Finance Director, Raw & Pack

Location: City of White Plains

Overview

Finance Director, Raw & Pack

Location:

US-CO-Louisville | US-NY-White Plains

Reporting to the Director of Supply Chain Finance - Materials, the Director of Raw & Pack leads a team of 3, accountable for end to end planning, reporting, and decision support for the Raw & Pack (C&P) Team. Cycles & Procurement consists of $2.5B in annual spend related to the procurement of raw materials, Co-Man operations and other material costs. The incumbent will be responsible for providing sound, progressive and engaging leadership while contributing to the effective management of the teams.

This role will be a strategic partner to the VP Raws & Pack C&P, helping to guide sound business decisions to meet and exceed the overall financial and strategic objectives of the Company, and to establish long-range goals, strategies, plans and policies. In addition, this role will partner with Categories and BU teams to support pricing decisions by providing sound commodities forecast.

Responsibilities

• In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Serve as a strategic business partner to the VP C&P Raw & Pack, delivering insights and market intelligence that guide joint strategic decision-making.

• Shape and influence short-, mid-, and longterm financial planning, reporting, and monitoring processes to ensure alignment with organizational strategy while safeguarding company interests and mitigating risk.

• Lead the digitalization and automation roadmap for Raw & Pack, developing advanced data capabilities and tools to streamline reporting and generate actionable insights on commodity pricing, in close collaboration with Global Dantrade, the US C&P team, and IT partners.

• Broaden Materials reporting from a commodity-centric view to a Business Unit-focused framework, equipping General Managers and Revenue Growth Management teams with insights that inform pricing strategies.

• Provide objective financial analysis and expert advisory support to enable timely, well informed business decisions that consider both risks and opportunities and align with overall financial strategy.

• Partner with Supply Chain leadership to drive optimal endtoend network decisions, including steering and monitoring productivity initiatives.

• Ensure strong financial controls and accuracy throughout the monthly close process.

• Deliver coaching, mentoring, and key insights to direct reports to enhance performance and develop future talent.

• Lead the Raw & Pack Finance team to ensure KPI achievement and alignment with broader business objectives.

• Foster a strong company culture by promoting employee engagement, productivity, and passion across the team.

The salary range for this position is $180k-230k USD. The exact salary offered will depend on several factors, including the candidate's relevant experience, geographic location, internal equity, and market conditions. Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options.

To give our employees flexibility, Danone is a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• You have a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics or related field

• You have 10+ years progressive Finance and/or Sales Planning experience

• You have a minimum 4 years' experience in a CPG company

• You should have experience in partnering with an executive team with strong analytical & storytelling capability to facilitate and drive decision making

• You have excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, presentation and relationship building capabilities

• You are a strategic, resourceful, & creative individual who is a proven hands-on leader who thrives in a team environment

• You have strong analytical, quantitative and reasoning abilities

• You possess high organizational agility with strong ability to navigate ambiguity

• You have a collaborative leadership style - able to mobilize and influence in a matrixed organization

• You have the ability to flex between strategic thinking…