Job Description

Job Type:

Regular

Rigor, discipline, and professionalism are essential to deliver sustainable results

People are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in working together, speaking honestly, taking ownership, and creating value in everything we deliver. Our culture is built on collaboration, accountability, and a shared commitment to growing stronger together. Joining the team means being part of an environment where people support each other and take pride in making a real impact.

The Fresh Products Costing Manager is responsible for overseeing and analyzing the cost of goods sold for the category, as well as ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the data used to support informed and strategic decision-making. The role acts as a technical and operational leader, ensuring consistency, quality, and continuous improvement of costing processes within the category. The position works closely with Operations Finance, plants, Distribution, the Center of Excellence, the R&D team, and other internal partners.

A structured work environment:

• Recognition of years of service for vacation accrual;

• Flexible remote work arrangements;

• Flexible group insurance plan, including telemedicine services;

• Employee Assistance Program;

• Opportunity to invest in your development (career development, etc.);

• Annual bonus;

• Retirement plan with employer contributions;

• Salary scale 006: $ 100 900$ to $126 100 (Base salary will be determined based on academic background, experience, training, and skills related to the position.)

Your day-to-day responsibilities:

• Supervise and participate in cost of goods sold (COGS) analyses, ensuring timelines are met (cost updates, new product costing, price increase mandates, mass balance, yields, etc.)

• Recommend, validate, document, and clearly communicate cost assumptions and variance analyses

• Explain and operationalize cost of goods concepts for internal stakeholders

• Act as the finance subject-matter expert for raw materials within the category (yields, manufacturing processes, support, etc.). Serve as the main point of contact for the R&D team to support innovation-driven product development initiatives

• Work closely with operational finance teams on manufacturing costs and allocation methodologies

• Collaborate with the Centre of Excellence to ensure alignment of cost assumptions between Canada and the U.S., and during the implementation of system and process improvements

• Ensure consistency in cost update methodologies within the ERP system (SAP), safeguarding data integrity and compliance with internal controls

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing the frequency of cost updates, as well as cost visibility and understanding for the category

The level of rigor expected:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, specifically in cost analysis or manufacturing finance

• CPA designation, an asset

• Knowledge of dairy manufacturing processes and raw milk and by-product management, an asset

• Strong analytical and synthesis skills

• Excellent communication, simplification, and collaboration skills

• Demonstrated leadership, autonomy, curiosity, and rigor

• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams

• Advanced proficiency in Excel

• Knowledge of SAP

A role for those who take their work seriously and deliver consistently.

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec. Agropur uses artificial intelligence technology to assist our recruiters in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position.

In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.