Sr Manager Inventory Control

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Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table.

We are the leading global independent beverage solutions provider. We serve a broad range of national and international retailers as well as Global, National and Emerging (GNE) brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from our production sites in Europe, North America, and Australia. Although our own branding may not appear on the labels of the beverages we produce, there is a good chance you are reading this while sipping one of our drinks.

Our ambition is to continually improve and it’s what keeps us at the top of our game.  We are solutions-based.  We are innovative.  We seek out new challenges and conquer them.  This is our company ethos, but it’s our people’s too:  Refresco is at the cutting edge of a fast-moving industry because we have passionate people pushing the boundaries of what’s best.

Stop and think: how would YOU put our drinks on every table?

Summary Description:

• The Sr Manager Finance, Inventory Control is responsible for leading key inventory control, compliance, and reporting processes to support effective management and safeguarding of the Refresco North America Operations inventory assets. This role is responsible for ensuring integrity and accuracy of the company’s monthly financial reporting and analysis for inventory, waste, and reporting metrics to ensure compliance with policy and processes and support optimal working capital management and EBITDA. The role works closely with Supply Chain, Plant Operations and Finance teams to ensure Inventory policies and processes compliance.
• This role provides comprehensive leadership to a team of 1-2 staff. As a business partner to Supply Chain, provides financially driven business guidance on inventory management. This role is the critical financial lead on the inventory reporting and process integration for all new acquisitions and ensuring Refresco best practices are firmly embedded. This role also supports related Supply Chain and Operational systems and reporting projects as assigned.
• These activities are all critical to executing the Company’s key strategic initiatives and while the needs and focus of the organization may fluctuate at any given moment, the weight of each of these responsibilities’ areas are equally shared. This position reports to the Director of Supply Chain Finance.

Essential Job Functions:

Financial Reporting & Analysis:  Responsible for advancing the inventory control processes, managing the cycle counting/annual physicals and support in management reporting.  This position will be primarily responsible for but not limited to the following items:

• Lead competency process to validate and strengthen the skill set of all inventory control specialists. Utilize this process for on-boarding new hires.
• Educate, support, and drive compliance by the Plant Finance teams for cycle counting process. Ensure accurate system outputs and implement regular reporting.
• Coordinate and train the annual physical process for North America plants.
• Serve as liaison with external auditors for annual physicals and year-end roll forward activities.
• Serve as liaison for co-pack customer physical inventory requests for scheduling alignment with key stakeholders and manage approval process.
• Observe plant locations to validate control process are in place. Provide additional training as needed and function as plant support when the need arises.
• Represent Inventory Control for new plants that are integrated into the network.
• Provide insight to cross functional teams of the impact created from inventory transactions such as COGI errors, Plant Inventory Waste, variance analysis to process orders, and segregation of duties.
• Provide insight to cross functional teams for production line costs and plant waste variances.
• Monitor and take corrective action relating to reconciliations and other accounts pertaining to inventory movements.
• Monitor North America Plant KPI’s to ensure compliance of internal controls and inventory accuracy through cycle count.

Transactional and Financial Process Improvements: Work cross-functionally assisting with process improvement projects.  This includes, but not limited to:

• Support Finance with IT projects on an adhoc basis including all user acceptance testing and documentation.
• Validate and test system changes pertaining to all inventory processes.
• Direct focus on inventory movement relating to other systems such as Disposition of Material Requests (DOMR).

Business Support & Documentation:  Provide support to operational business partners on reporting, best practices, and system enhancements. This includes but is not limited to the following items.

• Develop and distribute documentation on all inventory and assigned functions.
• Assist in supporting the Supply Chain team on technical research and troubleshooting supply chain reporting related issues.

Staff Management/People Development: Manage 1 to 2 direct reports with responsibility for inventory compliance with policy and processes to safeguard inventory assets and support optimal working capital management and EBITDA.

• Responsible for the personal development of the team members to ensure success in current roles and be considered potential candidates for future growth opportunities.
• Continuously manage the team and team priorities to ensure prioritization and delivery of objectives while supporting the changing needs of the business and operations.

Leadership Responsibilities:

Sr Manager 

• Leads and directs the work of other employees and has responsibility for personnel actions including hiring, performance management, and termination.  

• Supervision may be provided through a team of subordinate supervisors and/or managers.  

• Provides training, direction and instruction and conducts performance evaluations. 

• Provides guidance and training on work standards and expected outcomes. 

• Accountable for planning and evaluating performance, staff training and development, recruitment and may contribute to pay recommendations. 

Competencies: 

• Leadership - Foster a culture of empowerment by building relationships based on trust, lead courageously on a day-to-day basis, and inspire growth with a clear and ambitious vision that guides the collective effort toward success. 

Required Skills:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills at various levels of the organizational structure.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams.
• Self-starter and able to work autonomously.
• Excellent people and process management skills
• SAP experience required.
• Experience with quantitative reporting analysis, tools, and access from a BW based Enterprise Data Warehouse. Preferably with tools found within the SAP ecosystem such as WebIntelligence, Analysis, or Lumira.
• Manufacturing/Inventory experience required.
• Knowledge of Supply Chain or supply chain experience a plus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting or in a related field required.
• Five plus years of related work experience in manufacturing or industrial environment. Food related manufacturing a plus.
• Three to five years people leadership and management.
• Experience working in an SAP environment.

Working Conditions:

• Physical - Regular requirements to sit and enter data in the computer.
• Visual/Sensory- This position requires to be able to work long hours in front of the computer.
• Travel - stretches of travel will be required, can ranging up to 50%.
• Mental Stress- There is pronounced pressure from meeting deadlines, schedules and accuracy work output.

Physical Requirements:

• Physical Demands

• Visual/Sensory – This position requires attention to detail, requiring attention with one or two senses at a time.

Other Duties:

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

A Career with Refresco

Refresco offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, which include:

• Medical/dental/vision insurance 
• Life insurance 
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Paid holidays and vacation
• Well-being benefits
• Discount programs

Join Refresco TODAY and enjoy a rewarding CAREER! 

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