Commercial Finance Director American Liberty Div. - Bolingbrook, IL

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC•Bolingbrook, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Commercial Finance serves as a business partner to the Corporate Commercial team in optimizing/maximizing profit and delivering gross margin performance through effective pricing, promotions, and programming analysis. This role is responsible for embedding standardized tools and processes within the assigned region to ensure consistency and efficiencies in performance reporting and analytics. This role partners closely with Trade Development and supports Corporate Revenue Management objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor s Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field of study
5+ years of relevant experience with an emphasis on commercial experience, P&L responsibility, and forecasting
Experience with financial planning and pricing management in the CPG industry; supplier and wholesaler experience
Knowledge of applicable state regulations and adult beverage market dynamics

Responsibilities

Provide analysis of pricing and promotional activities to drive effective use of trade spend and impact to internal profitability
Analyze various data sources related to product/supplier financial performance, identify opportunities, and provide recommendations for areas of optimization
Provide decision support to drive achievement of volume growth while protecting the value
Participate in the development and adoption of new reporting tools as needed
Lead Commercial Finance training delivery with the team to develop capabilities focused on margin enhancement inclusive of pricing and promotional spend management and effectiveness
Assist with the development of the annual sales plan (volume/revenue/gross profit) for inclusion in the internal financial plan
Support the consistent implementation of company initiatives; define guidelines/roadmap to drive local understanding and execution against priorities
Ensure accurate and efficient distribution of commercial finance reports and other business intelligence essential to the commercial organization
Recruit, select, orient, and train employees; conduct terminations, as needed
Coach and counsel employees as applicable; discipline individuals according to company policy; plan and monitor employee goals, and appraise performance
Perform other job-related duties as assigned