US Retail Commercial Manager

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

This role serves as the primary finance partner to the SVP of US Retail Value Creation. The manager is responsible for translating financial data into actionable profit improvement initiatives and ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of value creation results. The position involves serving as the lead finance business partner to the VP US Retail Value Creation, providing timely insights, forecasts, and decision support for profit improvement priorities to achieve targeted profitability increases. The role requires using financial and operational data to identify, size, and prioritize value creation opportunities, developing and maintaining a pipeline of these initiatives with standardized assumptions and tracking methodologies, and validating business cases. Cross-functional partnership with Supply Chain, Sales Operations, Brand Management, and Accounting is essential to ensure clear ownership and measurable outcomes. The manager will validate P&L realization, reconcile planned to actual results, and explain variances. Ensuring accurate month-end close and reporting of value creation progress, including proper accruals and reclasses, is also a key responsibility. The role involves preparing recurring reporting packages and executive dashboards, maintaining audit-ready documentation, and driving continuous improvement in financial tracking processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
A minimum of 10 years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, operations finance, or value creation/cost-out programs
Strong understanding of P&L drivers, Gross Commercial Result (GCR) composition, and month-end close fundamentals (accruals, reserves, variance analysis)
Proven ability to build and validate financial business cases (assumptions, timing, risk, sensitivity, and benefits tracking)
Advanced analytical skills with the ability to turn large datasets into clear insights; strong Excel skills required
Strong executive communication and storytelling skills—able to translate complex financial results into succinct, decision-ready messages
High attention to detail and controls mindset; able to maintain audit-ready documentation and clear initiative traceability
Ability to influence across functions, manage multiple priorities, and drive cadence (monthly/quarterly) for initiative reviews and reporting

Nice To Haves

MBA/CPA/CMA
Experience with ERP and reporting tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Power BI, Tableau, Hyperion)

Responsibilities

Serve as the lead finance business partner to the VP US Retail Value Creation, providing timely insights, forecasts, and decision support for profit improvement priorities to achieve >$3B in targeted profitability increase
Use financial and operational data to identify, size, and prioritize value creation opportunities (e.g., volume growth, incentive composition/savings, cost efficient vehicle contenting, etc.)
Develop and maintain the value creation initiative pipeline, including standardized financial assumptions, benefit definitions, and tracking methodologies
Validate business cases for value creation initiatives by reviewing inputs, assumptions, timing, risk/opportunity, and alignment to financial targets
Partner cross-functionally (Supply Chain, Sales Operations, Brand Management, and Accounting) to ensure initiatives have clear ownership, milestones, and measurable financial outcomes
Validate P&L realization for executed initiatives, reconciling planned to actual results and explaining variances by driver and timing
Ensure month-end close and reporting accurately reflect value creation progress, including proper accruals, reclasses, and supporting documentation as needed
Prepare recurring reporting packages and executive-ready dashboards summarizing initiative status, run-rate improvements, YTD performance, and outlook vs. plan
Maintain audit-ready documentation for initiatives and realized savings, including traceability from initiative approval through P&L impact
Drive continuous improvement in financial tracking processes, data quality, and reporting automation to increase accuracy, speed, and transparency