Description Overview
The Supply Chain & Operations Finance Senior Director is the business partner to the International Supply Chain & Operations leadership. This role proactively provides consultation advice on the financial implications and the risk of supply chain & operations activities, with recommendations on mitigation options.
This role will specifically focus on increasing TSR (Total Shareholder Return) and ROIC (Return on Invested Capital) for the International region by focusing on improvements to plant efficiencies, input costs, capacity utilization and working capital.
This role requires a deep understanding of the CPG industry's financial, sourcing, and operations dynamics, including product costing, inventory management, pricing strategies, market trends, and trade-off between demand and supply.
The Supply Chain & Operations Finance Senior Director is a key member of the regional finance management team and International Supply Chain & Operations leadership team and collaborates with other departments to drive financial performance, optimize profitability, and drive strategic decision-making.
Scope of the Role
1. Strategy & Planning:
* Leverage prior experience and best practices to develop and implement the Supply Chain & Operations financial strategy to support the company's overall business objectives, specifically including implementation of the Integrated Business Planning cycle, trade-off analysis between demand and supply, and scenario planning evaluation.
* Lead Supply Chain & Operations financial insights and provide recommendations to the executive team that will proactively guide business decisions.
* Provide analysis, recommendation and approval of investment and profitability for complex projects (e.g. make vs buy, sourcing, demand and supply, site infrastructure, site optimization, new products, promotions).
2. Business Partnership & Support:
* Serve as the key finance business partner to the International/Global Supply Chain & Operations leadership.
* Lead the long term and annual budgeting process, including setting regional financial targets, preparing integrated business planning, and monitoring financial performance. Specific focus on demand planning, supply planning, product costs, variances, OPEX, CAPEX, and Inventory levels.
* Support M&A activities, including due diligence, valuation, and integration planning.
3. Risk Management & Compliance:
* Identify and manage Supply Chain & Operations financial risks, including currency, credit, freight, and operational risks. Summarize the financial impacts.
* Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, tax regulations, facilities & quality regulations and corporate governance requirements.
* Liaise with external auditors, tax advisors, and other stakeholders as needed.
4. Financial Analysis & Reporting:
5. Collaborate with the Financial Planning & Analysis Center of Excellence, on the preparation of financial statements, management reports, and analyses to provide accurate and timely financial information to stakeholders including presenting results during IBP leadership meetings.
6. Collaborate with business partners beyond Supply Chain & Operations (ie.Sales, Marketing, Innovation, Regulatory Affairs) to