**Traffic Analyst 3****Education and Experience**:- BA or BS, Preferably in Business, Transportation or Supply Chain- 5+ years experience in a Global Logistics Environment- Freight Forwarding background helpful but not necessary- Must possess excellent skills in Excel, Word and PowerPoint. For excel skills specifically must understand how to perform Pivot Tables and VLookups.- Experience using Oracle ERP**Nature of Duties**:1. Strategic as well as tactical relationship with Sanmina's Transportation Service Providers.2. Guide and monitor Global Transportation Services to and from North America and Canada Plants and Repair Facilities.3. Driving most cost effective transportation activities to minimize cost and maximize use of Sanmina Corporate PreferredTransportation Service Providers.4. Create retention records and databases from different sources ( Oracle, CTSI reports, Crossdock data, Global billingreports, Shared Services data and Finance dashboard ).5. Monitor PSL usage, usage of premium freight services, and routing guide adherence.6. Monitoring freight expenses and finance coding to ensure correct GL accounts are charged.7. Provide information and guidance to plant logistics managers regarding spending performance and trends.8. Plant support for assurance of supply including daily communication with Plant Management and Logistics Personnel9. Quoting new business and new traffic lanes10. Securing space and equipment for critical shipments11. Work with plants and customers to provide COVID Surcharge information and drive recovery efforts12. Daily communication with Plant Management and Transportation Service Providers to ensure pipeline is smooth13. Coordinates and Consolidates domestic and international shipments14. Interprets laws, rules and regulations regarding shipping, C-TPAT, FAST, etc