Global Manager Freight Audit and Payment

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the timely payment of Emersons 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 Emersons reporting system. Ensure Emersons reporting system and the providers 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. Managing 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.

• Bachelors 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

• Masters 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 perspectivesbecause 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 believe diverse teams working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible competitive benefits plans to meet you and your familys physical mental financial and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans with dental and vision coverage Employee Assistance Program 401(k) tuition reimbursement employee resource groups recognition and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal) vacation and holiday leave.