Transportation Operations Analyst — Invoicing & LEAN

Caterpillar Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Singapore seeks a transportation operations analyst to support the secondary lead, manage APAC air/ocean/trucking invoicing, and ensure SOX compliant billing. You will audit invoices, resolve discrepancies with service providers, track KPIs, drive RCCA, and lead LEAN projects to cut costs and lead times.

The role is onsite five days a week under a one-year renewable contract. You will collaborate with procurement and AP teams to ensure timely payments and accurate spend

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain and logistics operations, including transportation, contracting, and traffic management.
• Analytical skills with ability to identify root causes and develop practical solutions.
• Effective communication with stakeholders at all levels and strong organization.

Responsibilities

• Act as the secondary lead for Transportation Operations and provide operational coverage and support to the primary lead as required.
• Manage shipment exceptions for APAC airfreight operations, collaborating with internal teams and service providers to drive timely resolution.
• Audit service provider invoices for billing accuracy and SOX compliance across air, ocean, and trucking operations.
• Partner with service providers to investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies within KPI timelines.
• Maintain the invoice discrepancy log and monitor open items through closure.
• Maintain the transportation rate repository, ensuring rates are accurate, current, and properly documented.
• Follow up with service providers to obtain outstanding credit and debit notes.
• Submit approved invoices to APSS promptly to facilitate timely payment to service providers.
• Respond promptly to service provider inquiries and provide clear updates on invoice status.
• Track and report invoicing and billing accuracy KPIs, and lead RCCA for underperforming KPIs, invoice discrepancies, and process gaps.
• Collect and analyze data on transportation suppliers’ billing performance and variability, supporting improvement initiatives using LEAN methodology.
• Lead LEAN projects to improve invoice audit processes, reduce freight costs, and shorten transit lead times.
• Manage ADC Singapore freight payable activities, including month-end reporting, monthly spend accruals, forecasting, and analysis of spending trends.
• Collaborate with the Procurement team to support ADC spot-rate requests.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Tools

Power BI

Copilot

SAP

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Singapore seeks a transportation operations analyst to support the secondary lead, manage APAC air/ocean/trucking invoicing, and ensure SOX compliant billing. You will audit invoices, resolve discrepancies with service providers, track KPIs, drive RCCA, and lead LEAN projects to cut costs and lead times.

The role is onsite five days a week under a one-year renewable contract. You will collaborate with procurement and AP teams to ensure timely payments and accurate spend