Ferguson Enterprises - Newport News, VA
posted 2 months ago
Full-time - Mid Level
Hybrid - Newport News, VA
10,001+ employees
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
About the position
The Finance Manager - Supply Chain will serve as a strategic partner to Supply Chain leadership and operations teams, providing analytics, modeling, and actionable insights to enhance financial performance and decision-making. This role focuses on cost drivers, variances, and industry trends to drive elite performance across supply chain and logistics, while also leading analysis for capacity expansions and asset allocation strategies in a high-growth environment.
Responsibilities
- Use data and analytics to find opportunities for the business to improve productivity and efficiency, contributing to and facilitating profitable growth.
- Anticipate the potential impact of change; develop adaptive strategies to maintain competitive edge.
- Act as a catalyst between the business and Finance to synchronize thinking and understanding of information requirements.
- Challenge and support business decisions with analytical rigor, insights, and judgments.
- Develop and calculate metrics to facilitate and track key performance indicators.
- Instill strong cost control and planning discipline while proactively developing solutions for divergence from targets.
- Lead multiple projects and priorities simultaneously and deliver high quality and timely results.
- Balance long term business priorities with shorter term financial targets/budgets.
- Partner with adjacent finance departments and other areas of the business as an advocate for regional and market distribution centers.
- Provide financial advice to the supply chain management team for sound financial and operational decisions.
- Provide solid analysis of supply chain performance on a monthly basis vs plan, prior year, and forecasts.
- Lead and/or assist in performing ad-hoc analyses to support savings initiatives and special projects.
- Lead key strategic network optimization projects to enable growth and improve profitability.
- Lead, coach, mentor and develop 1-2 direct reports at Financial Analyst and Senior Financial Analyst levels.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting and/or Finance or equivalent (MBA or CPA preferred).
- A minimum of 5 years of related experience preferably within the wholesale sector and/or large distribution network.
- Strong analytical skills and intuition for business with the ability to derive actionable insights from complex data.
- Proven ability to communicate and explain complex finance and operational issues to a diverse audience.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity, change, and a dynamic business environment.
- Attention to detail and excellent prioritization and organizational skills under pressing time constraints.
- Ability to develop collaborative relationships across various functional areas and influence at all levels.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and financial modeling.
Nice-to-haves
- A change agent—having professionalized business processes and a team.
- Maintain a high degree of emotional intelligence and stability working with diverse personalities.
- Hands-on, 'roll up the sleeves' and 'get it done' demeanor who leads and works with others.
- A strong presence and like-ability that encourages others to engage.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- Life insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Mental health coverage
- Gender affirming and family building benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Associate discounts
- Community involvement opportunities
