Asha Puttaraju
Bangalore
Summary
Dynamic freight audit professional with 9 years of experience at Molex India, recognized for leading a team that achieved annual savings of $144,000 through strategic invoice validation and process optimization. Expertise in SAP and data handling complements a strong ability in cross-functional collaboration and vendor management, driving significant improvements in freight operations and compliance.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Freight Audit and Settlement
Molex India Business Service Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
01.2015 - Current
- MM/YYYY - Present.
- Total Experience: 9 years.
- Lead a team of six members responsible for freight audit and settlement across Europe, the US, APN, and APS regions.
- Oversee the processing and auditing of invoices from freight forwarders using multiple platforms (EDI, Excel, ODE), ensuring that contract rates are accurately maintained in the freight audit system.
- Collaborate with regional logistics leads to collect and manage RFQ and spot rates in the freight audit system, handling various currencies based on regional requirements.
- Work with the development team to implement a freight auditing system aligned with company needs, incorporating company code, GL, PC, and CC details.
- Develop system logic to classify shipments (inbound, intercompany, outbound), and automatically assign GL, PL, or CC details based on shipment direction and accessorial information.
- Validate invoices through the freight audit system, categorizing them as "approved for payment," "rejected," "overbilled," or "duplicates," ensuring audit accuracy and compliance.
- Contributed to saving $144,000 in annual costs for 2024 through effective auditing practices.
- Provide freight spend insights to regional logistics leads, supporting RFQ negotiations, and rate optimizations.
- Generate monthly performance reports for freight forwarders, driving corrective actions for process improvement.
- Assist finance teams with invoice submissions, payment reconciliation, and remittance details for vendors.
- Support global logistics teams in integrating all freight forwarders into a centralized freight audit system.
- Work on cross-functional projects with the logistics team to improve lead time performance, cost estimation, and freight cost reduction.
- Manage SAP integration with the freight audit system to automate invoice processing, eliminating manual uploads.
- Expert in tax verification and invoice processing for countries including China, Thailand, the Philippines, Korea, and the EMEA regions.
Education
Some College (No Degree) -
Visvesvaraya Technological University
BangaloreSkills
- Freight Management Tools (Freight Audit System, SAP)
- Freight auditing
- Data analysis
- Freight Audit Integration
- Invoice auditing and validation
- Data Analytics and Reporting (Excel, Power BI, etc)
- Project Management
- Cross-functional team collaboration
- Vendor and stakeholder management
- Process Improvement and Optimization
- ERP and Integration Systems
- Regulatory compliance
- Critical thinking
- Training & Development
- Team leadership
- Cross-functional collaboration
Certification
- [Certification Name], [Issuing Organization]
Languages
[List any languages you speak, if applicable]
Timeline
Freight Audit and Settlement
Molex India Business Service Pvt Ltd
01.2015 - Current
Some College (No Degree) -
Visvesvaraya Technological University
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