You’ll be responsible for creating and monitoring standard cost metrics across the company as well as analyzing and reporting on purchase and manufacturing variances. We are looking to establish and maintain a perpetual inventory system, and this role will be an integral part of that and ensuring the integrity thereof. This role will work in close collaboration with supply chain, purchasing, production, and warehousing departments. You will be deeply involved in change management, as well as systems improvement and implementation.

• Review and maintain standard cost and variance reporting metrics and monthly analytics
• Assist in creating bill of material for each product and update periodically as necessary
• Develop cost standards for labor, overhead, and freight by product category
• In depth knowledge of price, volume, mix, labor and overhead impacts across the organization
• Establish gross margin metrics by product category and make recommendations to management on pricing strategy

• Coordinate and oversee integrity and controls of monthly physical inventory counts.
• Record inventory unit and rate adjustments in the system within month end close deadlines
• Perform monthly variance analysis and present findings to department heads and executive teams
• Assist with year-end physical inventory observations in coordination with external auditors
• Conduct internal audits of inventory costing to ensure accuracy of financial records

• Work with IT team and SAP consultants to drive process improvement and automation to scale
• Assist department in buildout of robust ERP best practices for tracking and maintain inventory in SAP
• Work closely with supply chain and purchasing teams to improve procurement, receiving, and consumption of raw materials

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Minimum 5 yrs of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment
• ERP experience with SAP experience strongly preferred.
• Implementation of Product Costing and Backflush experience preferred.

• 5 yrs of ERP systems (such as SAP)
• 5 yrs of exceptional Excel and data query skills
• Experience with full cycle inventory and product costing implementations
• Ability to clearly communicate and present findings to management
• Must demonstrate initiative to solve issues independently, consistently and professionally
• Must be detail oriented and possess strong organizational skills
• Strong communication skills: written and verbal
• Strong computer skills, particularly with Excel (advanced), Microsoft Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work effectively and in cooperation with various departments and manufacturing locations
• Ability to prioritize work, manage multiple tasks, and effectively meet deadlines
• Capable in producing timely, accurate, reliable and relevant information

• Must understand vague and implicit instructions, and react favorably in all work situations
• Must be approachable and responsive to a variety of people and issues
• Must be able to resolve problems, handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure
• Must have a long attention span in order to listen to people, perceive the real problems and bring issues to a successful conclusion
• Requires excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from internal and external sources
• Ability to solving practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists