Operational Finance Manager at Seven Up Bottling Company

Created by the Howdy Corporation in St. Louis, MO, 7UP was an optimistic venture from the very start. After great success with the Howdy Orange drink, company founder C.L. Grigg decided to try his luck with lemons and limes. C.L. Grigg spent more than two years testing over 11 different formulas, all in search of a drink that was refreshing enough to prove irresistible to the people of Missouri and the world at large. In 1929, C.L. Grigg’s bubbliest drink was born. The public quickly developed a taste for Grigg’s caramel colored lemon-lime soda. Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda sold, and sold well. As the drink grew more and more popular, the original name was traded in for something short and sweet. Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda became known as 7UP. Early advertising featured a winged 7UP logo with copy that read "a glorified drink in bottles only. Seven natural flavors blended into a savory, flavory drink with a real wallop." The drink was so successful by 1936 that Grigg changed the name of The Howdy Corporation to The Seven-Up Company. By the late 1940s, 7UP had become the third best-selling soft drink in the world. In the decades to follow, 7UP developed iconic branding, setting it apart from industry front-runners. In 1967, 7UP brought the phrase UNCOLA into the national vernacular. The UNCOLA campaign set 7UP apart from its competition and became part of a counter cultural that symbolized being true to yourself and challenging the status quo. Always at the frontier of taste and pop culture, 7UP was also among the first sodas to introduce sugar-free and caffeine free options. Through the years, advertising for 7UP featured everything from a cartoon mascot named Spot, to the "It’s an Up thing" and "Make 7UP yours" taglines.
Operational Finance Manager who'll provide active business partnership and collaboration to Functional Leadership of the region in meeting Business and Operational Objectives along with interpreting financial information and highlighting business opportunities, challenges, and risks for smooth business operations.

Job Details

Cross Functional Business Collaboration and Partnering
Acts as business partner to Commercial & Production functions for routine and ad-hoc business analysis and decision-making
Ensure day to day tracking of Key Business Indicators including Gross Sales Revenue, Discounts and Taxes, Net Sales Revenue [NSR] and Variables Margin [VM] and Collaborates with Regional Leadership to drive Profitable Sales Mix
Supervises the preparation and discusses SKU [Brand/Pack] Profitability Analysis with Commercial Leadership for decisions on volumes, pricing, promotions, etc.
Provides analytical support and Key Business Insights on GSR, trade offers [ price off, discounts] and promos, volume mix, and channel wise profitability
Champions Plant, Category, Line wise MOH analysis, COM evaluations [Yields, Wastages, Variances, etc.] and Freight cost Analysis for Haulage, Delivery Distribution, etc.
Business KPI Monitoring, Reporting, and Tracking – Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis, Yields, KWHs, Fuel Usage, Power Analysis, R&M Analysis, Freight Analysis, Delivery/Distribution Cost, Consumables etc.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related fields.
Minimum of 6 years post qualification experience in MNC Manufacturing Environment, preferably beverage operations.
Professional Level Qualification in Accounting and Finance – ACCA, ACA, CIMA
Sound financial and accounting knowledge and exceptional business understanding, management accountancy, business planning, and analysis
Excellent Ability related to Data Analytics at both financial and operational fronts
Working knowledge of business intelligence applications like Power BI, etc.
A high degree of resourcefulness and ingenuity are required to develop solutions to problems of unusual complexity.