Location: St. Louis
Global Manager Freight Audit and Payment
Based in St. Louis, MO you will be responsible for the performance of Emerson’s Global Freight Audit and Payment programs. This includes the development of internal and external processes supporting freight payment, management of third-party freight audit providers, responsibility for Logistics reporting processes, and communication of program performance.
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the timely payment of Emerson’s freight invoices in accordance with Emerson contracts.
- Provide global leadership to the regional freight payment operational team members.
- Drive deployment of standard freight audit and pay practices globally, selecting the best approach for each region.
- Produce key financial reports and collaborate with regional finance departments to facilitate month-end close.
- Develop cost models to determine the appropriate intercompany fee structure to support freight audit and pay activities.
- Develop a global transportation budget overview and reporting to monitor and explain monthly performance against the plan.
- Collaborate with division and corporate leadership to identify requirements and develop strategies for the development, implementation, and monitoring of freight audit and payment processes globally.
- Ensure compliance with internal accounting requirements including industry and legal requirements and standards.
- Measure and report the effectiveness of the audit and payment processes.
- Ensure the transfer of freight payment data from the audit and/or payment provider into Emerson’s reporting system. Ensure Emerson’s reporting system and the provider’s system are in balance.
- Determine metrics, implement changes to drive business improvements and maintain dashboards to achieve targets and communicate progress monthly, quarterly, annually.
- Conduct regular process improvement reviews to identify automation or enhancement opportunities. Manage those improvement projects to completion within the Fiscal Year Targets.
- Manage relationship and ongoing improvement projects with third-party freight audit providers.
- You encourage open dialogue to discuss alternative perspectives. You ground yourself in data and focus on key metrics. You learn to streamline processes and cut out redundancy. You establish clear goals with anticipated outcomes and results. You make new connections and build relationships in other areas and teams.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field
- 3 or more years of supply chain, audit, logistics, or other relevant experience
- Experience working with large datasets to support decision making
- Experience managing multi-functional projects and global teams
- Able to think critically to solve sophisticated problems
- Excellent communication skills; comfortable working across multiple functional areas
- Legal authorization to work in the United States - Sponsorship will not be provided for this position
- Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field
- Understanding of freight audit and transportation management systems
- Intense attention to detail, while working with large data sets
- Experience with analytics and dashboarding tools (e.g. Oracle Analytics Cloud)
- Virtual Program and Presentation facilitation, advanced PPT and project management skills
At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact.
We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing and offer flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), tuition…
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