Manager, Finance

Your Opportunity as the Manager, Spreads Finance

Become a key leader in supporting our market leading Peanut Butter, Fruit Spreads, and Ice Cream Toppings (+$1B revenue) portfolio. Partner closely with the Brand Marketing and Innovation teams to manage and grow the portfolio through new item introductions, marketing, distribution expansion, pricing/trade, and overall P&L management. Directly and indirectly perform financial analysis and communicate actual and/or anticipated results through insightful dialogue, reporting and scenario modeling.

Location: Orrville, OH
Work Arrangements: 30% in office expectation (at least 2 days a week in office)

In this role you will:

• Provide Financial leadership and management to deliver maximum results for the Spreads categories.

• Build trust and communicate effectively to support the team, yet challenge when necessary with a financial fact-based perspective. Enhance the team’s understanding of how to best use financial information to make decisions.

• Provide Long-range and annual Financial Planning and Forecasting support for our Spreads portfolio - aligning with our strategic agenda, ensuring data integrity, and communicating assumptions clearly.

• Analyze Category and Brand financial performance, and deliver insights to support business decisions.

• Perform pre/post launch new item analysis and provide financial guidance; analyze business opportunities and communicate scenarios/outlook.

• Maintain focus on business trends to deliver short and long-term objectives for the category. Develop understanding of category, consumer and competition to drive decisions rooted in strategy.

• Review pricing updates and new-product pricing for accuracy and acceptable profitability.

• Support cross functional cost savings and margin expansion initiatives, including NRO and PPA.

• Partner with Sales, Supply Chain and Operations Finance teams to ensure complete and accurate understanding of financial results and outlook; Partner with Brand marketing, Innovation and CCB to maintain understanding of competitive category, pricing and merchandising environment.

• Lead the skills and career development of one financial analyst.

The Right Place for You 

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs. 

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required

• 6+ years of related experience

• Proven ability to communicate effectively and influence decisions with cross-functional partners

• Strong strategic mindset and business acumen

• Passion for continuous improvement and growth mindset

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role (not required):

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree

• Prior leadership role in FP&A, Sales Finance or Operations Finance

• Financial modeling and analysis

• People Management

• CPG Industry

• Navigation of matrixed organization

Learn more about working at Smucker:

• Our Total Rewards Benefits Program

• Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business 

• Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity 

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