Outbound Logistics Controller

Finance

Permanent

Job Description

The Outbound Logistics Controller position has the overall responsibility and accountability for outbound domestic transportation.  This position is responsible for forecasting and budgeting activities as well as effectively communicating trends and performing business analysis as it relates to outbound domestic transportation. Leveraging technical skills, business acumen, and creativity, this position is also responsible for automating reports to generate business insights, contribute to month-end close activities, and to drive continuous improvement within the Supply Chain Finance team. This role will work closely with the supply chain team, Product Line teams, Commercial Finance as well as our FP&A team to accomplish shared reporting and analysis objectives. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with the transportation team to understand market conditions, inflation, and project pipeline to document and forecast financial risks/opportunities.
• Integrate with the transportation, commercial finance and product line teams to understand their analysis needs, ensuring that our data solutions are an excellent fit to drive profitable business behaviors and decisions.
• Contribute to month-end, forecast, and budgeting activities – focusing on analysis, strategic drivers, assumption validation, and cost expectations.
• Ensure accurate reporting and month-end actuals, working closely with our accounting, reporting, and audit teams.
• Work closely with our transportation team to remain up to date on costs and headwinds, to support pricing decisions, and ensure accuracy of NA results.
• Review and track cost saving projects as they relate to outbound secondary transportation.
• Identify cost trends, mix, and financial impacts for analytical support, accurate assumptions and forecast accuracy.
• Prepare supply chain cost analysis/standard reporting on a daily/weekly/monthly basis to highlight key performance metrics.
• Review destination charges and collaborate with third party logistics team to ensure accurate invoicing and reporting

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

• B.S.  Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related fields
• 5+ years’ experience, ideally within a manufacturing or supply chain area
• Strong cost analytical skills

QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint
• Preferred System utilization: PowerBI, SAP and Syncada
• Strong technical accounting knowledge of financial statements
• Preferred track record of change management & process improvement
• Application of analytical and decision-making skills.
• Capable of managing priorities, meeting pre-determined deadlines and multi-tasking
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work effectively with cross functional teams and at all levels of management
• Prior knowledge of working with supply chain/operations preferred
• Unquestionable business ethics and integrity
• Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills