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Perdue Farms, Inc. Senior Supply Chain Finance Manager in Salisbury, Maryland
Perdue Foods is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into its second century of growth and innovation. With a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins, we create products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe, while changing the way animals are raised for food.
Summary
The Senior Supply Chain Finance Manager will support the Supply Chain by assisting with process improvements within the Finance organization. The support will include participating in Business Process Re-engineering projects as a Supply Chain Finance representative. The manager will work with the Finance Team and Operations to help identify and implement opportunities for improvement. In addition, the position will deliver timely and accurate weekly, monthly, and ad hoc reports and analytics for Harvest and Further Processing operations and Logistics. The Manager will report to the Vice President, Foods Plant Accounting.
The salary range for this position is $126,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year, based on experience and qualifications with annual bonus available (variable depending on performance).
In addition to the base salary, Perdue offers a competitive benefits package, including medical/Rx, 401(k) with employer match after 1 year, critical illness, accident insurance, dental, vison, life insurance, optional group life insurance, short-term and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts and paid time off.
Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Develop a thorough understanding of Supply Chain functions in order to help validate assumptions and offer insight to results and process improvement opportunities.
Assist in the Business Process Re-engineering initiatives as a Supply Chain Finance representative.
Support the tracking of financial performance for key strategic manufacturing initiatives and projects, utilizing existing tools and developing new tools.
Assist the Accounting and Finance Organization in streamlining and automating existing reports using PowerBI and other reporting tools.
Prepare assigned weekly/monthly/quarter manufacturing related reports and analysis. Identify and explain key variances.
Assist in the development of the Annual budgeting process for Supply Chain functions.
Complete ad hoc report generation and special projects as requested.
Experience Requirements
Bachelor’s degree (preferably Accounting / Finance) with 10 to 15 years of related experience supporting manufacturing operations. Our ideal candidate will have/be:
Working knowledge of financial and accounting principles.
Display strong analytical aptitude, desire to deal with ambiguity, synthesize complex data and draw business insights.
Ability to identify patterns from disparate sources and deliver comprehensive analyses.
Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to work on multiple projects.
A detail-oriented approach, must pay close attention to details and error check own work.
Ability to work independently.
Trustworthy with confidential information.
Reliability (attendance and timeliness) important to ensure execution of deliverables.
Experience Preferred
Customer service mindset and ability to work with internal “clients” around the company.
Ability to cope with pressure and changing priorities with a focus on delivering results.
Strong Microsoft Office skills as well as the ability to learn software applications (i.e. SAP and Hyperion Essbase).
Experience with PowerBI a plus.
Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements
May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another.
May need to access files, supplies and equipment.
Work activity is in an office, open-partitioned, cubicle environment
Perdue Farms, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.