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Job Description
Position Overview:
Reporting to the VP Finance, the Commercial Finance Senior Manager plays a vital role in the Rigid Packaging Solutions North America Beverage organization. This position is the primary point of contact for all Commercial Finance activities across multiple business segments and Commercial Directors. By interfacing with senior leaders across the business, the Commercial Finance Senior Manager partners with the commercial team to drive profitability, top-line growth, and market value preservation. Key responsibilities include:
- Provide financial leadership, analysis and expert guidance related to:
- New and existing product pricing
- Contract management support
- Capital investment decisions
- Customer and product line profitability
- New and existing segment categories
- Other forward-looking opportunities
- Lead financial analysis and support of segment strategic initiatives
- Identify profit “leakages” and opportunities to enhance overall profitability
- Participate in internal and customer meetings
- Lead team of direct/indirect reports; provide functional leadership by fostering teamwork, providing coaching and developing team members
The Commercial Finance Senior Manager is responsible for driving improvements throughout the P&L for business segments and key accounts. The ideal candidate will forge strong relationships, work autonomously, be a thought leader, and drive impactful results.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties:
Commercial Support
- Partner and support the Beverage Commercial Team through:
- Leading commercial finance efforts in contract negotiations requiring complex RFQ processes and analysis
- Collaborating with Commercial Directors and Managers on the development of commercial proposals involving multiple products and/or locations and capital investment analysis
- Conducting financial analysis on lightweighting initiatives and customer requests for footprint moves
- Analyzing material cost and profit by account
- Evaluating on-site proposals
- Analyzing product, plant & customer profitability
- Implementing targeted return pricing initiatives
- Reviewing freight and other materials upcharges
- Managing budgeting and pricing
- Conducting cost and operational complexity analysis
- Representing the Key Account Team for financial analysis
- Performing out of market risk analysis
- Actively participating in the ARPNA RFQ (Request for Quote) process for Beverage customers. Lead the Commercial Finance activities involved in the process, including the maintenance and development of “market based” pricing, commercial effectiveness, and quotation performance data and reporting. Develop financial analysis to support strategic decision-making.
- Participate and lead financial analysis support on Customer Account Teams, including value selling propositions, contract terms development and negotiations, on-site evaluations, preparation and review of profitability improvement actions, proactive account planning, supply option and capital expenditure justification and analysis of customer and product profitability.
- Participate in customer calls and meetings to support the Commercial Team with financial analysis, implications and decision making.
- Developing and approving regional and national account pricing and proposals using beverage pricing systems, “market pricing” reports, Next Best Alternative analysis, win/loss, and competitive intelligence information.
- Identifying profit "leakages" and opportunities to enhance overall profitability.
- Identifying and quantifying commercial outperformance activities, including commercial pipeline activities.
- Utilizing available tools (SAP, BW, CRM, Line Costing, Pocket Margin Database, SMDB etc) for opportunity analysis, data mining, and customer/product profitability improvement plans.
Business Unit Support
- Assist the General Manager and Commercial Directors with the following:
- Competitive intelligence analysis
- Value preservation strategy
- Disruptive technology analysis
- Value proposition of competing technologies or packaging options
- Value propositions and cost analysis for new products, manufacturing processes, or materials
- Budgeting
- Strategic Planning
- Reviewing price, cost & profitability for accounts based on overall Strategic Pricing initiatives
- Assisting in developing and implementing standard clauses for contracts to prevent profitability erosion, including;
- Operational Cost recovery using on Producer Price Index (PPI) fluctuations
- Non resin material movements
- Energy
- Freight
- In/out change over recovery
- PCR
- Additives and colors
- Specialty runs
- Developing and preparing capacity and division-related capital budgets and projects (CEAV’s).
- Gaining an in-depth knowledge of multiple manufacturing processes to understand equipment capabilities required to support different markets and segments, Cost to Produce (CTP) expectations on equipment and new equipment, capital investment analysis, possible equipment refreshes or footprint changes.
- Collaborate with the Commercial and R&D groups for:
- New product development
- Value propositions for innovation projects and emerging technologies
- New market development
- Providing finance leadership to various strategic projects.
Other Responsibilities
- Developing complex financial models with straightforward user interfaces.
- Driving continuous improvements in processes that will reduce turnaround time without compromising the accuracy or effectiveness of analysis.
- Engaging in long-term planning and strategic target development.
- Enhancing analytical commercial tools, templates and processes and driving their deployment within the Commercial organization.
- Collaborating with Shared Services Finance/Accounting and IT teams to drive enhancements within core SAP, segment, and profitability systems.
- Assisting in maintaining consistency in financial analysis and processes across ARPNA Business Units.
- Providing ad hoc financial analysis in support of Beverage growth initiatives.
Qualifications:
- 10 years of progressively increasing responsibility in a financial analysis role; commercial finance preferred
- BA in Business or Finance required; MBA or CPA preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills a must; experience with Microsoft Office tools required.
- Strong systems skills/aptitude (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, ERP systems software)
- Proven thought leadership and critical thinking skills.
- Detail oriented and the ability to clearly and concisely communicate findings and recommendations to all levels of the organization.
- Problem solving/analytics; manufacturing/cost accounting; general understanding of plant operations preferred.
- Ability to multi-task, meet strict deadlines, and work under pressure.
- Specific experience in the following areas is strongly preferred:
- Developing detailed / complex financial modeling scenarios
- Developing capital spending justifications
- Analyzing product-line profitability and employing activity-based costing theories
Competencies:
Amcor Leadership Framework Competencies
Core Competencies:
- Customer Focus
- Learning on the Fly
- Interpersonal Savvy
- Drive for Results
3-5 Applicable ALF Competencies:
- Building Effective Teams
- Functional/Technical Skills
- Managerial Courage
Relationships:
- VP, Finance
- Sr Director & Director of Financial Planning & Analysis
- Commercial VP, Directors & Account Managers
- VP & GM Beverage
- Resin and Sales Accounting Managers
- Supply Chain Director and Managers
- Marketing Director
- Procurement - Direct Materials Strategic Supplier Development, NA
ADA Requirements:
Physical Requirements
☒Normal Vision
☒Distant Vision
☒Near Vision
☒Hearing/ Listening
☒ Sitting
☒Talking/Speaking
☒Hand/Finger Dexterity
☒ Walking
☒Standing
Other Physical Requirements: None
Work Environment : Office Environment
The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills and/or abilities.
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- Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
- Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
- Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
- The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products
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Benefits
When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:
Medical, dental and vision plans
Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees
Company-paid holidays starting at 9 days per year and may be slightly higher by location
Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary accident disability benefits are available
Paid Parental Leave
Retirement Savings Plan with company match
Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)