Finance Manager, Procurement

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JOB OVERVIEW:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Strategic Partnership & Decision Support

• Advise leaders on strategic, operational, investment, and capital decisions.
• Assess risks, opportunities, trade-offs, business cases, ROI, and scenarios.
• Promote governance, controls, and stronger finance acumen across the function.

Financial Planning & Performance Management

• Support forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, and performance reviews.
• Translate data into insights, explain variances, and recommend corrective actions.

Analytics, Insights & Storytelling

• Use COE dashboards, KPIs, models, and Data & Insights support to monitor performance and standardize analysis.
• Connect operational metrics to financial outcomes across functions.
• Deliver clear financial stories that support timely decisions.

Operational & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner across functions, the COE, peer co-pilots, and Data & Insights to align financial goals with execution.
• Reduce low-value ad hoc analysis by improving decision support, automation, and standard processes.
• Quantify benefits, track savings, validate results, and bring finance input into discussions early.

Governance & Financial Discipline

• Ensure compliance with financial policies, controls, governance standards, audit readiness, and data integrity.
• Balance financial rigor with practical business solutions.

Leadership & Capability Building

• Coach leaders and mentor junior finance team members to strengthen finance capability.
• Improve finance tools, processes, and ways of working.
• Key skills: Business Acumen; Vision and Purpose; Drive for Results; Influence without Authority; Sound Judgment.

Specifics to the function co-piloted

• Partner with Procurement Leadership to evaluate and support optimal sourcing, supplier, and spend-management decisions including
  • Sourcing strategy development and financial analysis
  • Supplier negotiations, and contract reviews
  • Strategic supplier performance and risk assessment
• Analyze financial performance including
  • Purchase price variance, inflation, and productivity with recommended corrective actions where necessary
  • Identification, validation, and tracking of cost savings opportunities
• Strengthen procedures around supplier spend, purchase commitments, and contract compliance.
• Support procurement-related cash flow forecasting and working capital management, including supplier payment terms, purchase commitments, and inventory impacts.
• Partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, and Operations to evaluate inventory replenishment strategies, balancing services levels, cost efficiency, and cash flow objectives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 6–10+ years of progressive finance experience, including business partnering, FP&A, or operational finance.
• Experience in a manufacturing, co-manufacturing, supply chain, or complex operational environment.
• Strong analytical, modeling, and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize complex data.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and build trusted partnerships with senior leaders.
• Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to translate financial concepts for non-finance audiences.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA or CPA preferred).
• Combination of education, certifications, and commensurate experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Blue Diamond Growers is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer

​EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability

WHY BLUE DIAMOND?

In addition to working at the world’s largest, state-of-the-art almond manufacturer, we offer a safe and collaborative team environment, with numerous opportunities for free training and career advancement. Check out the BDG Benefits, Health & Wellness Guide HERE .

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