FP&A Supply Chain Director - USA

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General Description of the Role

 

The FP&A Supply Chain Director – USA: Wild Turkey (WT) and Wilderness Trail Distillery (WTD) is responsible for managing the finance related processes and outputs supporting the Supply Chain (SC) organization of Campari America and Wilderness Trail Distillery.  The related activities include, but are not limited to, controlling, monitoring, tracking and analysis for the financial area of WT and WTD plants. 

This role provides the primary reporting and confirmation to the Regional FP&A Manufacturing Director Americas and ensures that the appropriate controls are in place within the SC finance organization.  The position will ensure timely delivery of budgets and forecasts, ensuring timely submission to meet the country, Region, and Group planning requirements. The FP&A SC Director – USA: WT and WTD will liaise and work with the business Finance FP&A, Controlling and Commercial Operations teams. The position will provide support to SC decision-making process, liaising with local Head of SC WT and local Head of SC WTD, Regional VP of SC Americas and Regional VP FP&A SC Americas.

 

Mission/Objectives

 

Drives business value and operating leverage through effective financial planning, analysis, reporting and controls.

 

Key Responsibilities and Activities

 

Financial Planning & Analysis:

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• Oversee and coordinate the execution of the SC annual planning process to include budgeting and forecast updates in line with group and regional calendar and model

• Lead team to ensure delivery of regional financial management information and high-level commentary for distribution with Leadership team and key stakeholders

• Ensure an effective and transparent info/data flow with the aim to proactively support SC leadership decision process and to proactively identify cost reduction opportunities.

• Ensure the provision of timely data and/or analysis to support the innovation and new product development process.

• Provides initial analysis on regional monthly performance; develops and compiles the monthly SC local reporting pack.

• Guarantee accurate standard COGS elaboration as well monthly variance analysis along the year.

• Develops and maintains planning and reporting models in excel and relevant corporate information systems.

• Develop and track performance measures that link to SC and general business strategic objectives.

• Identify risks and opportunities and proactively take initiative to resolve issues, mitigate risks and/or exploit opportunities.

• Provide monthly reporting and ad hoc analysis to key stakeholders as needed.

 

Process Efficiencies:

• Supervise the month end close.  Ensure robust and compliant Cost Accounting process on manufacturing, inventory management, logistics and distribution costs.  Oversee the correct settlement of production orders and review bill of materials for accuracy, plant GL account reconciliations, cost of material variances and production lines efficiencies in line with Campari Accounting principles and FP&A model.

• Enhance, implement, and enforce Group and Regional policies and procedures by way of systems that will improve the overall operating effectiveness of the assigned areas.

• Highlight business specificities of both geographies to the Group Controlling departments and play active role in driving prioritization of new reporting functionality and ensure that SC requirements are met with an evolving reporting infrastructure to deliver timely and relevant business intelligence to the SC key stakeholders.

• Provide input and support on contract agreements to ensure agreements will deliver optimal financial results.

• Develop robust tools and processes to support ongoing ROI activities for tangible and intangible asset analysis/decision support.

• Ensure effective communication of financial performance management processes to ensure compliance and timely reporting.

 

Functional Leadership:

• Provide effective financial leadership across the SC operations, raising the awareness and standards of financial competency in those operations.

• Proactive support to SC decision-making proces