Manager - Finance

Overview

• Facilitate and enable all procurement needs for Plants, Co-packers, and Distribution centers. The team is a critical link between Global Procurement and the Manufacturing Network. Production needs cannot be met unless contracts, vendors, and materials are linked to facilities.
• Creation and Management of all contracts for Package Materials, Ingredients across multi business units.
• Ensure sourcing options can meet aggressive timelines and deliver on budget product launches
• Ensuring all contracts are sourced. This data feeds supplier requirements based on Demand Planning.
• Complete all new material requests for Packaging and Ingredients and populate all financial attributes including standard price, freight and masking component
• Process any requests to set up vendors as needed for contracts
• Processing price blocked invoices and researching root cause- Pricing discrepancy, Freight issues and price changes, to avoid the credit hold and smooth flow running plant by mitigating the materials demand.
• Creating Miscellaneous Purchase Orders for scraps, Plate & Make Ready charges and any other Global Procurement related costs for Direct Materials
• Ad Hoc Reporting as needed (Global Procurement buyers, Supply Chain Finance Purchasing, Senior Leaders)
• Professional Development: Supporting team members' growth and development through coaching and mentorship.
• Resource Management: Ensuring the team has the necessary resources and tools to perform their duties.
• Problem-Solving and Conflict Resolution: Addressing issues within the team constructively and promptly.
  

Responsibilities

• Strategic Supply Management Team
• Purchasing Supply Chain Finance, category analysts, COE team.
• Data Maintenance teams
• Manufacturing plants, co packers, Distribution Centers, storage facilities.
• PFFS - Payables and Supplier Maintenance
• Supply Chain Project Managers, MRP Managers and Integration Managers
• Cost Accounting teams all Divisions
• Global Procurement Buyers
  

Qualifications

• Obtaining a higher degree of cooperation from Supply Chain BU Managers to consistently create the correct information for all Production Material Master Data Input
• Timely communication of price changes for all Direct Material Contracts from GP, GP Control Team
• Managing manufacturing plants needs while ensuring compliance and following protocol.
• Experience in contract Management/Payables/Procurement roles
• 8 - 10 years of experience in Payables/Vendor Management
• Resource Management
• SAP Hands-on experience
• Able to work independently or as part of a team and takes initiatives
• Capable of managing multiple time-sensitive priorities simultaneously
• Detail-oriented; Methodological; organized in approach; and document maintenance
• Consistency with performance, curious to learn and explore
• Exceptional communication skills. Proficiency in the English language
• Ability to spot the errors and connect the dots