What are the responsibilities and job description for the Freight Audit Manager position at KBX Logistics?
Your Job
KBX is looking for a Freight Audit Manager to support our Freight Audit Team supporting our rail activity, whose core responsibilities will be to provide leadership and direction to the team and to acquire and develop appropriate talent and resources needed to meet current and future business and customer needs. This role will also assist with the execution of key initiatives and strategies that are aligned with and will advance the overall KBX vision. The successful candidate will have strong leadership skills, a high level of attention to detail, exhibit strong problem-solving skills, the ability to think economically, and be able to work in a fast-paced environment. The candidate will partner with the team to actively seek to identify process and system improvements in the overall AP process to improve the efficiency of processing resulting in timely payments.
Our Team
Our Freight Audit team is responsible for facilitating resolutions to freight invoices to ensure that we are delivering reliable, accurate, and timely invoice processing for our internal and external customers. This team closely partners with other individuals on our AP Freight Audit Team, accounting departments, procurement and rating to root cause and resolve invoice discrepancies to ensure timely payment to carriers.
What You Will Do
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
KBX Logistics, a Koch company and global leader in transportation, offers world-class, technology-driven capabilities across all modes of managed freight and transportation asset management. KBX is uniquely positioned to meet the challenges shippers face, leveraging decades of firsthand experience and data-driven insights from a large, diverse, and global business network. By building mutually beneficial partnerships and innovative technology, KBX creates a competitive advantage for its customers and meets the growing need for cost effective and reliable supply chain solutions. For more information on KBX, visit www.kbx.com.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
KBX is looking for a Freight Audit Manager to support our Freight Audit Team supporting our rail activity, whose core responsibilities will be to provide leadership and direction to the team and to acquire and develop appropriate talent and resources needed to meet current and future business and customer needs. This role will also assist with the execution of key initiatives and strategies that are aligned with and will advance the overall KBX vision. The successful candidate will have strong leadership skills, a high level of attention to detail, exhibit strong problem-solving skills, the ability to think economically, and be able to work in a fast-paced environment. The candidate will partner with the team to actively seek to identify process and system improvements in the overall AP process to improve the efficiency of processing resulting in timely payments.
Our Team
Our Freight Audit team is responsible for facilitating resolutions to freight invoices to ensure that we are delivering reliable, accurate, and timely invoice processing for our internal and external customers. This team closely partners with other individuals on our AP Freight Audit Team, accounting departments, procurement and rating to root cause and resolve invoice discrepancies to ensure timely payment to carriers.
What You Will Do
- Fulfill the expectations of a leader and supervisor, ensuring direct reports are your primary responsibility.
- Lead and develop a team whose knowledge and capability are highly valued.
- Provide regular and timely feedback, holding the team accountable to ensure growth and improvement.
- Be a champion of change, encouraging the team to actively participate in transformation initiatives and objectives, and challenging the status quo.
- Maintain preferred partnerships with other business groups as well as our carriers by actively and clearly communicating, supporting, and continually building mutual respect.
- Regularly evaluate workload and ensure it is distributed appropriately across the team.
- Maintain a solution-focused attitude amongst the team during times of adversity, creating an atmosphere for brainstorming and collaborative efforts that drive positive results.
- Work with Freight Auditors to identify and resolve any discrepancies or issues to ensure the timely and efficient payment of freight invoices.
- Regularly evaluate aged freight invoices, encouraging collaboration and appropriate escalation to ensure resolution and payment to carriers.
- Ensure team is regularly reviewing and working with the carrier aging and proactively communicating to their leader if there are issues driving delays in processing.
- Timely communicate and escalate known problems and articulate actions taken to the Payables Director to assist in further escalations and resolutions when appropriate.
- Actively encourage and develop entrepreneurial thinking skills across the team to initiate, innovate, and drive process changes.
- Properly delegate tasks as appropriate to ensure adequate time can be allocated to team development and executing initiatives and strategies that will improve the overall performance of our team.
- Assist in the removal of barriers that stifle good decisions, collaboration and progress towards effective and efficient processes which add value.
- Identify and recommend strategies that improve various reports used to manage freight audit activities.
- Regularly review KPI’s to assist with workload balancing and overall health and performance of the team.
- Identify and monitor trends, effectively addressing any issues or concerns that impede timeliness of payments.
- Experience as a supervisor managing a team
- Experience using Microsoft Excel including use of Pivot Tables and VLookups
- Experience in an Accounts Payable, Auditing, Accounts Receivable or Transactional related role
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally to solve problems and consistently demonstrate initiative in task execution
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or another business-related field
- Experience in a role supporting transportation activity
- Experience in a role supporting data interface troubleshooting
- Experience in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Operations related role
- Experience with implementing process improvements and leveraging technology to streamline AP operations
- Experience with tariffs, rules & regulations, detention, accessorial, and demurrage activity in the rail industry
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
KBX Logistics, a Koch company and global leader in transportation, offers world-class, technology-driven capabilities across all modes of managed freight and transportation asset management. KBX is uniquely positioned to meet the challenges shippers face, leveraging decades of firsthand experience and data-driven insights from a large, diverse, and global business network. By building mutually beneficial partnerships and innovative technology, KBX creates a competitive advantage for its customers and meets the growing need for cost effective and reliable supply chain solutions. For more information on KBX, visit www.kbx.com.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
