Transport Analyst

About Us

Americold is a global provider of temperature-controlled infrastructure. We partner with farmers and food producers to ensure their perishable and frozen products reach food suppliers, restaurants, and your local grocery store without spoilage. Our customers, which include some of the most respected brands in the food industry, rely on our expertise and commitment to safety in order to deliver on their commitments.

What you’ll Do

Americold is recruiting a commercially driven Commercial Analyst – Transport to optimise transport performance, cost efficiency, and customer profitability across our Australian operations.

You’ll own transport pricing, carrier management, and freight cost modelling, partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and BD to drive better commercial outcomes. This role suits a proactive analyst who thrives on solving problems and building frameworks from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse and negotiate carrier rates, contracts, and performance
• Build and maintain transport pricing and cost models
• Identify cost drivers (linehaul, last mile, fuel) and optimisation opportunities
• Deliver reporting on transport performance, trends, and KPIs
• Conduct customer and lane-level profitability analysis
• Support tenders, renewals, and commercial decision-making
• Monitor yield and address margin leakage
• Develop dashboards and insights (Excel, Power BI, TMS)
• Ensure rate accuracy, compliance, and resolve billing issues
• Contribute to network optimisation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Experience in transport, logistics, or supply chain environments 
• Understanding of transport cost structures (linehaul, fuel, accessorials) 
• Proven experience in pricing, modelling, or data analysis 
• Advanced Excel + Power BI/Tableau experience 
• Exposure to TMS and ERP systems (SAP, Oracle) 
• Knowledge of KPIs (cost/km, DIFOT, utilisation)
• Strong analytical mindset with commercial acumen 
• Confident working across stakeholders in a fast-paced environment 
• Passion for driving efficiency through data and insights

What Experience and Education You Need:

• Experience in transport, logistics, or supply chain environments 
• Understanding of transport cost structures (linehaul, fuel, accessorials) 
• Proven experience in pricing, modelling, or data analysis 
• Advanced Excel + Power BI/Tableau experience 
• Exposure to TMS and ERP systems (SAP, Oracle) 
• Knowledge of KPIs (cost/km, DIFOT, utilisation)
• Strong analytical mindset with commercial acumen 
• Confident working across stakeholders in a fast-paced environment 

• Passion for driving efficiency through data and insights

  
  

What We Offer

At Americold, we recognise that our people are critical to our success. In return for your leadership and expertise, we offer:

• The opportunity to lead a significant, complex operation within a successful and growing global organisation
• A value-driven culture centred on safety, integrity, teamwork and giving back to the communities in which we operate
• A competitive remuneration package, including bonus eligibility
• A role with genuine autonomy, influence and long-term career development opportunities
• Access to Fitness Passport, supporting your health and wellbeing
• Structured internal training and development programs to support your growth as a leader
• Novated leasing options
• Paid parental leave, supporting you and your family during life’s important moments

Apply now and help shape the future of temperature-controlled supply chains with Americold.

Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with applicable employment laws.