Executive Director, Finance for Operations and Supply Chain

IMPACT and OPPORTUNITY
The Executive Director, Finance for Operations and Supply Chain, is a business partner to the SVP, Global Operations and Supply Chain and will enable manufacturing operations to dramatically drive higher levels of performance. This Business Partnership role develops and deploys the operations financial strategy, translating into measurable and repeatable finance performance. This position mobilizes team members to standardize and improve operations-finance processes and methods across all regions and business units. The role provides leadership in integration of merged and acquired companies as well as ensuring full transparency on the global results of operations and supply chain. The Executive Director Finance for Operations and Supply Chain will utilize problem solving techniques and establish and maintain effective working relationships with others, especially multicultural teams.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Advise the SVP, Global Operations and Supply Chain and other key members of the leadership team on short and long-term financial performance, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and capital spend
• Lead efforts to financially mitigate emerging internal and external business and environmental challenges
• Support Global Operations team in identifying quarterly manufacturing productivity targets
• Deploy the financial operations strategy globally
• Advise global operations/manufacturing finance on budget target achievements needed based on the global strategic goals
• Continue to evolve a consistent system of measurement of plant performance across Gentherm
• Provide guidance and mentorship to plant finance teams worldwide; indirectly/matrix reporting relationships
• Evolve operating mechanisms to track inventory turns companywide and advise on actions to meet quarterly targets
• Prepare and review business cases for footprint assessments
• Ensure the success of integration of merged or acquired companies with respect to Operations Finance reporting
• Improve operations finance processes globally to increase the business transparency for better decision making
• Preparation of global monthly roll-up to present final budgets to Senior Management.
• Prepare board presentations and support Investor Relations team to prepare for analyst calls
• Evolve operating mechanisms to ensure forecasting accuracy

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited four-year university
• 15+ years of Finance experience
• Minimum 5 years prior operation finance experience at a global manufacturing and engineering organization.
• Significant manufacturing cost accounting experience required
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Intellectual curiosity and dedication to continuous improvement
• Strong attention to detail with good organizational and problem-solving skills
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Strong analytics and financial modeling skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MBA Preferred
• Working knowledge of ERP systems
• Experience operating in a range of economic conditions; expansion, consolidation, forecast scenario planning, risk analysis and contingency development

TRAVEL: Limited
LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBLITIES: 1 Direct Line Report and ~8 Indirect Plant Finance Controllers globally

Compensation: Salary range $190-$215K; bonus, car allowance and LTIP

COMPETENCIES:

• Deliver Results
  • Understand the mission and output of your team; set SMART objectives and deliver
• Drive Change
  • Focus on agility and commitment to continuous improvement; Understand and act on internal and external drivers of change
• Build Capability
  • Foster a culture of learning and development; Support individual growth through continuous feedback to achieve personal and professional goals
• Cultivate Innovation
  • Openly embrace, create, implement and support new and innovative ideas, processes and technology that deliver business results

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT (US):
All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. In order to best service our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. The Company is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.


endevis, LLC. and all companies represented are Equal Opportunity Employers and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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