Freight Costing and Data Integrity Specialist

Castrol is one of the world’s leading lubricant brands, serving customers and consumers in the automotive, marine, industrial and energy sectors. Castrol brands are recognised globally for their premium quality and high performance, shaped by the company’s commitment to innovation and cutting-edge technology. With products sold in more than 150 countries, Castrol has helped keep things moving on roads and racetracks, air, sea, and space for over 125 years.

Job description

About the team

Provide reliable data for process owners / decision makers and ensure integrity as well as reliable execution of reoccurring reports for internal + external stakeholders. This role has overall responsibility of administrative freight costing activities for CF Europe including invoice processing, invoice matching and month end activities. This role guarantees the integrity and silent running of freight costing module in the system. This role is also responsible for analysing, reporting, and improving end to end logistics costs, supporting efficiency initiatives for cost competitiveness.

Key tasks

• Responsible for robust FC maintenance process and efficient ways of working.
• Review and update fuel rates, freight rates and conditions in SAP (ocean freight, Geodis packed & bulk)
• Own and improve KPIs:
• freight cost coverage
• freight cost accuracy
• Ensure integrity of data demonstrated in dashboards by validation
• Increase overall automation level and integrity in financial reporting and P2P
• Monitor, match and process invoices from suppliers in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders

Experience required

• University degree in Logistics, SCM, Business Administration or Engineering
• 5-8 years of work experience in Logistics / Supply Chain roles or digital roles
• Deep knowledge in SAP, P2P and freight settlement processes in particular
• Assist and advise the Finance department during the month end closure
• Support harmonization of freight cost processes and financial reporting across CF Europe
• Understand and harmonize financial reporting from operational performance monitoring to use of the same data in cost to serve calculations / PCTP.
• Maintain integrity and update dashboards for the local team
• Support continuous improvement by running analyses for the team and by managing improvement initiatives
• Cooperate closely with equivalent roles in European CF team
• Support finance in reporting and costing of 3rd party turnkey supplier for GME invoices (SAP and SRM)

Privacy

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to Castrol recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.).