Sr. Finance Director, Supply Chain

company information

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based dairy company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and value-added products to nourish consumers.

With more than $1B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s growing portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife® ultra-filtered milk; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife® nutrition plan™, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.

A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.

The company is driven by its values of caring for people, the animals that supply us with milk, and the planet. By providing nourishing products, implementing stringent care standards for animals, and stewarding efficient operations and responsible packaging, fairlife, LLC puts a focus each day on making a positive impact for all. 

To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com.

job purpose:   The Sr. Finance Director – Supply Chain is a member of the Financial Planning & Analysis Team and reports to the Vice President of FP&A.   This role will partner with the Chief Supply Chain Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and the broader fairlife operations teams to provide analytics, modeling, insights and decision support to drive world class performance across planning, procurement, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, and R&D.  Additionally, this role will lead analysis to maximize the financial returns of capacity expansion and asset allocation strategies across our manufacturing sites, operational functions, and initiatives in a high-growth consumer products environment.

responsibilities:

• Lead strategic planning for Supply Chain to ensure best in class financial performance that delivers competitive advantages in the marketplace.
• Drive fact-based decision making across Supply Chain functions and challenge business assumptions to attain better decisions.
• Participate in board of director meetings, presentations, and analysis to drive key board decisions.
• Analyze options for the allocation of scare resources to secure the greatest short term and long term returns for the business through scenario planning, financial modeling and the hands on understanding of fairlife’s supply chain model and operations.
• Drive margin improvement by working with the operations teams to optimize resource use, improve productivity, lower costs relative to revenue drivers and focus the company on maximizing efficiency across our multi-site manufacturing and logistics network
• Provide business intelligence for all the financial results and key performance indicators for the manufacturing facilities, costs of goods sold, and key working capital drivers through trend, variance and ratio analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement in a high growth and fast paced environment of modeling, analytics, information organization, cross functional alignment of the key storylines, trends and identification of business needs.
• Lead the capital allocation process and maximization of ROI on our capital spend across existing and future assets, including setting a path for long term capacity expansion strategies.

skills/qualifications required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• 8 -10 years of progressive finance experience with emphasis on quantitative reasoning, statistical, strategic analysis and analytical modeling, and operational reporting
• Demonstrated success in partnering with and influencing functional leaders to drive action toward and deliver against targeted operational strategies
• Excellence in written and oral communication, including strong presentation and “storytelling” skills
• Strong financial modeling skills and use of key software programs to provide highest level of analytics in an efficient manner
• Experience working cross-functionally in a team-oriented environment while also being able to work and think independently
• Self-directed and motivated to work with minimum supervision, conferring with manager or others on more complex matters
• Ability to handle ambiguity and work in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Highly organized
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and modeling skills is required
• R Demonstrated competency with ERP systems
• Strong attention to detail required
• Experience in manufacturing and/or dairy is a plus

position location: Chicago, IL (fairlife Headquarters)

reports to:  Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

travel requirements:  20%

fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

In addition to its nondiscrimination commitment, the Company will also provide reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please email [email protected].