Finance Manager

Finance Manager, Northlake Manufacturing

Keurig Dr. Pepper is looking for a hands-on experienced Finance professional for its Northlake, IL Manufacturing operation. If you are looking for a dynamic and challenging work environment, with opportunity to expand your influence across the organization, grow personally and professionally with long term goals, this position has much to offer. This position requires a financial leader, who will partner with Operations Management to provide decision support, drive cost and process improvements, and support our vision to “Be the Best Beverage Business in the Americas”.

Key Responsibilities:

• Direct Business Partnering:
  • Develop and leverage relationships with Operations and corporate functions to achieve manufacturing and related finance KPI’s and goals
  • Develop and implement business plans aligned with enterprise strategy
  • Provide leadership with a physical presence on the production floor, driving continuous improvement
  • Be a trusted advisor and expert to the Site Director and others, providing support to find common ground solutions that satisfy the needs of multiple stakeholders
• Decision Support:
  • Use knowledge of business drivers and how strategies play out in the market to guide actions
  • Articulate actionable data-driven insights by leveraging BI tools and storytelling techniques
  • Use business intelligence tools and data analytics to influence others and drive decision making
  • Formulate innovative ideas and map steps that will clearly accelerate the organization towards its goals
• Budget/Forecasting/Action Planning:
  • Understand all cost drivers in order to provide accurate and challenging budgets and forecast
  • Prioritize activities and align with stakeholders to deliver results with a high degree of predictability
  • Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify improvement opportunities, minimize risk, and protect continuity of supply
  • Coordinate activities with corporate accounting to ensure accurate financial results and other financial closing activities
• Administrative Activities/Career Development:
  • Participate in status or team meetings and provide updates to management
  • Ensure compliance with corporate policies, internal controls, accounting standards and procedures
  • Participate in function or career development training and develop new skills essential to the future of Supply Chain Finance

Key Competencies:

• Seeking for a subject matter expert in these areas:
  • Quantitative Analysis
  • Critical Thinking
  • Stakeholder Management
• Seeking someone with demonstrated skills in the following areas:
  • Visible Leadership
  • Business Knowledge
  • Financial Story Telling
  • Managerial skillsets
  • Finance Technology
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Industry Knowledge

• Salary Range: $91,300 - $145,000
• Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factors
• Benefits, subject to election and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time), 401k with company match, Tuition Reimbursement, and Mileage Reimbursement
• Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility

• BS/BA degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience, MBA preferred
• Strong financial acumen, demonstrated experience problem solving with analytical thinking, and history of business partnership
• 5+ years’ experience, preferably experience performing manufacturing analysis and/or prior management experience
• SAP experience preferred, advanced Excel skills required
• BI experience a plus (MicroStrategy, PA etc.)
• Manufacturing and plant experience a plus

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partners brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~29,000 employees to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.