Lassonde Pappas & Co. is a US Leader in beverage manufacturing dedicated to our team members, customers and consumers satisfaction. We remain committed to our small-town roots and rural values. Hardworking and caring are qualities that make our teams special. Since 1942, we’ve been producing delicious products for our customers across the country!

To provide the best for our customers, we focus on building the best team by creating and advancing an inclusive environment amongst our diverse workforces. If you’re passionate about customer satisfaction, reliable, and committed to being and doing better, join us!

We value each of our employees’ total wellbeing. To support employees in all stages of their wellness journey, we have a robust benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage options, growth and development potential, along with 401-K, Life & Disability Insurance, PTO, Tuition Reimbursement, Health Fairs, Gym Membership Discounts, and so much more!

Pay Range for this position is: $75,000-$90,000 plus annual bonus, depending on experience.

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to the VP of Logistics NA, this role will be responsible for leading logistics financial reporting and insights throughout Lassonde’s business in the U.S. and Canada. In addition, the desired candidate will seek to support leadership through analyzing daily operations, providing reporting and implementing various improvement projects to improve cost and service to our clients.

Primary Responsibilities include:

Financial reporting and insights to support business period-end and budgetary activities
Create analyses and reporting for KPI’s and operational performance to enhance decision-making
Identify improvement opportunities and support change implementation
Apply best practices to standardize current processes, design new processes, and implement
Coordinate projects, publish progress reports, maintain action plans, and create SOP’s
Develop internal relationships with stakeholders, be a conduit between logistics and FP&A group
Enhance relationship with 3PL vendor (E2Open), partner with their analysts to ensure needs are met
Support daily operations by reviewing TMS activity and reporting, looking for errors and gaps to correct

Position Highlights

Occasional travel to Canadian Headquarters and U.S. local factories.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum Required Qualifications

DEC in Finance/Accounting, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or other relevant programs
2-3 years of experience in a manufacturing company in a similar role
1-2 years of experience in a financial role
Proficiency in MS Office Suite software

Required Skills

Good communication and interpersonal skills, ability to build trust and influence stakeholders
Strong financial acumen, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
Desire to work in a fast-paced, changing environment requiring agility and adaptability
Ability to multi-task and manage conflicting priorities in an autonomous environment
Excellent analytical skills, ability to collect, organize, and analyze information to make data-driven decisions
Leadership capabilities and decision-making skills are desired, openness to development and feedback
Logistics experience/understanding is a plus
Bilingualism is a plus. (French/English, written and spoken) (essential: communication with unilingual English-speaking colleagues, clients, and suppliers in other provinces or countries)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS

This position requires sufficient physical ability to work in a typical office setting; driving a motor vehicle and occasionally working in the field.

FREQUENT: sitting, upward and downward flexion of neck; fine finger dexterity and light to moderate finger pressure to include extended periods of keyboard and mouse use, side-to-side turning of neck, walking, standing, bending and stooping, pushing/pulling, twisting at waist, moderate wrist torque to twist equipment knobs and dials.

OCCASIONAL: squatting, kneeling, reach above and at shoulder height, moderate grasp to manipulate reference books and manuals; lifting objects weighing 20 – 35 lbs. from below waist to above shoulders and transporting distances up to 50 feet.

VISION: Ability to see in the normal visual range with or without correction.

HEARING: Ability to hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

This job description is not intended to contain a comprehensive list of the responsibilities that are required to successfully perform in this position. Other duties as assigned are part of every job description. The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform essential job functions.

Lassonde Pappas & Co., Inc provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type 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.