Director Commercial Finance

About the role

The Director, Commercial Finance serves as a business partner to the Corporate Commercial team in optimizing/maximizing profit and delivering gross margin performance through effective pricing, promotions, and programming analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide analysis of pricing and promotional activities to drive effective use of trade spend and impact to internal profitability
• Analyze various data sources related to product/supplier financial performance, identify opportunities, and provide recommendations for areas of optimization
• Provide decision support to drive achievement of volume growth while protecting the value
• Participate in the development and adoption of new reporting tools as needed
• Lead Commercial Finance training delivery with the team to develop capabilities focused on margin enhancement inclusive of pricing and promotional spend management and effectiveness
• Affiliate with the development of the annual sales plan (volume/revenue/gross profit) for inclusion in the internal financial plan
• Support the consistent implementation of company initiatives; define guidelines/roadmap to drive local understanding and execution against priorities
• Affiliate with the accurate and efficient distribution of commercial finance reports and other business intelligence essential to the commercial organization
• Recruit, select, orient, and train employees; conduct terminations, as needed
• Coach and counsel employees as applicable; discipline individuals according to company policy; plan and monitor employee goals, and appraise performance

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field of study
• 5+ years of relevant experience with an emphasis on commercial experience, P&L responsibility, and forecasting
• Experience with financial planning and pricing management in the CPG industry; supplier and wholesaler experience
• Knowledge of applicable state regulations and adult beverage market dynamics

Qualifications

Physical Demands:

• A considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or adding machine
• Occasional activity or condition may include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

Commensurate with experience

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD