What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP of Commercial Finance position at Patco Brands?
Patco Brands is one of the fastest-growing beverage companies in the United States. Patco has established itself in the wine and spirits industry by using a proprietary process with 100% Blue Agave to innovate within the growing ready-to-drink spirits category. Along with developing and launching our own brands with nationwide distribution, such as Rancho La Gloria Ready to Drink Margaritas, Big Sipz Cocktails, and Dough Ball Cookie Dough Whiskey, Patco products are made for and sold in every major retailer, including Costco, Target, Walmart and Whole Foods, among others.
The opportunity
The FP&A team is seeking a highly motivated finance professional to help us with a broad range of financial analytical tasks. We are looking for a strong generalist with a can-do, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude. Build and leverage data models, participate in developing sales and financial plans, and improve data metrics and reporting. Develop the FP&A partnerships across business functions to provide managerial insights and protect margins and cash. This role involves managing two staff along with significant individual contribution, and reporting directly to the CFO.
Responsibilities
- Sales planning and forecasting : guide and support sales & marketing teams in their forecasting effort; drive the process of building and validating sales forecast by brand / sku and region / state; develop sales planning framework to improve forecast accuracy and achieve cross-team alignment; manage collection, integration, and usage of statistical sales data (orders / shipments / depletions / velocity / IRI / distributor plans) for all FP&A needs.
- Sales & Operations planning : provide consistent shared demand outlook in coordination with sales and production teams; develop and monitor S&OP KPIs (DSI, forecast accuracy, service levels, etc.).
- Sales support : measure sales volume / brand contribution performance vs. plan; brand spend analysis; local marketing funds spend tracking; assist with compensation and bonus tracking; work with the sales & marketing teams to gather / analyze / leverage market data and provide FP&A insights.
- Pricing support : pricing / discount allowance administration, tracking, and analysis; participate in design / improvement of the price management system.
- Profitability management : develop deep understanding of our supply chain; understand sources of costs and the cost structure; oversee product margin analysis; lead monthly / quarterly product profitability measurement.
- New product margin analysis : work with cross-functional stakeholders to drive new product costing and profitability analysis.
- Inventory management : analyze DSI and expiration; provide insights for sales forecasting and margin analysis.
- Planning / budgeting : key contributor to the annual budget process; lead meetings with brand owners to develop plan drivers; assist with budget reviews; build budget presentations.
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