Wellness Pet Company Looking for Senior Director, Supply Chain Finance at Burlington, MA Full Time

About The Wellness Pet Company

The Wellness Pet Company crafts and produces premium natural pet food, treats, dental chews, and supplements. We believe that natural, premium nutrition focused on proven health outcomes is the foundation of creating mutual wellbeing for pets and their families. As a community of people, Wellies are positively obsessed with how to win for pets and their parents. We believe in the difference we make every single day, and we know that when we work collaboratively, Wellies are unstoppable — Not only in providing the best nutrition to pets, but in building a better tomorrow for pets, their parents, and the world.

Your

When you join Wellness Pet, you join a team whose aligned values and purpose create a unique and exciting place to work every day. Join us on our adventure to fulfill a life of wellbeing together with pets and their parents. Come for a walk with us today!

What You’ll Accomplish

As a leader of the Supply Chain finance function, this person will play a pivotal role in driving financial performance across our global supply chain operations. This includes financial support for manufacturing operations, co-manufacturing, procurement, freight and logistics, capital expenditures, and being a key leader of the Company’s continuous improvement program. This role will develop and execute the Company’s supply chain forecasting and planning process and participate in building financial plans, creating analyses, and presenting recommendations to drive the Company’s growth and profitability. In addition, you will:

• Lead the financial planning, analysis, and reporting efforts for supply chain; providing insights and recommendations to optimize cost, inventory, operational performance, and profitability
• Provide strategic financial guidance to supply chain leaders, enabling data-driven decision-making and proactive identification of productivity opportunities and risk mitigation
• Support the identification and implementation of key performance indicators; monitor trends within the business and risks and opportunities in current plans and forecasts
• Support senior management in the development of medium and long-term strategic plans and lead the annual continuous improvement plan development and reporting
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and execute financial targets aligned with supply chain objectives, including inventory management, procurement, logistics, and distribution
• Play a critical role in the Company’s overall financial information program, including areas such as management reporting, data management, and related systems and processes
• Partner with sales teams and supply chain partners to gather relevant data and insights that inform accurate inventory forecasts
• Partner with procurement team on evaluation of contracts and vendors while also reviewing spend profiles and offering recommendations to drive productivity
• Serve as the finance business partner for logistics and network optimization as well as inbound and outbound freight
• Mentor, train and develop Financial Planning Analysts
• Participate across the Director group to lead the Company’s strategic vision and drive daily execution

Who We’re Looking For

Team Wellie is a group of people who are truly obsessed in all the best ways about winning for the consumer and the pets they love. And so, we are seeking an individual who:

• Is consumer focused on all they do
• Continually challenge themselves to go the extra mile to get the job done, and ensure it’s done the right way as opposed to the easy way
• Hold themselves and others accountable
• Embraces continual development through the sharing of feedback and investment in learning opportunities.
• Is a true collaborator, sharing resources, and engages in healthy debate
• Celebrates differences and strives to learn from others who are different from themselves
• Gives back to their community and supports sustainable practices

In addition, for this specific role, we need someone who possesses:

• A bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field.
• A minimum of 5-6 years of progressive responsibility in a finance function including combinations of Finance, FP&A, or Audit roles
• A minimum of three years of management experience is required
• Ability to translate the vision and mission of the organization into actionable, quantitative plans
• Experience developing forecasts, operating plans, and related analytics
• Exceptional problem-solving skills; the ability to quickly identify subtle patterns and trends
• Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, and influencing skills balanced with hands-on detail and understanding
• Demonstrated success working in highly collaborative environments
• A critical thinker with a strategic mindset as well as the ability to communicate these skills effectively

Why Work for Wellness Pet

The Wellness Pet Company is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.