Procurement FP&A Lead — Cost, Savings & Insights

Worldpac Canada Inc; Oakbrook Terrace (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldpac, a leading automotive parts distributor in the United States, is seeking a Manager, FP&A - Procurement to own planning, forecasting, and analytics for third‑party spend, including OE and aftermarket costs. You will partner with Procurement, Merchandising, and Supply Chain to drive cost savings and margin improvements through data‑driven decisions.

The role emphasizes credibility with category leaders, cross‑functional leadership, and building predictive models focused on cash flow,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Five+ years of FP&A or related experience.
• Experience supporting Procurement/Sourcing/Merchandising/SC.
• Ownership of budget and forecast cycle.
• Proven cost‑savings business cases and tracking.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling.
• Understanding of spend and inventory accounting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to challenge assumptions with data.

Responsibilities

• Manage the annual budget and rolling forecast for total third‑party spend.
• Model fully landed unit cost for imported OE and aftermarket parts.
• Act as the financial gatekeeper for the Procurement savings pipeline.
• Bridge savings to P&L and budget outcomes; explain leakage.
• Provide analytics for RFPs, RFQs, and supplier reviews; should-cost models.
• Quantify impact of supplier price increases; model pass-through or margin impact.
• Model tariff, duty, and FX exposure; assess mitigation strategies.
• Evaluate financial impact of supplier agreements and terms.
• Quantify working capital impact of buy decisions and lead times.
• Partner with Treasury and Accounts Payable on cash optimization.
• Deliver recurring procurement scorecards and leadership reports.
• Improve data quality and automation across ERP and planning systems.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Should-cost modeling

Scenario analysis

Cost variance analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

MBA, CPA, CMA, or CFA

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Worldpac, a leading automotive parts distributor in the United States, is seeking a Manager, FP&A - Procurement to own planning, forecasting, and analytics for third‑party spend, including OE and aftermarket costs. You will partner with Procurement, Merchandising, and Supply Chain to drive cost savings and margin improvements through data‑driven decisions.

The role emphasizes credibility with category leaders, cross‑functional leadership, and building predictive models focused on cash flow,