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1. Title
Director of FP&A - Manufacturing
2. Salary
$160,000 - $185,000 base + bonus
Please double check you have the right level of experience and qualifications by reading the full overview of this opportunity below.3. Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
This Director of FP&A - Manufacturing role is a high-impact seat supporting strategic decision-making across a multi-entity manufacturing organization with three operating companies, five domestic plants, and two international locations. This is not a back-office finance role - it is a chance to influence operational strategy, drive cost efficiency, and partner directly with leadership across the globe.
Why candidates love this opportunity:
- Major visibility: Daily interaction with Executive Leadership, Operations, and Sales
- Strategic seat at the table : You will lead the design, rollout, and monitoring of cost control initiatives that directly impact profitability
- Global footprint : Build reporting and analytics that capture performance across all U.S. and international manufacturing sites
- True business partner role : Embed yourself into both plant operations and corporate teams to deeply understand the business
- Stable, well-established organization investing in growth, analytics, and continuous improvement
- Excellent manager with a collaborative, empowering leadership style and a strong reputation for developing talent
4. Key Responsibilities:
- Lead FP&A support across all manufacturing operations, including forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, and decision support
- Build robust reporting and dashboards that capture financial and operational data from all global locations
- Partner with Operations and Sales to design, model, and deploy cost control and margin improvement initiatives
- Provide clear insights into manufacturing cost structures, plant performance, and operational drivers
- Serve as a strategic advisor xrczosw to leadership, participating in cross-functional meetings and presenting recommendations backed by data
- Collaborate closely with site leaders to understand operational processes and identify areas for efficiency and profitability improvements
- Qualifications:
- 7-12+ years of progressive FP&A or cost-focused finance experience, ideally within manufacturing
- Proven ability to partner with Operations, Sales, and Executive Leadership to drive performance improvement
- Strong analytical, modeling, and communication skills; comfort managing data from multiple entities and ERP systems
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