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Disclaimer: We use some technology-based tools, which may include artificial intelligence (AI), to support application screening; however, all hiring decisions include human review.
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