Job Details

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas'® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann's® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!

More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.

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Come join the largest baking company in the world and our family of 20,000 associates nationwide!

Top Reasons to Work at Bimbo Bakeries USA:

Salary Range: $102,000 - $142,800

Comprehensive Benefits Package

401k & Company Match

On the Job Training with Advancement Opportunities

Annual Bonus Eligibility

"This is a remote position, we are considering candidates that are located in the USA Central or East Coast"

Position Summary:

As the Commercial Finance Manager, you will provide valuable insights daily to the performance of the Region and Submarket and partner with the Region Sales VP to improve region sales growth, costs, and profitability. This position is responsible for reporting insights, completing analysis, forecasting and planning for the Bimbo Bakeries USA Sales Operations organization. The ideal candidate for this position will have prior experience supporting sales operations leadership, leading project work cross functionally and or working in a supply chain finance role in a CPG or retail environment.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Assess and support the execution of current, short-term, and long-term business strategies by quantifying opportunities, measuring progress against goals, and providing insights toward achieving desired results.
• Work with senior leadership on financial impacts to route health, additions, distribution types, and transformational projects as needed.
• Work with leadership to create and implement course corrections, business enhancements with thorough data analytics leading to fact-based decision making.
• Provide insights on business performance, including financial line items / P&L, KPI's / metrics.
• Complete period end ledger review, submit journal entries for projects and as needed for GL accuracy.
• Update rolling forecasts of financial position and projections.
• Support development of presentations and business review materials that highlight performance, bring clarity to key issues and support recommendations.
• Evaluate business results and identify ways to manage costs and improve earnings.
• Lead the team on Waste Elimination initiatives.
• Own capital budget plan, the authorization process and executing assets into service for region.
• Own hierarchy changes for the region ensuring that all changes are implemented in systems accurately
• Act as the finance liaison between the sales team and Real Estate, Settlement, Distribution Engineering, and Project teams.
• Ability to communicate and create actionable strategies from the VP to Frontline levels of the business.

Key Behavioral Competencies:

• Must be a self-starter with a proven record of managing priorities and meeting deadlines with solid organizational skills and attention to details.
• Must be comfortable partnering with other functional leaders and challenging teams to find the best overall solutions to opportunities presented in the business across all levels of the organization.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with ability to determine key issues and develop effective action plans.

Leadership Competencies:

• Adapts approach and attitude in real time, according to the changing demands of different situations.
• Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

Education and Work History:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Admin or related field required. MBA a plus.
• CPG or DSD experience preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive financial and operational analysis experience required.
• Strong general accounting and financial acumen required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with strong Excel modeling and PowerPoint presentation skills.
• Experience with Oracle, Hyperion Essbase and BI systems a strong preference.

Physical Demands:

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.