Mastronardi Produce pioneered the commercial greenhouse industry in North America, and we’re now the leading greenhouse vegetable company on the continent. Our award-winning, flavorful produce is packed under the SUNSET® brand and is available at leading grocery retailers across North America. Family owned for over 65 years, we pride ourselves on having the most flavorful products and the best people in the industry. We are constantly pushing boundaries to be a leader in fresh produce innovation. We seek individuals that demonstrate our PRIDE values (Passion, Respect, Innovation, Drive, Excellence) to help us fulfill our mission to inspire healthy living through WOW flavor experiences.

Our corporate office based in Livonia, Michigan is currently seeking a Director Commercial Finance-Distribution to join our Finance team. The Director of Commercial Finance, Distribution is responsible for the leadership of commercial and operational finance, as such this individual must be well-versed in sales and cost pricing, customer profitability analyses, as well as supply chain activities, to make recommendations to the business to on commercial pricing positioning to drive stronger performance. The Director of Commercial Finance and team will analyze and have a strong understanding of the Distribution business and related commodity markets to understand, interpret and explain financial performance on a weekly basis, identify trends to inform forecasts/predict pricing. The Director will attract and develop the team, promoting a culture of high performance, excellence and continuous improvement that values learning and commitment to quality. The Director will work closely as a business partner with Sales, Procurement, Operations, Supply Chain, FP&A, Corporate Finance, and other Finance peers on a day-to-day basis to drive business performance of the Distribution group.

The Director must possess a keen business understanding to identify innovative solutions and supervise the preparation of reliable and financial modeling and analysis to drive insights for the dynamic and high growth Distribution group. The Director will be expected to build out a commercial finance team to support the Company’s needs as it continues to grow by hiring, training, and developing qualified personnel, as well as identifying and implementing improvements to business processes and technology solutions.

Values:

To perform the job successfully, the incumbent’s behavior must be consistent with the PRIDE values expected of all Mastronardi Produce employees: be Passionate; have Respect; be Innovative; be Driven and strive for Excellence.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Leadership of the Commercial Finance team responsible for the day-to-day business partnering and support of the business, particularly Sales, Procurement, and Operations.
• Lead processes and set practices to measure, understand, and monitor business results (on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis).
• Lead development and implementation of business performance measures and enhance processes that drive accountability measurements throughout the organization.
• Lead financial modeling, review and analyze contracts, prepare business cases and presentations.
• Drive value through contract bid and customer profitability analysis and recommendations.
• Partner with Operations to track and measure cost savings initiatives (‘War on Waste’), and develop CapEx ROI analyses
• Partner with Procurement on ad-hoc analyses, including grower pricing and sourcing recommendations, and market trend analysis/predictions.
• Actively support the preparation of forecasts anticipating business trends and issues that are expected to cause variances from the annual budget.
• Actively support the preparation of the annual budget, including pre-budget analysis and research, for certain areas of the business.
• Mentor a team of professional staff through development of and consistent feedback on individua and team goals aligned with company objectives.
• Perform inventory of and refresh our reporting suite to understand relevancy, accuracy/reliability, and formatting are adapting to and supporting the business’ growth.
• Drive processes improvements and efficiencies within the Finance Department to provide timely and value-added financial reporting and analysis
• Support the Business Development team through M&A due diligence.

• Identify key performance drivers (metrics) and opportunities that can be leveraged to improve the Distribution group’s profitability and create value for all stakeholders.
• Understands strategic plans and ensures metrics in place to track progress against key strategic goals and value creation.
• Deliberately build capability for short and long term through skills and knowledge sharing.
• Partners collaboratively with Key Stakeholders and Business Partners to align on business priorities and drive effective solutions/execution.
• Constructively communicates compelling arguments based on facts and data and obtains necessary buy-in to deliver on business objectives.
• Builds working relationships with business management and other partners in support of key priorities and objectives through analytics.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in accounting/financial reporting roles
• Must have a bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting from an accredited University/college, Master’s degree and/or CPA preferred.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills. Need to be creative, adaptable and able to accurately handle out-of-the-ordinary micro issues with a sense of urgency
• Must possess excellent communication and presentation skills and be comfortable interacting with executive-level management, present information and direction, and field questions from managers, employees and external contacts
• Unquestionable integrity and demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality in handling sensitive and confidential information required.
• Strong cross-functional team leader who expects excellence, develops others, and creates excitement around a compelling vision in a collaborative, team-oriented fashion.
• Skilled at making and defending tough decisions, while demonstrating care and concern for the opinions of others, both inside and outside the organization.
• Experience with Microsoft Navision or similar ERP system preferred.
• Strong knowledge of local, state and federal laws and requirements to maintain compliance to all relevant statues and guiding principles
• Experience in the food and beverage industry is desirable

Working Conditions:

• Ability to travel between Canada and the US periodically
• Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
• Use of company computer and phone
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Please note: Mastronardi Produce has accommodation processes and policies in place and provides accommodation for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or documented medical need, please contact the Human Resource office so that arrangements can be made for the appropriate accommodation to be put in place.