What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Manager of Commercial Finance position at Built Brands?
Title: Senior Manager of Commercial Finance
Location: American Fork, Utah
About The Role
We are seeking a highly analytical and commercially minded Senior Manager of Commercial Finance to partner with Sales and Commercial Leadership in driving profitable growth across our retail, eCommerce, and direct-to-consumer channels. This role will lead customer profitability analysis, trade spend management, pricing strategy, revenue forecasting, and financial decision support across some of our most important customers and growth platforms.
The ideal candidate brings significant Food & Beverage CPG experience, a deep understanding of retailer economics, and hands-on experience supporting major customers such as Costco, Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Kroger, and Albertsons, as well as digital channels including Amazon, Walmart.com, TikTok Shop, and DTC eCommerce. This individual must be exceptionally strong in Excel, highly data-driven, and capable of translating complex analyses into actionable business insights.
Key Responsibilities
Hands-on experience managing and analyzing:
A commercially savvy finance leader who understands both traditional retail and modern eCommerce economics, can navigate complex trade and promotional investments, and uses data to drive better business decisions. The ideal candidate combines deep CPG expertise with strong financial rigor, advanced Excel capabilities, and a proven ability to support profitable growth across large retail customers, online marketplaces, and direct-to-consumer channels.
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Location: American Fork, Utah
About The Role
We are seeking a highly analytical and commercially minded Senior Manager of Commercial Finance to partner with Sales and Commercial Leadership in driving profitable growth across our retail, eCommerce, and direct-to-consumer channels. This role will lead customer profitability analysis, trade spend management, pricing strategy, revenue forecasting, and financial decision support across some of our most important customers and growth platforms.
The ideal candidate brings significant Food & Beverage CPG experience, a deep understanding of retailer economics, and hands-on experience supporting major customers such as Costco, Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Kroger, and Albertsons, as well as digital channels including Amazon, Walmart.com, TikTok Shop, and DTC eCommerce. This individual must be exceptionally strong in Excel, highly data-driven, and capable of translating complex analyses into actionable business insights.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary finance partner to Sales, eCommerce, and Commercial leadership teams.
- Lead customer and channel profitability analysis across retail, marketplace, and DTC channels.
- Manage forecasting and reporting of trade spend, promotional investments, and gross-to-net deductions.
- Evaluate pricing, promotions, assortment decisions, and customer investments to maximize profitable growth.
- Support retailer negotiations and annual planning through robust financial modeling and scenario analysis.
- Develop and maintain customer, channel, and SKU-level financial models to support strategic decision-making.
- Provide actionable insights and recommendations to executive leadership regarding revenue, margin, and profitability performance.
- Partner closely with Accounting to ensure accurate accruals and reporting of trade and contra-revenue programs.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- 8 years of progressive finance experience, including substantial experience within the Food & Beverage CPG industry.
- Proven experience supporting large retail customers such as Costco, Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Kroger, and Albertsons.
- Deep understanding of:
- Trade spend management
- Gross-to-net forecasting
- Revenue Growth Management (RGM)
- Customer profitability analysis
- Retail pricing and promotion strategies
- Contra-revenue accounting
- Expert-level Excel skills, including advanced financial modeling, scenario analysis, forecasting, and large dataset management.
- Strong business partnering, communication, and presentation skills.
Hands-on experience managing and analyzing:
- Trade promotions
- Slotting fees
- Early pay discounts
- Customer rebates
- Billbacks
- Scan-downs
- Promotional allowances
- Volume incentives
- Distributor and broker programs
- Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)
- Lifetime Value (LTV)
- Contribution Margin
- Return on Ad Spend (ROAS)
- Customer Retention
- Subscription Economics
- Marketplace Fees and Profitability
- Digital Marketing ROI
A commercially savvy finance leader who understands both traditional retail and modern eCommerce economics, can navigate complex trade and promotional investments, and uses data to drive better business decisions. The ideal candidate combines deep CPG expertise with strong financial rigor, advanced Excel capabilities, and a proven ability to support profitable growth across large retail customers, online marketplaces, and direct-to-consumer channels.
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