Sr Manager, SC Finance Standardization & Reporting

Since 1869 we've connected people through food they love. Our history was created by remarkable people, ideas, and innovations. It serves as inspiration and foundation for our future success. 
 
We’re proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbell’s brand, as well as Michael Angelo’s, noosa, Pace, Pacific Foods, Prego, Rao’s Homemade, Swanson, and V8. In our Snacks division, we have brands like Cape Cod, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pepperidge Farm, Snack Factory, and Snyder’s of Hanover.  
 
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General Summary

As the leader of the Decision Support team, the Senior Manager, Decision Support Lead will drive improved decision-making in the business by providing real-time, insightful yet standardized analytical support with the help of data science tools. This incumbent employs a deep technical skill-set to provide faster access to business-specific analytics and reporting, creating efficiency and consistency across regions and functions. This role enables business counterparts (i.e., plant finance team, logistics finance team) to focus on partnering with the business. This role is an essential component of Snacks Supply Chain Finance and should ultimately take advantage of analytics over data aggregation and reporting to better drive Snacks business strategy and stay ahead of the competition. This role maintains consistent contact with plant, region and functional resources to uncover new opportunities to centralize, standardize and drive efficiency.

The successful candidate must be able to work effectively within the supply chain finance matrix.  The candidate will be expected to partner across snacks supply chain finance (plants, HQ, logistics), the enterprise supply chain finance team and controllers group.

Principal Responsibilities

• 15% Owns preparation and timely publishing of daily, weekly, and monthly mgmt. and business reports and key metrics. This includes analysis and performance insights for plants, BUs and the Snacks business. Leverage best practices to standardize and automate standard monthly and annual reporting
• 15% Accountable for preparation of baselines for budget and forecasts. Manage the planning calendar as directed by the SCF Leadership and drive consistency by collecting and consolidating standard AOP/Forecast templates and loading them to SAP
• 15% Refresh monthly forecast by updating with latest results, evaluating variances and completing reviews. Develop and maintain statistical forecasting models and update assumptions as required. Conduct scenario modelling and generate preliminary insights
• 10% Manage data aggregation process with an aim towards reducing overall time required for data gathering and aggregation. Distribute aggregated data either in the form of real-time data analytics, or through a central data repository that plant and functional resources can access for ad hoc analysis enabled by a robust request management
• 5% Maintain Snacks supply chain finance master data, ensuring data quality meets organizational standards and provides an appropriate foundation for the development of industry-leading analytics. Maintain and refine KPIs and planning assumptions
• 20% Responsible for fostering a deep analytical and continuous improvement focus within the COE. This includes continuously refining and adding to the existing reporting and analytics environment (developing new reporting dashboards or operationalized insights as necessary) as well as staying up-to-date on cutting edge digital analytics solutions
• 5% Consistently interact with business support counterparts (i.e., plant controllers, plant finance support and logistics finance) to understand customer demand fluctuations. Recognize patterns and overlap in ad hoc requests to identify gaps in existing reporting environment. Standardize and automate high-volume ad hoc requests as necessary
• 5% Ensure compliance to the management systems including Service Level Agreements, Governance, and maintaining a standard service catalogue
• 10% Manage a team of Analytics professional(s), developing top talent for the decision support team and providing coaching skill development opportunities

Job Complexity / Scope

• Assist the supply chain finance plant & logistics teams by providing insights, data/analytics & key reporting to support:
• the development of aggressive but realistic financial goals that are consistent with corporate objectives
• driving better decision making
• identifying areas for cost improvement
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.  Timeline to action may be tight and require significant cross-finance coordination.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to build and maintain strong working relationships across multiple teams
• Ability to work successfully in a matrix environment
• Proactively identify continuous improvement opportunities and demonstrate intellectual curiosity
• Ensure financial processes are adhered to according CSC standards and best practices

Job Specifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required– preferably in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience, preferably in the CPG industry and supply chain finance experience
• Analytical expertise – A natural affinity for numbers and an interest in diving into those numbers to isolate trends
• Innovation & Automation – An interest in cutting edge, disruptive technology that redefines business processes and an inclination to evaluate how those technologies can apply to the Snacks business
• Pro-active – Takes initiative independently to create results for their stakeholders and emphasizes continuous improvement
• Problem Solving – have a solution-based mindset and enjoy tackling difficult business problems
• Customer success mindset – High degree of emphasis on achieving success for your business counterparts
• Team player – able to build strong relationships both across the business and within your internal team. Leverage relationships to uncover new ways to best serve the business, and lean on internal teamwork to improve efficiency
• Business analytics and data analysis experience
• Highly proficient with MS Excel, SAP
• Must have Power BI experience
• Knowledge EPM a plus.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential
• Experienced in mentoring, leading, and developing individuals
• Skills required: Action Oriented, Business Acumen, Functional Technical Skills, Communication, Integrity and Trust, Problem Solving, Process Management and ability to work in a team environment.

Working Conditions

• Office environment; noise level is usually moderate.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk or hear, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stoop or kneel. The employee must be able to sit most of the day, typing and using the phone.
• Occasional travel up to 25% may be required.

Compensation and Benefits:

The target base salary range for this full-time, salaried position is between 

Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Total pay may include other forms of compensation. In addition, we offer competitive health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and qualified applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, including consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.