Global Ocean Freight Settlement Lead

Nestle SA; Meycauayan; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé SA in the Philippines is seeking an experienced Ocean Freight Settlement Team Lead within Nestlé Business Solutions to steer end-to-end ocean freight settlement operations across markets and drive cost visibility, control, and compliance.

You will lead a large operational team, foster a culture of accountability and continuous learning, and drive improvements in process efficiency and service quality through data-driven decisions and digital platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Accounts Payable and/or accounting operations.
• Understanding of end-to-end transportation and Source-to-Pay processes is an advantage.
• Proven experience managing operational teams, directly and/or indirectly.
• Continuous improvement mindset with experience identifying and driving operational improvements.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional, cross-market improvement projects.
• Experience managing operational escalations and process disruptions.
• Experience working with external service providers.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a global, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills across markets, functions, and external partners.
• Experience working with digital platforms and using data to support decision-making.
• Ability to support governance, process adherence, risk management, and compliance requirements within an operational environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end ocean freight settlement operations, ensuring effective control and compliance across ocean freight cost components in scope, including marine and inland-related costs.
• Manage service performance across ocean freight settlement, ensuring cost visibility, data accuracy, execution reliability, and effective resolution of operational and managerial escalations.
• Lead a large-scale operational team within an above-market shared service environment, building a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation.
• Drive structured continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational efficiency, process accuracy, and service quality.
• Identify, standardize, and deploy best practices while embedding knowledge management and structured learning across the team.
• Leverage digital platforms, technology, and data to strengthen visibility, decision-making, operational efficiency, data integrity, and business continuity.
• Ensure adherence to global processes, standards, governance frameworks, and applicable Nestlé Business Solutions, market, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain strong alignment and collaboration with key stakeholders, including Nestlé Markets, Procurement, carriers, external service providers, and senior leadership.
• Contribute to the Nestlé Business Solutions Ocean Hub network through collaboration, alignment, and knowledge exchange.
• Support the onboarding and expansion of services, including transition, go-live, and hypercare activities.
• Develop team capabilities through structured training, coaching, and talent development while supporting effective resource allocation and workforce planning.
• Support organizational adaptability as processes, technologies, operating models, and structures continue to evolve.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Leadership

Team management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Data-driven decision making

Project management

Change management

Global/multi-stakeholder environment

Digital platforms and data usage

Job description

Nestlé SA in the Philippines is seeking an experienced Ocean Freight Settlement Team Lead within Nestlé Business Solutions to steer end-to-end ocean freight settlement operations across markets and drive cost visibility, control, and compliance.

You will lead a large operational team, foster a culture of accountability and continuous learning, and drive improvements in process efficiency and service quality through data-driven decisions and digital platforms.