Sr. Director of Finance - Operations & Total Supply Chain

Menasha Corporation • Neenah, WI

82d

About The Position

Menasha Packaging is seeking a dynamic and strategic finance leader to oversee the team of finance professionals serving as business partners for our manufacturing footprint and total supply chain network. The scope of this role encompasses over 50 manufacturing sites, distribution and warehousing network, as well as procurement operations. This leader will be responsible for driving strong cost control discipline, throughput efficiency, and cost savings delivery – all in service of growing Menasha Packaging margin and the company’s capacity for growth. The Sr. Director, Finance - Operations & Total Supply Chain is charged with developing and implementing standard ways of working for Operations Finance across the financial analyst teams within each product segment, and site, in Menasha Packaging. This individual will set a vision and establish the foundation for sustained, strong partnership between financial analyst teams and their business leaders. This role will deliver insightful financial counsel and drive cost transformation, margin enhancement, and throughput efficiency through compelling analysis, communication and influence. The position plays a critical role in developing the talent of the Finance organization across all levels of the function – from entry level finance professionals to tenured finance leaders. A passion for coaching, investing in team member development is a pre-requisite for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field required; MBA or CPA preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in finance, with at least 5 years in a leadership role supporting manufacturing or supply chain operations
• Highly analytical, inquisitive, with a proactive nature – a bias for action and problem solving
• Ability to build trust, influence and drive action across the organization
• Strong ability to synthesize complex topics into easily digestible communication to leadership
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Hands-on experience with SAP S4/Hana desired
• Experience building capabilities, new ways of working and leading change management within and outside the finance function
• Comfortable constructively challenging cross functional partners to drive a better solution
• Proficient with ambiguous topics, takes a business problem and sets independent work direction
• Ability to provide long term strategic counsel, connecting disparate internal, external factors to form a path forward
• Attention to detail
• Strong collaborator who can easily partner across functions and finance to get the job done
• Passionate about building talent and investing in others development

Responsibilities

• Provide financial leadership to entirety of Menasha Packaging’s manufacturing network and supply chain
• Provide strong financial and strategic counsel to the executive leadership team
• Ensure strong financial control, reporting, forecasting standard work is driven across the network
• Cultivate and sustain strong business partnership between financial analyst teams and their site business partners
• Drive cost transformation, margin enhancement, and throughput efficiency through clear and compelling reporting and analysis – combined with the ability to influence action
• Provide strategic thought leadership and analytical support of total network cost transformation initiatives, and associated capital investment
• Accountable for the talent development and continual advancement of capabilities within the operations finance team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees