Deputy Manager - Finance

Overview

• The role involves managing Contracts, Vendor Maintenance, and Accounts Payable (AP)-related procurement activities within the designated scope across the North America (NA) and Canada regions.
• This position is responsible for facilitating and enabling procurement requirements for Plants, Co-packers, and Distribution Canters. The team serves as a critical link between Global Procurement and the Manufacturing Network.
• The individual is expected to drive value through strong cross-functional collaboration and by building effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
  
  

• Facilitate and enable all procurement needs for Plants, Co-packers, and Distribution centers. The team is a critical link between Global Procurement and the Manufacturing Network. Production needs cannot be met unless contracts, vendors, and materials are linked to facilities.
• Creation and Management of all contracts for Package Materials, Ingredients across multi business units.
• Ensure sourcing options can meet aggressive timelines and deliver on budget product launches
• Ensuring all contracts are sourced. This data feeds supplier requirements based on Demand Planning.
• Complete all new material requests for Packaging and Ingredients and populate all financial attributes including standard price, freight and masking component
• Process any requests to set up vendors as needed for contracts
• Processing price blocked invoices and researching root cause- Pricing discrepancy, Freight issues and price changes, to avoid the credit hold and smooth flow running plant by mitigating the materials demand.
• Creating Miscellaneous Purchase Orders for scraps, Plate & Make Ready charges and any other Global Procurement related costs for Direct Materials
• Ad Hoc Reporting as needed (Global Procurement buyers, Supply Chain Finance Purchasing, Senior Leaders)
  
  

• Bachelor´s degree needed.
• 5-6 years of experience required
• Proficiency in the English language
• Strong analytical skills
• Working knowledge of SAP ECC & SAP Hana
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team and takes initiatives
• Capable of managing multiple time-sensitive priorities simultaneously
• Detail-oriented; Methodological; organized in approach; and document maintenance
• Consistency with performance, curious to learn and explore
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Ability to spot the errors and connect the dots