Finance Lead, Commercial & R&D Strategy

Mars; Chicago (IL); Presencial; USD 154.000 - 211.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Company bonus

Descripción de la vacante

Mars is seeking a Senior Manager, Commercial & R&D Finance to join the Accelerator team in Chicago. You will partner with Commercial, Procurement, R&D and Supply Chain to transform complex financial data into actionable business decisions, spanning cost analysis, product launches and packaging changes.

You will lead forecasting, cost management and productivity initiatives, working closely with cross-functional teams to optimize margins and drive value across Better For You and Tasty & Wholesome

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related quantitative field.
• 8+ years of progressive finance experience.
• Strong foundation in operations finance and cost management.
• Experience in volume/mix analysis and commercial business partnering.
• Understanding of standard costing, BOMs, and purchase price variance.
• Experience evaluating product pipelines and validating structural cost savings.
• Proficiency in SAP or comparable ERP systems and Power BI.

Responsabilidades

• Lead material cost forecasting and performance analysis across Accelerator units.
• Turn tariff and supply risks into actionable cost-avoidance strategies.
• Shape innovation economics from pipeline to launch with margin feasibility analyses.
• Bring cost-finance expertise to product decisions and BOM analyses.
• Guide reformulation, packaging and regulatory-compliant initiatives.
• Ensure productivity savings are tracked and realized in the bottom line.
• Build financial processes and reporting to support Commercial and R&D.

Conocimientos

Operations finance

Cost management

Volume analysis

Commercial business partnering

Product-cost analysis

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics or related field

Herramientas

SAP

Power BI

Planning software

Descripción del empleo

Mars is seeking a Senior Manager, Commercial & R&D Finance to join the Accelerator team in Chicago. You will partner with Commercial, Procurement, R&D and Supply Chain to transform complex financial data into actionable business decisions, spanning cost analysis, product launches and packaging changes.

You will lead forecasting, cost management and productivity initiatives, working closely with cross-functional teams to optimize margins and drive value across Better For You and Tasty & Wholesome