Nestlé Professional Hiring for Sr Manager Finance Co-Pilot Job at Solon, OH Full Time

Nestlé Professional is committed to providing the finest ingredients, operational knowledge, and uncompromised support to foodservice operations across the US. Our team of culinary experts and skilled product developers partner closely with foodservice professionals to generate creative, branded food and beverage solutions that address a wide variety of needs. As a business serving other businesses, we’re focused on performing with speed, service, and precision to cook up delicious ideas for our clients both small and large. Satisfy your appetite for an exciting career at Nestlé Professional.

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As the Finance Manager you will act as a Co-Pilot to our Street Division/Channel Sales Leader within our Nestle Professional division. You will provide financial & economic insights that empower decisions. You will be a key contributor to the achievement of objectives by being a constructive challenger and setting up processes that provide: 1) transparency and accuracy of sales financials, 2) compliance with local and Nestlé standards and 3) guidance for the optimal use of commercial resources.

Primary Responsibilities:

In this role you will provide actionable insights and recommendations to drive business actions and achieve targets and ambitions, with a focus on Pricing, Mix and value creation elements. You will support the Nestle Professional Sales functions in developing strategies for channels (Distributors and Operators) and in implementing guidelines and best practices. Your support can be in the form of insight, challenge, ensuring processes enable implementation of the commercial strategies.

Customer Contracts Negotiations

• Improve contract terms & conditions to ensure customer agreements are equitable, defensible, and measurable.

• Work with Sales to ensure strategic negotiation process is followed.

Integrated Commercial Planning & Monthly Business Planning

• Key contributor throughout all steps of the ICP Process (identify priority, confirm key initiatives, define activation guidelines and complete the yearly revenue and investment plans).

• Work with Commercial Team to define processes to forecast volumes, allowances (trade, supply, marketing), NNS enabling a successful implementation of the MBP and DF guidelines.

• Participate in Commercial Review meeting, being also accountable for the consistency of the volume, revenue and investment assumptions vs. DF and growth targets.

• Lead sales and sales finance organization in the adoption of the Exceedra TPM solution for Contract.

• Management, Account Planning, Data Acquisition and Management, Accruals, Claims Management, Reporting & Analytics.

Deduction/Claims Exception Management:

• Ensure timely resolution of claim exceptions.

Processes, Internal Control and Compliance

• Ensure rock solid management and accounting practices for the trade investment in SAP.

• Ensuring proper closing activities (PEC) and reconciliation of trade investment and that corrective actions are taken.

• Custodian of processes and internal controls that ensure:

  • Application of adequate conditionality of trade investment (clear counterparts).

  • Pay-for-Performance for the commercial investment.

  • Action plans are defined / executed when detecting situations where trade investment is not defensible.

  • A Contract Optimization process is carried out.

  • Bonuses for target achievement to the sales organization are paid correctly.

  • Compliance with local legislation (e.g.: competition law).

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting.

• Prior experience in Strategic Revenue Mangement or Sale Finance.

• Participant of projects that improve efficiency and application of best practices.

• Ability to apply sales best practices and standards (e.g.:SRM) within the commercial finance and the sales organization.

• Able to apply local and Nestlé standards in accounting and costing related to Sales function.

• Understanding of trade and customer landscape.

• Good knowledge of the product portfolio, brand and customer profitability to encourage decisions that positively contribute to mix.

• Solid working knowledge of government regulations.

• Good understanding of value creation process to influence 7 value drivers that optimize shareholder value in a sustainable manner.

Requisition ID: 204735

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you’re at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you’ve gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

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This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.