Freight Audit & Payment Supervisor

Freight Audit and Payment Supervisor

North American Transportation – Sanford, NC

COTY is looking for smart leaders who are fast and passionate.

Coty empowers the Freight Audit Supervisor North America to optimize regional transportation freight audit and payment with real-time data, innovation, and cross-functional collaboration. Coty’s fast-paced and creative culture gives this role visibility and growth opportunities beyond traditional supply chain roles.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As our Freight Audit Supervisor, you are responsible for ensuring accurate auditing and payment of FTL, LTL, Parcel and Brokerage/Customs invoices, collaborating with our 3rd party audit company, engaging with vendors to ensure updates are provided and discrepancies are challenged, engaging with A/P, maintaining rules and rates and driving automation and continuous improvement within the process.

Your main focus:

• Champion relationships with our carrier partners and 3rd party vendor, acting as the key point of contact

• Drive world class freight audit and payment processes and supporting the day-to-day execution
• Understand Domestic USA and North American Transport auditing processes and invoice flow
• Ensure Coty carriers understand and follow Coty Standards and procedures
• Make sure all invoices are processed in a timely manner and carriers are paid within terms
• Work in close collaboration with all Freight Audit stakeholders
• Ensure all stakeholders and operations teams are timely informed of any issue that can impact operations and relations with our transport service providers
• Ensure invoices are moving through the process and take quick action in case there are any issues to avoid late payments
• Make sure Coty carriers are informed of any actions that are pending on them with clear instructions
• Ensure re-occurring issues are root caused, identified and corrective action is taken
• Carrier queries emails to be replied in a timely manner
• Ensure statements of account are accurate, provided to carriers regularly and outstanding challenges are addressed
• Ensure remittance information is provided to carriers timely
• Prepare and present the Freight audit overview to drive Carrier performance in the Monthly reviews
• Ensure Freight audit KPIs are being met
• Ensure Freight Audit Payment & Claims Manager is informed in time of any risks or potential escalations and assist on managing escalations
• Manage and update Freight Audit reports
• Onboard new Coty carriers to the program including system set up and on-boarding
• Assisting with the creation of standard operating procedures, maintaining the play book; auditing of SOP’s.
• Driving automation initiatives by partnering with your manager and Engineering team.

Working for Coty means our people make us who we are. They are the brightest minds bringing innovative concepts to life. If you’re someone unwilling to settle, likes to envision larger possibilities, accelerate learning, and push boundaries – we’d love to hear from you! Working at Coty means being part of an inclusive workplace committed to diversity and equity, valuing diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Your ideas will count, fostering a career where you can achieve more than you ever imagined.

The team consists of Transportation professionals working closely together with several departments such as Procurement, A/P, Finance, DC and Transportation Operations. All your colleagues are driven to succeed and improve each day.

QUALIFICATIONS

We’d love to see candidates who have:

Essential:

• 3+ years of related freight auditor experinence in a supply chain role
• Undergraduate degree required. MBA a plus
• Self-driven
• Has a continuous improvement mind-set
• Leadership capability
• Highly organized
• Advanced skills with Excel
• Excellent communication skills
• Follows up aggressively

Desirable:

• Experience with freight audit and payment
• Must be autonomous, decisive, strategic thinking
• Good knowledge of excel and cursory knowledge of Power BI, Power Automate, SQL, Python

OUR BENEFITS

As our Freight Audit and Payment Supervisor, this is unique role with a genuine opportunity to make an impact. You’ll get to work in a diverse environment with a team of professionals who are passionate about the work they do and know how to have some fun along the way.

Coty’s global omni-working policy provides the option to work up to 50% of your month remotely. We believe that a more flexible philosophy of remote working will give everyone the freedom to choose what works for their individual circumstances and empower them to always perform at their best.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

1. Our recruiter will contact you.
2. A telephone/online introductory meeting follows.
3. A first online/in-person interview
4. A second interview
5. You will receive a proposal with the terms of employment.

ABOUT COTY

Coty is one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, skincare, and body care. At Coty, we celebrate the entire human kaleidoscope and cultivate a culture of fearless kindness.

Our people make us who we are. They are the brightest minds bringing the boldest ideas to life every day. If you’re the kind of person who refuses to settle, if you want to think bigger, learn faster and go further than you ever thought possible – we’d love to hear from you.

Coty is deeply committed to Changing the Conversation around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in an effort to create a more open, inclusive, and diverse workplace where all employees can be their authentic self. Join us in making over the world of beauty!

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

We offer equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Coty complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected] . We strongly believe that cultivating a diverse workplace gives a company strength. The combination of unique skills, abilities, experiences and backgrounds creates an environment that produces extraordinary results. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.

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