Commodity Controller - Purchasing Finance

• Reports to the Finance organization, but the position is embedded within purchasing operations

• Acting as liaison between purchasing operations and every respective finance function (purchasing, finance, accounting, treasury, etc.)

• Supporting commodity division in achievement of their business plan objectives

• Supporting the efficient and timely development, tracking and implementation of savings initiatives

• Reviewing all proposed economic increase contract changes (contractual and discretionary) to ensure the appropriate level of analysis and scrutiny has been completed prior to granting approvals

• Actively participating in sourcing process, providing financial guidance, and enforcing corporate controls

• Conducting non-standard contract reviews prior to finalization to ensure proper reviews and governance

• Acting as North America finance representative within extended global purchasing team

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience

• Demonstrated leadership abilities in order to guide purchasing operations

• Motivated, self-starter with ability to work independently and multi-task

• Excellent written, oral and listening communication skills

• Attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the general purchase-to-pay process and big picture view of the product cost development process

• Familiarity with SOX and audit requirements