Sr. Director, Commercial Finance - CPWS Central Region

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Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people – and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As the preeminent wine and spirits distributor, Southern Glazer’s isn't just one of Forbes’ Top Private Companies; it's a family-owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933.

Southern Glazer’s is proud of its well-earned positive reputation, continually achieving accolades for our outstanding workplace culture. We take pride in creating a culture where our people are valued, supported, and provided opportunities for growth and belonging.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a wide-ranging menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

By joining Southern Glazer’s, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job – it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people.

Overview

The Senior Director of Commercial Finance - CPWS Central Region will lead the financial strategy for the applicable sub-region/state(s) or Center of Excellence (COE) team. This role will focus on driving sustainable, profitable growth through rigorous strategic planning, financial forecasting, and pricing strategies. This role requires collaboration with commercial teams to assess topline performance, manage pricing strategies, and optimize investment opportunities. The Senior Director will oversee financial modeling, risk assessment, and opportunity identification, ensuring alignment with supplier targets and internal goals.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support Senior Leaders as a value-added strategic business partner and thought leader
• Build strong partnerships across functions and with supplier partners where applicable to align on top priorities, optimize investment strategies, and set KPIs.
• Drive short- and long-term pricing strategy development, including competitive analysis and margin negotiations.
• Demonstrate and drive a compliance mindset focused on adherence to pricing and trade spend regulations
• Lead financial planning and forecasting initiatives, leveraging data to assess volume changes and pricing impacts.
• Evaluate business performance, providing insights on volume, price and mix performance and margin analysis.
• Coach and develop finance talent, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and strategic thinking.
• Embed use of enterprise standard tools and reporting to drive team efficiency and focus on value-add activities

Additional Primary Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor s Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field of study, Master's Degree preferred
• 7+ years of experience with an emphasis on commercial experience, P&L responsibility, and forecasting
• Experience with financial planning and pricing management in the CPG industry; supplier and wholesaler experience
• Experience directly leading a team / supervising others
• Knowledge of applicable state regulations and adult beverage market dynamics

Physical Demands

• Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or adding machine
• Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.

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