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Senior Supply Chain Analyst

Walgreens

Deerfield, ILJob$65–114K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$65–114K/yr
Location
Deerfield, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Supply Chain Analyst analyzes transportation data, trends, costs, and performance to identify opportunities and recommend actions to leadership and business partners. The role supports carrier strategy and network optimization, including service levels, provider performance, capacity, and new transportation solutions. It works with limited supervision and provides guidance to team members.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft ExcelPower BIData VisualizationSQLCritical ThinkingProblem SolvingBusiness CommunicationPresentation Skills

Qualifications

Bachelor's or High School Diploma/GED1+ Years Supply Chain or Business Experience4+ Years Supply Chain or Business Experience

Full job description

Job Summary :

  • Responsible for providing complex analysis of information, problems, and data of a diverse scope, where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.

  • Works with limited supervision. Exercises judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

  • Analyzes transportation data, trends, costs, and performance to identify opportunities and translate findings into actionable recommendations for leadership and business partners.

  • Supports carrier strategy and network optimization, including carrier diversification, service-level optimization, provider performance, capacity considerations, and evaluation of new transportation solutions.

Job Responsibilities :

  • Performs complex analysis of information, problems, and/or data under limited supervision. Develops recommendations for the review of lead and/or management.

  • Tracks, monitors and measures the benefit of implemented solutions for complex issues, applying company policies and procedures in the resolution of a wide range of issues. Acts as a subject matter expert with a full understanding of the area of specialization. Performs gap analysis and cost benefit analysis where indicated.

  • Communicates risks to leadership with proposed plans for mitigation. Demonstrates good judgement in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

  • Computes metrics involving complex issues.

  • Develops, analyzes and disseminates complex reports.

  • Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise, working collaboratively and sharing knowledge with the team.

  • Resolves complex issues.

  • Receives little instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments.

  • Recommends streamlined processes and process improvements to more leadership. Assists in driving change as needed.

  • Provides guidance and feedback to other team members.

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.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree and at least 1 years of experience in a supply chain or business role OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 4 years of experience in a supply chain or business role.

  • Advanced level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using AVERAGE function, merging and centering cells, printing centered page and/or creating a pivot table).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel; experience with pivot tables, vlookup, what if analysis

  • Intermediate proficiency with Power BI or comparable data visualization tools, including experience developing dashboards and reports

  • Working knowledge of SQL, including the ability to read, write, and modify queries

  • Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex business problems, identify root causes, evaluate alternatives, and develop actionable recommendations

  • Strong business communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex data and analysis into clear insights and recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences.

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

Salary Range: $65000 - $113750 / Salaried

How this job compares

Set against the 751 open Supply Chain Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$65–114K/yr
  • Illinois median$79–113K/yr26 salary ranges
  • US median$80–129K/yr425 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $89K, is close to the Illinois median midpoint ($90K) — in the middle half of Supply Chain Analyst salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 34 open Supply Chain Analyst jobs in Illinois and 751 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Supply Chain Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 581 postings).
Education
322 of the 751 open Supply Chain Analyst jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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