The position combines strategic leadership, financial systems expertise, and people management to enhance decision-making across the Berry business. Responsibilities include overseeing model governance and enhancements, evaluating emerging technologies, improving reporting and analytics capabilities, and ensuring consistency in financial planning, forecasting, and performance reporting. The role also develops and mentors finance talent, champions continuous process improvement, and leads cross-functional initiatives that support enterprise objectives and operational excellence. Responsibilities
What You'll Own & Do:
- Anaplan Architecture & Governance: Lead the strategic development of our Anaplan models (Enterprise Planning, Pricing, and FP&A), acting as the core business logic architect and designing future-state planning processes with key business partners.
- Cross-Functional Tech Liaison: Serve as the bridge between Finance, Operations, and IT to align business requirements with technology, driving seamless platform adoption across the organization.
- Digital Ecosystem & Innovation: Evaluate emerging technologies, design integration strategies, and build prototypes to enable self-service analytics and reduce manual data extraction.
- Financial Alignment & Forecasting: Ensure consistency across financial analyses, forecasts, and strategic projections across all business units to support enterprise goals.
- Talent Development & Leadership: Directly manage and mentor a Senior Financial Analyst while coaching the broader analytics team to foster a culture of continuous learning.
- Continuous Improvement: Constructively challenge existing workflows to uncover operational efficiencies and drive better business outcomes.
Bachelor's Degree: Required in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Agricultural Business, or a related field.
Alternative Education: An equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience will be considered.
Advanced Education & Credentials (Preferred): Master's degree or professional certifications in planning systems, analytics, finance, or project management are highly desirable.
Core Software & Modeling: Extensive experience with Microsoft Office (specifically Excel), relational databases, business intelligence (BI) platforms, and business modeling tools.
BI & Reporting: Proven track record developing and delivering executive dashboards, KPIs, management reporting, and business insights using tools like Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms.
Enterprise Planning Systems: Strong hands-on experience or certifications as an Anaplan Model Builder, Solution Architect, or equivalent enterprise planning system credentials are highly preferred.
Programming & Analytics (Highly Desired): Foundational understanding of software development lifecycle, databases, and programming languages such as Python, R, and SQL.
Quantitative Acumen: Advanced mathematical, statistical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
People Management: 3 to 5 years of direct experience managing and developing teams.
Language Proficiency: Excellent written and verbal English skills are required. Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is strongly preferred.
Adaptability & Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills with a proven track record of earning trust, building cross-functional relationships, and thriving in fast-paced, rapidly changing environments.
Travel Requirements: Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%. Must hold a valid passport without international travel restrictions.
Licensing: Valid California driver’s license and eligibility to be covered under the company-sponsored vehicle insurance program.
Schedule Flexibility: Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends as business needs require.
Compensation and Benefits
The following information is provided in good faith as a general description of the salary range and benefits for the position posted. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate is dependent upon experience, skills, education, work location, internal pay equity, and other objective job-related factors.
Salary Range estimated for the Enterprise Planning Systems & Analytics Manager: $107,000.00/year to $140,000.00/year
Driscoll’s is committed to a culture of care and offers an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, and disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. Other benefits include: 401(k) with employer match, profit-sharing participation, paid sick time, paid vacation, paid personal and family care leave, and a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP). More detailed information regarding the benefits package, will be shared during the application process.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Agricultural Business, or a related field
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be considered
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, relational databases, BI platforms, and business modeling tools
- Experience developing executive dashboards, KPIs, management reporting, and business insights using Tableau, Power BI, or similar tools
- Strong hands-on experience or certification as an Anaplan Model Builder, Solution Architect, or equivalent enterprise planning system credential
- Foundational understanding of software development lifecycle, databases, and programming languages such as Python, R, and SQL
- Advanced mathematical, statistical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Three to five years of direct experience managing and developing teams
- Excellent written and verbal English skills
- Bilingual English and Spanish proficiency
- Strong interpersonal, collaboration, relationship-building, and adaptability skills
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%
- Valid passport without international travel restrictions
- Valid California driver's license and eligibility for company-sponsored vehicle insurance coverage
- Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends as business needs require
Driscoll'S Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Driscoll'S and has not been reviewed or approved by Driscoll'S.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision, alongside wellness resources and an Employee Assistance Program. Company materials emphasize easy access and breadth as part of a formal Total Rewards program.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match and participation in profit sharing are offered to support long‑term savings. These components complement base pay as part of the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, sick time, and personal/family care leave are provided, with parental leave and volunteer time off also referenced. The mix indicates a well‑rounded time‑off framework.
Driscoll'S Insights
What We Do
Driscoll’s is the global market leader for fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. With more than 100 years of farming heritage and hundreds of independent growers around the world, Driscoll’s is passionate about growing great tasting berries. Driscoll’s exclusive patented berry varieties are developed through years of research using only natural breeding methods – that means no GMOs. A dedicated team of agronomists, breeders, sensory analysts, plant pathologists and entomologists help grow baby seedlings that are then grown on family farms. Our independent berry growers then work with Mother Nature, using experience and know-how to get the very best out of each strawberry, blueberry, blackberry and raspberry plant. Driscoll’s is serious about yummy berries! Driscoll’s is the trusted brand for Only the Finest Berries ™.
