REGIONAL FINANCE DIRECTOR - Military Veterans

Overview
About BerryAt Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), we create innovative packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world. Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey. For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

As a member of the Consumer Packaging North America Finance team, the Regional Finance Director will be aligned with an operational segment of the division and be tasked with driving business improvement and increased collaboration between finance and operations to help exceed business targets. This position will collaborate closely with Operations, Product Management, Human Resources, Sales and Innovation. This role can be filled near one of our North America locations but Evansville, IN is preferred. It will report into the Sr. Finance Director.

Responsibilities

• Drive improved financial performance by identifying and executing opportunities to increase sales and reduce costs.
• Develop new and further enhance current key operational metrics to increase visibility and clarity as to how operational performance is being reflected in the P&L statement.
• Facilitate and drive improved communication and collaboration between finance and operations - focus on returned physical presence and involvement in day-to-day operations
• Communicate weekly financial forecasts to divisional leadership, including detailed analysis of assumptions that are driving the projected result
• Communicate monthly financial results to divisional leadership, including detailed analysis on how price, cost and volume each played a part in the given result
• Act as partner along with operations in having detailed monthly operating reviews (MOR) for each site
• Oversee capital approval process for the respective region, including all second level reviews and approvals
• Serve as integral part of annual budget planning process - assist controllers and plant managers with accurately budgeting operational improvements
• Be able to create executive level business summaries of an operational region that can be rolled up to the cumulative divisional level

• Able to identify, define, prioritize, and address market opportunities using data and qualitative information
• Ability to work efficiently and critically think about business problems and solutions, in a fast-paced environment
• Able to communicate effectively and coordinate information to commercial, technical and operational teams
• Ability to creatively adapt and transfer new methods or ideas to situations to maximize results
• Ability to work effectively with various levels of Consumer Packaging leadership

• Meeting sales and profit goals consistent with Annual Operating Plan (AOP)
• Identify and implement financial and operationally relevant Key Performance indicators (KPI) across and within respective operational region
• Successful management of CAPEX submissions and expectations
• Excellent customer deliverables, including presentations, and effective communication

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or equivalent experience required - MBA is a plus
• 5-7 years of Finance, Accounting or financial analysis in manufacturing
• Understanding of manufacturing costing, inventory, and data processing.
• Prior experience with ERP systems (preferably JD Edwards) and MS Office.
• Understanding of manufacturing operations desired.
• Strong Product Management or Financial background preferred, experience with a Consumer Product Goods (CPG) company is a plus
• Capability to build/maintain excellent rapport with all levels and functions
• Demonstrated strong meeting and presentation skills
• Strong understanding and experience with Word, Microsoft Excel, and Power Point