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Description:
We are seeking a Finance Manager to join our Supply
Chain team.  He/she will be a key contributor to a
small, highly visible team which develops and implements
strategies to support our supply chain productivity
plan.  This role will provide support to the Supply
Chain finance team, as well as the Supply Chain
executive leadership team and require work across the
FDD, WhiteWave and Morningstar platforms.  This job
will lead to roles within the broader finance function.
Duties and Responsibilities
Serve as a lead point of contact in implementing the
Supply Chain data warehouse.  This role will
include working with outside vendors on development of
the system, implementing needed enhancements, as well as
day to day coordination with Supply Chain executives and
field personnel on key issues to ensure they are
resolved quickly.  The role will also be
responsible for leading and coordinating any needed
training activities with system users. 
Additionally, the Manager will provide subject matter
expert support to future expansions of the data
warehouse capability more broadly throughout Dean Foods.
Lead the Supply Chain data warehouse Change Control
Board.  This board will be responsible for
reviewing and prioritizing any requested enhancement and
modifications to the data warehouse.  The board
will be made up of a subset of Supply Chain leaders.
Provide support to our Master Data cleansing efforts as
part of the data warehouse implementation.  This
will include coordinating between outside vendors and
our Operations/IT teams as we seek to standardize data
between systems.
Support our operations finance team in establishing
standard processes for recording financial and
non-financial transactions in a consistent manner across
our manufacturing locations.
Develop best practices and tools to allow field
personnel to analyze and understand the metrics in the
data warehouse.  This will require a tight linkage
with our Continuous Improvement team, and a strong
understanding of the Management Operating System
(MOS).  This understanding will provide key
insights into how to design tools to provide the most
value and understanding of what is occurring in our
operations for our plant managers and leadership team.
Develop databases, reporting tools, data integrity
validation models and other related tools for the Supply
Chain Team.
Work with IT, Operations, and Finance personnel to
understand business processes and how data collection
and maintenance can be automated or extracted from
existing systems.  Identify best practices to
ensure that our processes yield consistent results.
Assist the Supply Chain team with day to day activities
and in the preparation and distribution of monthly
activity reports relating to the overall performance of
the business.
Support our annual financial planning process, with a
specific focus on the financial impact of supply chain
strategic issues and initiatives.
Engage in other ad-hoc analyses and reporting as needed
to support the growth and development of the
business.  As the business evolves, it is expected
that the Supply Chain team will support other functions
on critical initiatives with substantial P&L impact
(e.g. cost to serve analysis, product cost analysis,
etc.).
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in business or a
quantitative/technical discipline is required.
* A high level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel,
Access and Visual Basic will be essential.
* SQL experience is desirable.
* 5 years' professional experience; ability to
demonstrate skills in financial modeling, critical
reasoning, and process analysis.
* Strong attention to detail, superior analytical
capability, and excellent verba