Finance Manager, Procurement & Logistics
On-sitePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeEnterprise
Full TimeEnterprise
Job Summary
Manage commodity price exposure, logistics cost budgets, and OTIF penalty risks across fresh produce procurement and supply chain operations. Own monthly forecasts, cost-to-serve models, and month-end close activities for freight, packaging, and grower settlements while leading profitability reporting and variance analysis for CFO and operational leadership. Partner with Heads of Procurement and Logistics to drive cost efficiency, validate savings initiatives, and support contract negotiations and network optimization projects.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- 7–10+ years of finance experience
- meaningful exposure to supply chain finance, procurement finance, or cost accounting in a manufacturing or perishables environment
Desired Qualifications
- part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (CPA, CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent) preferred
- Experience in food manufacturing, fresh produce, agriculture, FMCG, or a comparable perishable goods industry strongly preferred
- Strong cost modelling skills — comfortable building cost-per-unit, cost-to-serve, and margin waterfall models from scratch including root cause analysis
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar)
- Demonstrated ability to partner with non-finance operational stakeholders and translate complex financial analysis into clear operational insight
- Familiarity with supply chain cost structures: inbound freight, cold storage, 3PL, palletization, and outbound distribution
- Direct experience financing retail and/or Food Service supply relationships — familiarity with OTIF penalty regimes, promotional mechanics, and retailer cost recovery processes
- Exposure to commodity price risk, grower contracting, or agricultural procurement economics
- Experience with waste/yield financial tracking in a perishable or temperature-controlled environment
- Familiarity with BI and reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, Qlik) and/or financial planning systems (Anaplan, Adaptive, TM1)
- Understanding of food safety, cold chain compliance, and the operational constraints unique to fresh produce logistics
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