Apply for the Transportation Payment Team Lead – Lakeland job opening.Transportation Payment Team Lead – Lakeland

Location: Lakeland, FL
Job ID: 35201BR
Department: Distribution
Working Hours: 7:30am - 4:0; Monday - Friday
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Date Posted: Nov 14, 2025

$50 - 70k

Onsite

Full Time - Regular

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Description

The Transportation Payment Team Lead position is responsible for leading, training and supporting the associates within the Transportation Payment and Data Administration departments which supports transportation payment and claims processing for Publix-managed transportation and for-hire carriers. Additionally, this position is a price approver for charge discrepancies, the decision maker for transportation related invoices and serves to assist the Transportation Payment Manager in the planning, execution, and day-to-day oversight of department responsibilities.

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting associates with analyzing, reviewing, and determining liability for claims filed
• Conducting investigations for claim liability for financial recovery
• Ensuring compliance to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and other internal controls
• Ensuring receipt of goods for for-hire carriers have been completed timely and any opportunities resolved by end of business week in TMS
• Minimizing operational costs
• Assist manager in resolving exceptions through meetings, calls and/or email with appropriate internal or external parties
• Plan, lead and participate in meetings and discussions while serving as the representative for the department

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Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or its equivalent
• Have 3 years of experience in a Distribution or equivalent environment (i.e., maintenance, transportation, accounting, and/or warehousing)
• Successfully compete a battery of assessments administered by Selection & Performance Measurement
• Have a willingness to work a variable work schedule including nights, holidays, and weekends
• Have knowledge of the transportation industry
• Willingness to adjust and be acceptant to change
• Have the ability to self-direct work activities
• Have strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Have the ability to handle and manage stress effectively
• Have the ability to interpret, analyze and explain financial information
• Have strong business ethics
• Must be detail oriented
• Have strong oral communication skills
• Willingness to lead and participate on various teams
• Have knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

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Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business-related field
• Currently employed as a Publix Distribution or Supply Chain associate
• Have knowledge of OS&D and liability claims processes, DOT, FMSCA and food safety regulations
• Have knowledge of general accounting principles
• Have knowledge of Publix corporate and departmental policies

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Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits – Jobs (publix.com)

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Year End Bonus

To reward associates for their contributions to the company for the calendar year, Publix provides a Holiday Bonus in November.
In the first year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to 15 hours of pay, and in the second year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to one week’s pay if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check.
In subsequent years, the bonus is equal to two weeks’ pay.

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Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.
Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.
For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence.

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