Simple Mills

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Own commercial forecasting for assigned accounts and/or channels, including volume, net sales, trade spend, and key revenue drivers, in partnership with Sales and Marketing.
• Support consolidation and review of customer- and channel-level forecasts, helping identify key risks and opportunities.
• Partner cross-functionally to translate commercial plans into financial forecasts and performance insights.
• Support the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Long-Range Planning (LRP), and reforecast cycles through development of assumptions, analyses, and scenario modeling.
• Prepare Net Sales and commercial performance reporting, including KPIs, variance analysis, and clear commentary.
• Develop actionable insights on performance drivers, risks, and opportunities, with recommendations to support decision-making.
• Communicate findings clearly to cross-functional partners, tailoring analysis to the audience and business context.
• Execute ad-hoc financial and strategic analyses to support customer strategies, pricing initiatives, and other commercial priorities.
• Analyze trade and promotional performance, including pre-event scenario modeling and post-event analysis.
• Deliver analytics across pricing, promotion, mix, and trade investment to support net revenue optimization.
• Manage day-to-day tracking of trade and commercial budgets, monitoring spend versus plan and explaining variances.
• Support maintenance and improvement of Commercial Finance tools, systems, and reporting processes, including Trade Promotion Management systems.
• Manage and develop junior team members, fostering strong financial acumen and stewardship across the team.
• Act as a strong financial partner to Sales and Marketing teams, building trust through accuracy, insight, and responsiveness.

Manager, Commercial Finance

Manager

• Manage business relationships with existing and new Crackers co-mans
• Work hands-on with co-mans, R&D, Quality Assurance, and broader Operations team to ensure day-to-day issues are solved or escalated
• Lead weekly cross-functional discussions with co-man and Operations teams to drive accountability, focus and continuous improvement
• Drive supplier performance through KPI tracking and lead co-man quarterly business reviews
• Negotiate one-off expenses with comans within contract terms
• Continuously develop and improve processes and best practices
• Write purchase orders for R&D trial expenses, capital projects; manage spend to annual budgets
• Support Simple Mills’ strategic initiatives to support growth and manage costs
• Support Innovation & Brand Renovation project teams and attend trials; up to 35% travel required
• Identify and lead manufacturing and continuous improvement projects, such as moving product lines between co-mans, to manage costs and capacity
• Support sourcing new co-mans to expand capacity and innovation platforms, aligned with Simple Mills’ growth strategy
• Partner with director, Ops and Legal teams to craft and negotiate contracts with new and existing co-mans that support and protect the business, as well as convey expectations, low costs, superior services, and promote strong relationships
• Perform other projects as assigned

Manager, Commercial Finance

Manager, Contract Manufacturing