Global Freight Payment Program Manager

Location: Shanghai, China

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive invoice auditing process to ensure all freight invoices are recorded, organized, and verified for accuracy.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the company’s freight coding and audit partner.
• Oversee the daily operations of freight invoice processing, validation, exception and issue resolution.
• Monitor and develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to track provider performance, audit results, payment accuracy, and timeliness.
• Ensure proper GL coding logic and financial mapping is correctly implemented and maintained with the freight payment provider.
• Partner with Finance to resolve any discrepancies or reporting issues related to freight spend.
• Lead onboarding of new carriers and company sites into the freight payment platform, ensuring compliance with internal processes and requirements.
• Ensure carrier payment terms are met and address any issues related to short-pays, disputes, or aging balances.
• Continuously review and improve freight payment processes for accuracy, efficiency, and cost control.
• Support audit requests and financial reporting related to freight and logistics costs.
• Act as liaison between Transportation, Finance, Procurement, and IT for freight payment-related initiatives.

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• 5+ years of experience in freight audit and payment, logistics, or transportation management.
• Strong understanding of freight payment platforms and processes.
• Experience with financial systems, GL coding, and cost center mapping.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage third-party providers and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proficiency in Excel 
• Experience in transportation management systems (TMS) and freight payment platforms (e.g., Trax, SSUI).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience onboarding new carriers and managing multi-site operations.
• Familiarity with global logistics and multiple transportation modes (parcel, LTL, FTL, ocean, air).
• Knowledge of financial controls and audit processes related to logistics.

 

Culture Commitment

Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

About Us

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

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Short Description: We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Transportation Payment Program Manager to oversee the company’s transportation payment operations. This position is responsible for ensuring transportation providers are paid accurately and on time. The coordinator will work closely with carriers/forwarders and Freight audit/coding company to define, implement, and oversee data exchanges that enhance control and transparency within the invoice lifecycle. This role is responsible for managing our third-party freight payment and audit provider, ensuring accurate general ledger (GL) coding, developing and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs), and supporting the onboarding of new carriers and sites.