Strategic Finance Director, Direct Procurement

Estée Lauder Companies; New York (NY); On-site; USD 121,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid holidays and vacation

Bonus program

Share incentive plan

Job summary

Estée Lauder Companies seeks an experienced FP&A leader to drive long-range planning and direct procurement savings. You will partner with global teams to control costs, analyze supplier performance, and report ROI on capital projects.

You will manage budgets, forecast accuracy, and KPIs while guiding cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, luxury-brand environment with competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance or engineering; MBA preferred.
• At least 7 years related experience.
• Excellent business partnering, influencing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently in an unstructured environment and comfortable with ambiguity.
• Deep understanding of direct procurement processes, transportation logistics and cost optimization strategies.
• Expertise in budgets and forecasts development and reporting.
• Strong leadership to guide financial strategy and coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Direct team on strategy development to drive year-over-year cost savings.
• Prepare and communicate the Long-Range Plan (LRP) and annual savings targets.
• Manage the procurement budget and estimate departmental expenses.
• Review capital projects for policy compliance and ROI clarity.
• Provide in-depth financial analysis relating to procurement costs, supplier performance and market trends.
• Oversee direct materials spend and identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.
• Review PPV and production variances globally; analyze need for cost changes and rollout.
• Support savings projects with monitoring and monthly/quarterly reporting.

Skills

Business partnering

Influencing

Presentation skills

Independent work

Ambiguity tolerance

Procurement knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or Engineering

MBA preferred

Job description

Estée Lauder Companies seeks an experienced FP&A leader to drive long-range planning and direct procurement savings. You will partner with global teams to control costs, analyze supplier performance, and report ROI on capital projects.

You will manage budgets, forecast accuracy, and KPIs while guiding cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, luxury-brand environment with competitive compensation and benefits.