Director, Finance & Strategy – Operations

• Lead financial planning and strategy for manufacturing operations, including annual operating plans (AOP), monthly/quarterly forecasts, and long-term strategic plans.
• Partner with Operations leadership to help drive cost efficiency, margin improvement, and evaluate capital investment decisions through close partnership, thoughtful analysis, and rigorous reporting/tracking.
• Forecast and track company-wide operations performance (e.g. CPU, gross margin, capacity) and provide transparency to business leaders via reporting and live reviews
• Provide financial leadership on key Operations initiatives (e.g. expansions, cost savings projects)
• Collaborate across the broader Finance team and other multifunctional teams to support strategic decisions with financial/economic analysis and insight
• Effectively manage team priorities and deliverables; ensuring consistent quality, on-time delivery
• Lead by example and be a champion of all company policies, including safety, attendance & security
• Proactively identify ways to improve our core FP&A processes

Requirements

• At least 15 years of experience in a high-volume transaction environment with multiple lines of business
• At least 5 years of providing finance leadership in an operations/ supply chain capacity; preferably in a consumer product manufacturing environment
• A visible, collaborative and proactive leader who demonstrates a high level of ownership, process orientation, operating discipline and accountability
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to articulate issues at all levels of the organization with a bias towards over communication
• An experienced people manager with demonstrated ability to effectively manage team priorities and coaches/develops team members
• Demonstrated ability to effectively partner and influence in a matrixed organization
• Outstanding Excel and data management skills
• Hands on individual willing to roll up sleeves
• Have a strong work ethic
• Superior attention to detail with problem solving techniques
• Strong understanding of GAAP and other public reporting related issues
• Strong understanding of financial management processes
• Strong understanding of financial systems and tools (e.g. Adaptive, Netsuite)
• Bonus: Experience with consumer goods and/or digital businesses with consumer and operational components (e.g., CPG, ecommerce)
• Passionate about collectibles and/or sports

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive financial leadership in operations and supply chain management, with a strong focus on financial planning, analysis, and reporting. Proven ability to drive cost efficiency and margin improvement while effectively managing team priorities and fostering collaboration across multifunctional teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Financial Planning And Analysis
• Operations Leadership
• GAAP Knowledge
• Excel And Data Management
• Team Management And Development

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Financial Management Processes
• Cost Efficiency Analysis
• Margin Improvement Strategies
• Capital Investment Evaluation
• Forecasting And Reporting

Soft Skills

• Collaborative Leadership
• Effective Communication
• Problem Solving
• Ownership And Accountability
• Attention To Detail

Industry Keywords

• Consumer Product Manufacturing
• High-Volume Transaction Environment
• CPG
• Ecommerce
• Operational Components

Tools & Technologies

• Adaptive
• Netsuite