Job Description

• Reports to the Finance organization, but the position is embedded within purchasing operations
• Acting as liaison between purchasing operations and every respective finance function (purchasing, finance, accounting, treasury, etc.)
• Supporting commodity division in achievement of their business plan objectives
• Supporting the efficient and timely development, tracking and implementation of savings initiatives
• Reviewing all proposed economic increase contract changes (contractual and discretionary) to ensure the appropriate level of analysis and scrutiny has been completed prior to granting approvals
• Actively participating in sourcing process, providing financial guidance, and enforcing corporate controls
• Conducting non-standard contract reviews prior to finalization to ensure proper reviews and governance
• Acting as North America finance representative within extended global purchasing team

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Demonstrated leadership abilities in order to guide purchasing operations
• Motivated, self-starter with ability to work independently and multi-task
• Excellent written, oral and listening communication skills
• Attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the general purchase-to-pay process and big picture view of the product cost development process
• Familiarity with SOX and audit requirements