Job Description

Primary finance partner to the VP of Supply Chain Value Creation, responsible for translating financial data into actionable cost savings and ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of value creation results.

• Serve as the lead finance business partner to the VP of Supply Chain Value Creation, providing timely insights, forecasts, and decision support for cost reduction priorities to achieve >$360M in targeted cost reductions
• Use financial and operational data to identify, size, and prioritize cost savings/value creation opportunities (e.g., sourcing, logistics, manufacturing footprint, inventory, and process efficiencies)
• Develop and maintain the value creation initiative pipeline, including standardized financial assumptions, benefit definitions, and tracking methodologies
• Validate business cases for value creation initiatives by reviewing inputs, assumptions, timing, risk/opportunity, and alignment to financial targets
• Partner cross-functionally (Supply Chain, Purchasing, Mfg, Program, and Accounting) to ensure initiatives have clear ownership, milestones, and measurable financial outcomes
• Validate P&L realization for executed initiatives, reconciling planned savings to actual results and explaining variances by driver and timing
• Ensure month-end close and reporting accurately reflect value creation cost reduction progress, including proper accruals, reclasses, and supporting documentation as needed
• Prepare recurring reporting packages and executive-ready dashboards summarizing initiative status, run-rate savings, YTD performance, and outlook vs. plan
• Maintain audit-ready documentation for initiatives and realized savings, including traceability from initiative approval through P&L impact
• Drive continuous improvement in financial tracking processes, data quality, and reporting automation to increase accuracy, speed, and transparency

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in FP&A, cost accounting, supply chain finance, operations finance, or value creation/cost-out programs
• Strong understanding of P&L drivers, standard costing, and month-end close fundamentals (accruals, reserves, variance analysis)
• Proven ability to build and validate financial business cases (assumptions, timing, risk, sensitivity, and benefits tracking)
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to turn large datasets into clear insights; strong Excel skills required
• Experience with ERP and reporting tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Power BI, Tableau, Hyperion) preferred
• Strong executive communication and storytelling skills—able to translate complex financial results into succinct, decision-ready messages
• High attention to detail and controls mindset; able to maintain audit-ready documentation and clear initiative traceability
• Ability to influence across functions, manage multiple priorities, and drive cadence (monthly/quarterly) for initiative reviews and reporting

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA/CPA/CMA a plus