Manager, Commercial Finance - Retail at Saputo in Dallas, TX

Job description

At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world . As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best? The Manager, Commercial Finance – Retail is a senior individual contributor responsible for strengthening the effectiveness of the Retail Commercial Finance organization. The position partners closely with the Director, Commercial Finance – Retail to establish a disciplined operating rhythm, improve the quality and consistency of financial decision support, and strengthen governance and execution across key commercial initiatives. The Manager provides financial leadership for significant customer bids, pricing decisions, strategic product initiatives, customer contract requirements, and margin-improvement opportunities. The role also provides analytical review and technical guidance to Commercial Finance analysts and influences outcomes across functions without direct-report responsibility. How You Will Make Contributions That Matter… Commercial Finance Operating Rhythm & Execution Partner with the Director, Commercial Finance – Retail to establish and manage the operating cadence for the Retail Commercial Finance team, ensuring key priorities, decisions, deliverables, risks, and follow-up actions remain visible and progress to completion. Own and continuously improve tracking and reporting processes for key Retail Commercial Finance priorities, including: OKR performance; NBA opportunity and results tracking; Margin-improvement initiatives; COLA and other pricing implementations; Tariff-related actions; and Multiple price-change initiatives. Maintain disciplined follow-up on key commercial initiatives, clearly identifying financial impact, open actions, risks, opportunities, owners, and timing. Anticipating issues requiring Director-level attention, bring forward a clear Finance perspective, and facilitate resolution across the appropriate stakeholders. Evaluate expected versus realized financial benefits, identify material gaps, and partner with stakeholders to determine root causes and corrective actions. Commercial Finance Leadership & Decision Support Serve as a key financial partner to the Director, Commercial Finance – Retail, helping translate commercial priorities into actionable financial analysis and supporting the timely execution of key initiatives. Provide financial thought leadership for significant customer bids, pricing decisions, strategic product initiatives, and other complex commercial opportunities. Serve as the senior Finance representative on selected bid reviews based on size, complexity, and financial risk, partnering with the Director on matters requiring additional leadership involvement. Develop a clear Finance point of view by challenging key assumptions, identifying financial risks and opportunities, evaluating relevant sensitivities, and recommending appropriate actions. Lead financial evaluations for significant pricing initiatives, including National Price List changes, with consideration for EBITDA impact, key assumptions, risks, sensitivities, and implementation requirements. Provide timely ad hoc financial analysis and reporting to senior management, clearly communicating key drivers, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions. Financial Review, Quality Assurance & Team Enablement Serve as the first level of senior financial review for significant customer bids, pricing analyses, and other Commercial Finance deliverables, challenging assumptions, identifying gaps, and providing clear, actionable feedback to analysts. Ensure financial analyses appropriately consider pricing, cost, volume, mix, customer investment, EBITDA impact, and contractual requirements. Reinforce established standards, methodologies, and expectations to promote analytical quality and consistency across the Retail Com