Senior Supply Chain & Procurement Finance Business Partner

Greene, Tweed & Co., Inc.

Lansdale, PA

LOCATION

Job Description

As posted by the hiring company

Job Overview:

At Greene, Tweed, you'll find the cutting-edge technology, world-class polymer expertise and endless advancement opportunities you'd expect from a multi-national industry leader. You'll find them all in an environment that embraces diversity in people and opinions, moves decision making to the point of impact, and celebrates your success.

If you enjoy continuous learning and are excited about working with and creating technological solutions, explore career opportunities with Greene, Tweed.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership & Finance Leadership

Serve as the primary finance partner to Supply Chain and Procurement leadership, providing strategic financial guidance and influencing key operational and sourcing decisions.
Help establish and mature the Supply Chain Finance business partnering function by developing scalable financial processes, governance, reporting frameworks, and best practices.
Design and implement executive-level KPIs, dashboards, and financial reporting that improve visibility into supply chain performance, procurement savings, inventory, working capital, and cost drivers.
Partner with senior leaders to evaluate strategic initiatives including supplier selection, sourcing strategies, network optimization, inventory management, and operational efficiency improvements.
Identify opportunities to automate reporting, improve financial planning processes, and enhance analytical capabilities through improved systems and reporting tools.
Champion continuous improvement initiatives by introducing best practices in supply chain finance, financial controls, and operational analytics.

Financial Planning & Analysis

Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate and explain margin performance resulting from raw material cost fluctuations, including impacts to profitability, inventory valuation, and financial forecasts.
Own the end-to-end Purchase Price Variance (PPV) reporting process, developing standardized reporting methodologies, root cause analysis, and executive-level insights.
Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning by incorporating projected raw material volumes, commodity pricing, inflation assumptions, and supply chain trends.
Develop financial scenarios to assess commodity price volatility, inflation, tariffs, foreign exchange impacts, and broader market dynamics affecting the supply chain.
Build comprehensive landed cost models incorporating freight, duties, tariffs, logistics expenses, inventory carrying costs, and other supply chain cost drivers.

Procurement & Supply Chain Analytics

Lead complex financial analyses supporting make-versus-buy decisions, supplier selection, outsourcing strategies, capital investments, and manufacturing footprint optimization.
Partner with Procurement leadership to validate cost savings initiatives and ensure realization of negotiated supplier savings.
Conduct financial due diligence for strategic suppliers, including new supplier evaluations, supplier financial health assessments, and risk analyses for single-source suppliers.
Evaluate supplier rebate agreements and develop accurate rebate forecasts based on contractual terms and purchasing volumes.
Assess external market factors including fuel costs, insurance, transportation disruptions, and geopolitical risks to provide financial recommendations regarding logistics strategy and carrier selection.

Logistics & Cost Optimization

Develop standardized logistics reporting and cost-to-serve analytics across manufacturing sites, distribution channels, and customer segments.
Monitor transportation costs, warehouse expenses, and distribution performance while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce total landed cost.
Conduct regular logistics spend reviews and partner with Operations to identify cost reduction and process improvement opportunities.
Develop financial models supporting inventory optimization, safety stock strategies, and working capital improvements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Lead recurring financial reviews with Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance leadership to evaluate key business metrics, cost drivers, savings initiatives, and forecast assumptions.
Partner closely with Operations and Manufacturing Finance to improve financial transparency across the end-to-end supply chain.
Translate complex financial analyses into actionable business recommendations for executive and operational leaders.
Support enterprise-wide initiatives focused on profitability improvement, cost optimization, and operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, or a related field required.
MBA, CPA, CMA, or other relevant professional certification preferred.

Experience & Skills

10+ years of progressive finance experience, with significant experience supporting Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, or Operations Finance within a complex manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience developing new financial processes, governance models, reporting capabilities, and analytical frameworks.
Deep understanding of supply chain finance, including standard costing, inventory accounting, purchase price variance (PPV), landed cost methodologies, working capital optimization, and cost-to-serve analysis.
Proven ability to influence senior leadership through strategic financial insights and data-driven recommendations.
Strong business acumen with the ability to balance operational objectives and financial performance.
Experience partnering directly with Procurement, Supply Chain, and Operations leadership in highly collaborative environments.
Exceptional analytical, financial modeling, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Advanced proficiency with SAP and Microsoft Excel required.

Note: This Job Description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by the Supervisor. All requirements are subject to change and updates.

We also provide eligible employees with a competitive benefits package that includes health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401k savings plan, life and disability insurance, tuition assistance and more, to meet the diverse needs of all employees and their family members.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Greene, Tweed is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other federally protected class.

Drug Free Workplace:

Greene, Tweed is a Drug Free Workplace. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening and background investigation subject to federal, state, and local laws.

NOTE: Greene, Tweed is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for employment opportunities, unless they have a written agreement for the position they are contacting us about. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at GT without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Greene, Tweed, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Greene, Tweed as a result of the referral or through other means.