Sr Dir, Retail Finance, FP&L

Pay Band: G 

 

At Nutrien, our purpose is Feeding the Future and we do so with safety, inclusion, integrity and results as our core values. Nothing is more important than sending our people home safe, every day.

 

Nutrien is a leading provider of agricultural products, services, and solutions. With nearly 25,000 employees world-wide, we are the largest producer of potash (by capacity) and one of the world’s largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate. We also operate a leading agriculture retail network that services over 500,000 growers globally.

 

We harvest the best. Diverse views and experience make us strong. We look for people who have a safety-first mindset, who are collaborative team players, who deliver on their commitments, act with integrity, and who support inclusion.

 

Working at Nutrien will provide you an opportunity to help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career.

 

Position Title: Senior Director, Retail Finance, Global Supply Chain Management, Proprietary Products, Seed & Sustainability

Location(s): Loveland, CO

Band Level or Hourly Rate: Band G

 

Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Retail Finance, the Senior Director, Retail Finance, FP&L will be responsible for the Global Supply Chain Management, Proprietary Products, Seed & Sustainability as a key strategic member of the Retail Finance department supporting the Retail Business Unit. This role is responsible for evaluating the profitability of our proprietary products, seed business, and emerging sustainability programs. This includes partnering with the commercial business units to provide financial decision support to manufacturing and distribution operations as well as to evaluate investment opportunities for new product registrations, licensing and commercialization. In addition, this role is responsible for overseeing the preparation, monitoring and evaluation of long-range strategic plans and annual budgets, leveraging the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) function, and analyzing performance against established financial targets on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.

 

This position will provide financial planning and analytic guidance to and work closely with the Senior Vice President Global Retail Operations, as well as the Vice Presidents of Loveland Products, Global Proprietary Operations, North American Seed and Retail Sustainability.

 

Our vision as the Decision Support organization is to be the "insights engine" of Nutrien Ag Solutions; this means closely partnering with commercial business unit leadership to provide data driven financial analysis and insight to guide forecasting, capital allocation and decision making. We are looking for a candidate who is an effective leader, innovative, and able to adopt emerging data technology tools to elevate FP&A processes and capture efficiencies.

 

What you will do:

 

• Financial oversight of a global $3 billion Proprietary Products and $2 billion North American seed business (in terms of revenue)
• Evaluate performance and identify opportunities for enhanced profitability within the proprietary product and seed portfolios, including innovation ventures; communicate clear direction and objectives to senior management for achieving goals
• Oversee forecasting of inventory and payables and drive improvements in working capital consumption through the seasonal business cycle
• Oversee management and optimization of strategic supplier rebate and prepay programs to drive margin enhancement
• Develop and monitor financial metrics and strategic key performance indicators to assess business performance
• Develop long range strategic financial plans and annual budgets, as well as updated quarterly forecasts
• Partner with commercial business unit leadership to provide insightful and actionable management reporting to ensure sharp organizational focus on critical value creation priorities and levers
• Collaborate with strategic team to evaluate investment in and profitability of emerging sustainability programs
• Provide leadership within the Retail Finance Decision Support organization, as well as mentorship and development of the supply chain, proprietary products, seed and sustainability supporting team
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned

 

Leadership:

 

• Apply effective people leadership including performance management, career development, and budget accountability
• Provide support and feedback to team members, including communicating team goals and identifying areas for new training or skill checks, and foster collaborative work to reach targets

 

What you will bring:

 

• A Bachelor's degree