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As part of Foods North America Finance organization, the Associate Finance Director is the key business partner to the Supply Chain team, reporting to the North America Foods CFO (Head of Finance) and based in Hoboken, NJ. The essence of the role is to co-pilot the SVP of Supply Chain, Procurement Director, and the broader SC team, drive control framework at the three Food production sites, performance manage (actuals reporting, forecasting, planning, etc.) in year, support longer-term strategies, and drive productivity savings across the business.
Job Responsibility:
Finance Business Partner (FBP) to the SVP Supply Chain for Foods N. America, providing the team with financial support and financial performance metrics for both the Retail and UFS Organization
Control Stewardship of three factories (Independence, Rexdale, and Kilbourn) and driving productivity in incurred cost of sites
Accountable for bridging SCC P&L changes in the Cashup, Forecast and Actuals cycle, while driving value creation and performance agenda towards in-year business targets
Partner business to drive clarity and savings on Business Waste
Driving corrective actions to make sure that actuals are delivered as planned
Continuous challenge of different departments in SC to ensure that project funnel is sufficient to deliver Cost Transformation Agenda
Control over E2E Savings – there are many different supply chain initiatives to drive cost savings, from material savings and loss reduction to manufacturing excellence initiatives, etc
Support the full network with Capex decisions, partner on global sourcing initiatives
End-to-end responsibilities with Procurement (resolving buying variances, converting material and savings (VIP) initiatives into P&L, driving strategic procurement agendas, etc)
Leading a 11 person multi layered team, managing daily deliverables and development
Requirements:
A degree required, in an applicable area, with 8+ years of relevant finance experience
Analytical thinking/problem-solving ability
Ability to combine multiple and different data points to draw conclusions
Apply a systematic approach to identify and eliminate root causes
Sees problems through to a complete solution beyond the immediate next step
Understanding the CPG industry and its challenges
Rapidly absorbs new information, knowledge and applies new techniques, technology, and procedures
Partner for Value
Ability to drive performance management and influence the Supply Chain LT via insights and appropriate measures of challenge
Professional communication skills for all levels of the organization
Leader and Motivator: Ability to lead and motivate people
Ambitious to hit personal targets and standards
Act to remove basic blocks to progress without waiting for others to do it
Demonstrate commitment to the team in helping it achieve its goals
Nice to have:
Experience in Supply Chain Finance preferred but not required
What we offer:
health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage)