Posts Tagged ‘Local’

17 Feb

Sr. Budget and Planning Analyst – Seventh Generation – Burlington, VT

Posted by ejmontgo in Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , , .

Overview

This person will lead the company’s financial budget/reforecasting process and implement and maintain integrated planning systems that support the company wide planning efforts. They will serve as administrator of the planning system and seek out increasingly efficient and effective ways to support planning & reporting efforts across the organization, including annual budget, quarterly reforecast, rolling forecasting, scenario and long-range planning.

In addition to planning and forecasting responsibilities the Sr. Budgeting & Planning analyst will collaborate closely with the Accounting team on actuals integration and variance reporting and provide support to the FP&A team and business partners to improve forecasting effectiveness and accuracy across the business.

Primary Duties

Planning System Management

  • Lead the implementation of new planning system and process in 2015 and serve as primary administrator and support for evolution of the system in service of changing organization needs.
  • Provide documentation and ongoing training support for the planning system, for all level of users.
  • Develop into the SME for our planning system & processes and lead the continuous optimization of both
  • Tight collaboration with Accounting Team, to ensure the accuracy, integrity and overall pace at which transactional and other key data becomes available for integration into planning system for use in reporting and analysis

Budget Management

  • Develop, manage, and upgrade the financial components of the company’s annual operating plan & budget and supporting Quarterly Reforecasts.
  • Ensure budget to actual variance analysis reports are accurate and available to budget managers and decision makers in a timely manner.
  • Engage the company to increase in overall business/financial planning capabilities and accuracy.
  • Lead the company’s annual budget and quarterly reforecast processes.
  • Manage the communication, information, timelines, and requirements that link the annual operatingplan with the annual budget and financial planning process.
  • Analyze, validate, and challenge business planning assumptions in partnership with FP&A Team and Functional Leaders.
  • Seek continuous optimization of process and inputs
  • Provide guidance to business partners on appropriate level of planning
  • Create and maintain a forecast accuracy report to track our ability to improve our financial planning accuracy over time

Reporting & Analysis

  • Support FP&A team and Finance Manager with monthly flash, quarterly business reviews, customer and product P&L development and analysis.
  • Support Director of Finance in the development of long range plans and scenarios as needed for business decisions, annual valuation and strategic planning efforts.
  • Complete ad hoc financial analysis as required by the Director of Finance

Qualifications

  • Minimum of Bachelor Degree in accounting, business management or other related field.  MBA is a plus
  • 3-5 years progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably within CPG company
  • Prior experience coordinating the planning cycle in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
  • Project management training & experience
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Navision
  • Advanced knowledge in the use of financial planning software applications, databases, query tools, spreadsheets and/or word processing required.
  • Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, motivated and able to multi task
  • Passion for our mission, vision, values & teamwork

 WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Office environment
  •  No specific physical requirements

http://www.seventhgeneration.com/

17 Feb

Associate Category Development Manager – Seventh Generation – Burlington, VT

Posted by ejmontgo in Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , , .

Overview

As our Associate Category Development Manager, you will be responsible for creating analyses and developing customer solutions that drive category strategies in alignment with customer and company priorities.

This position requires unwavering commitment to embrace the company’s culture by promoting a developmental organization through the alignment of personal behaviors with the company’s managing principles and core values in the on-going pursuit of the company’s global imperatives.

Primary Duties

Analysis

  • Create selling stories that drive Seventh Generation’s strategic objectives. Integrate various data sources (POS, HH panel, consumer insights) into cohesive selling stories that provide positive outcomes for SVG and our retail partners
  • Create and monitor reports that track SVG performance vs. expectations, as well as category trends and opportunities for new items, established items, competition, etc.
    • Ongoing reporting
    • Ad-hoc reporting and analyses
    • Develop recommendations based upon analytics/findings
    • Identify opportunities related to the 4 P’s: Pricing, Promotion, Product Assortment, Product Placement
      • Leverage POS data (IRI, Nielsen, SPINS) to measure performance and prioritize opportunities
      • Evaluate promotional events; leverage key findings to assist in promotional planning process
      • Combine data with problem solving tactics to create recommendations and rationale that drive the 4P’s

Space & Assortment Management

  • Develop product assortment and shelf placement recommendations utilizing input from sales, brand management and consumer insights
  • Utilize third-party software to design and maintain Plan-O-Grams

 Partner with Seventh Generation Sales Team

  • Be the Category Management expert/point person in designated retail channels/customers
  • Assist in development of presentations for account calls; including business updates, new product sell-in and key strategy implementation
  • Present analyses and recommendations to SVG sales directors and our retail customers
  • Support annual sales planning process by providing data and insights into best 4 P’s practices based on business knowledge

Drive Category Management Thought Leadership

  • Develop a library of best practices (promotions, pricing, assortment, shelf placement)
  • Make recommendations on the most effective strategies and tactics; share across the organization

Point Person for Retailer insights

  • Train SVG sales and marketing users on how to use syndicated information and systems in order to apply the data and solve business issues

Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of experience with working with business analytics
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Project Management:
    • Must be able to own and manage projects from start to completion
    • Ability to prioritize, multi-task and manage deadlines
  • Experience performing analysis and creating selling stories using syndicated data (IRI, Nielsen, Spins)
  • Ability to integrate several data sources into one cohesive presentation; i.e.,  IRI/POS/Custom Research
  • Demonstrate creative thinking to come up with solutions
  • Interact effectively in group settings and among all levels of the organization
  • Detail oriented, sense of urgency
  • Strong computer skills with emphasis on Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Experience with space management software and in-store implementation

WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Some travel required (8-12 times/year)
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Community requires active engagement in mission, vision, and values

http://www.seventhgeneration.com/

Skip to toolbar