Freight Cost Analyst

At HEINEKEN Kraków (HEINEKEN Global Shared Services) our success comes directly from our great people. We are a growing team of business experts in finance, accounting, data and technology ready to „WOW” the world with our expertise, passion and pride to be GREEN.We act on our values of Passion for consumers & customers, Courage to dream & pioneer, Care for people & planet, Enjoyment of Life, always focused on being ourselves: inclusive, diverse, and open for new challenges.

Your responsibilities would include:

• freight cost claims and cost settlement management
• addressing freight bill disputes directly with logistics service providers
• validating information with OpCo, request approvals when required
• monitoring and manage extra claims cost, evidence, and approvals
• validating freight cost calculation and amounts for invoicing
• analyzing invoice mismatches informed by freight forwarders, against OTM Rate cards identifying the reason code and root cause
• serving as a single point of contact for any freight cost issues and escalate if required
• analyzing and optimizes freight cost settlement activities to standardize process across OpCos
• rating master data and planning parameters maintenance
• processing (OpCo) freight rates update requests in OTM
• overseeing and manage freight cost functions in OTM
• maintaining planning parameters in OTM (e.g. truck sizes, location restrictions, etc.)
• benchmarking freight rates structures across OpCos.

You are a good candidate if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in Management, Business, Logistics, or related field
• experience working in freight bill audit processes, disputes, procurement processes or similar (financial analysis)
• very strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• high attention to details
• ability to manage and meet deadlines and multi-task daily activities
• proficiency with Microsoft Office (advanced Excel, Power BI)
• experience working for a multinational organization and working with colleagues internationally
• excellent written and verbal English.

You are a perfect match if you also have:

• understanding of transportation rules, regulations, standard processes, and business policies
• good understanding/experience with Oracle Transportation Management tool
• training and certification in Six Sigma or LEAN, or similar quality management experience
• knowledge of VBA
• proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., SAP).

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