FP&A Manager - Supply Chain

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based dairy company that produces nourishing and great-tasting milk-based products made using a patented cold-filtration process that removes some natural sugars while concentrating the protein and calcium naturally found in real cows’ milk.

Our line of delicious, lactose-free fairlife® products includes: fairlife® ultra-filtered milk, which has 50% more protein and 50% less sugar than regular milk; fairlife® with DHA, ultra-filtered milk with DHA Omega-3 fatty acids to support brain health; fairlife YUP!®, a line of flavored milks; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife® nutrition plan™, a nutrition shake to support one’s journey to better health; and the newly launched fairlife® creamers, coffee creamers designed to help enhance your coffee experience; and the newly launched fairlife® Light Ice Cream, a line of creamy, frozen desserts. In partnership with The Coca-Cola Company®, fairlife ultra-filtered milk and Core Power high protein shakes are distributed throughout the United States (U.S.) and Canada; all other fairlife products are available in the U.S.

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

job purpose: The FP&A Manager – Supply Chain is a member of the Financial, Planning and Analysis Team and reports to the FP&A Director- Supply Chain.  This role will partner with leaders across the supply chain team to provide analytics, modeling, and insights to drive world class performance across manufacturing, supply chain and procurement.  

responsibilities:

planning and forecasting

• Manage routines such as financial planning cycles, budgets, financial forecasts, and margin initiatives.
• Focus the teams on key financial risks and opportunities in a high growth environment to mitigate risks and harvest opportunities
• Standard cost management
• Manage many initiatives and stakeholders in a very fast paced and fluid environment

reporting and storytelling

• Manage financial dashboards to facilitate the identification of operational and strategic adjustments and improvements
• Provide transparency and insights for all the financial results for the manufacturing facilities, costs of goods sold, and key working capital drivers through trend, variance, and ratio analyses
• Manage and evolve all communication vehicles to provide all stakeholders the storylines & information when needed to make key business decisions and drive business behaviors

decision support, modeling, and business improvement

• Understand the operations functions by spending time at the facilities and with those responsible for the day-to-day business processes and systems
• Manage and evolve financial modeling to analyze the financial impact of operational performance and strategies
• 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 in multi-site environment
• Perform data validation to ensure accuracy and appropriateness of underlying data and analytic models

skills/qualifications required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting and a strong understanding of manufacturing accounting principles
• 5+ years of progressive finance experience with emphasis on strategic analysis and analytical modeling, and operational reporting
• Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communication
• Experience with manufacturing environments (dairy experience is a plus)
• Strong presentation and “storytelling” skills
• Highly organized
• Experience working cross-functionally in a team-oriented environment while also being able to work and think independently
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial modeling skills required
• Strong attention to detail required
• Ability to handle ambiguity and work in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment

position location: Chicago, IL

reports to: FP&A Director – Supply Chain

travel requirements: 10-15%

fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. 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].