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Kinder's

Consumer-packaged BBQ sauces and seasonings brand

Senior Manager - Supply Chain Finance, Manufacturing & FP&A

Corporate Finance & FP&AConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWalnut Creek, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field is required; an MBA or relevant advanced degree is a plus.
  • At least 8 years of progressive finance experience, including meaningful experience in supply chain finance, operations finance, manufacturing finance, or FP&A.
  • Experience owning complex budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and performance management processes.
  • Strong command of manufacturing economics, cost of goods sold, standard costing, productivity, yield, labor, overhead, capacity, inventory, working capital, and capital investment analysis.
  • Experience leading analysts, developing talent, and setting quality standards across complex workstreams.
  • Ability to translate operational and financial data into concise insights, recommendations, and executive-level narratives.
  • Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills, with sound judgment and the ability to challenge assumptions constructively.
  • Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills.
  • Experience with enterprise resource planning and financial planning systems such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Anaplan, or comparable platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Own the annual budget, rolling forecast, and long-range planning processes for Supply Chain, coordinating assumptions, timelines, inputs, and deliverables across Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, Accounting, and Corporate FP&A.
  • Lead monthly and quarterly Supply Chain performance reviews, explaining results versus budget, forecast, and prior periods and identifying actions to address risks or capture opportunities.
  • Integrate manufacturing, sourcing, logistics, inventory, and volume assumptions into a cohesive financial outlook connecting operational plans to cost of goods sold, gross margin, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, working capital, and cash flow.
  • Represent Supply Chain Finance in sales and operations planning / integrated business planning and other operating rhythms, ensuring decisions are financially grounded and reflected in current forecasts.
  • Lead scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis across demand, mix, cost, capacity, inventory, service, and network assumptions.
  • Deliver executive-ready reporting that highlights trends, explains performance drivers, and communicates a clear point of view on Supply Chain performance.
  • Serve as the lead finance partner to Co-Manufacturing leadership, providing financial guidance on manufacturing costs, productivity, capacity, yield, labor, overhead, and capital investment.
  • Own analysis of cost per unit, conversion costs, labor productivity, capacity utilization, plant efficiency, scrap, and yield variances across the co-manufacturing network.
  • Develop and govern should-cost models for co-manufacturing toll estimates, contract negotiations, true-ups, and supplier decisions.
  • Identify, quantify, prioritize, and track manufacturing productivity and cost-reduction initiatives; validate realized savings and ensure benefits are reflected in forecasts.
  • Evaluate capacity investments, network optimization, make-versus-buy decisions, and co-manufacturing alternatives through business cases and scenario analysis.
  • Provide financial support for capital expenditures, including return on investment, payback, sensitivity analysis, approval support, and post-investment performance tracking.
  • Partner with Accounting to strengthen co-manufacturing cost validation, accrual, allocation, and close processes.
  • Set priorities and provide day-to-day direction, coaching, and quality review for analysts supporting manufacturing and Supply Chain FP&A.
  • Establish consistent planning, reporting, modeling, and documentation standards that improve accuracy, transparency, and scalability.
  • Build trusted relationships with senior Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, and Co-Manufacturing leaders and influence decisions without direct authority.
  • Raise financial acumen across business teams by connecting operational metrics to financial outcomes and creating accountability for commitments.
  • Proactively identify emerging risks and opportunities and provide clear recommendations when information is incomplete or trade-offs are complex.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in Consumer Packaged Goods, food, manufacturing, retail, or another inventory-intensive business is strongly preferred.
  • Experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Looker is a plus.
  • Experience with co-manufacturing networks, sales and operations planning / integrated business planning, should-cost modeling, or capital planning is strongly preferred.

About the Company

Kinder's

Consumer-packaged BBQ sauces and seasonings brand

Kinder's makes barbecue sauces, marinades, rubs, and seasonings that are sold nationwide as consumer-packaged goods, and it also operates several California deli and butcher shops. Its products flavor meats and grilled foods using sauces, dry rubs, and marinades applied before or during cooking. The company stands out through its long family heritage and a dual model that blends local retail restaurants with broad distribution, making it one of the top BBQ sauce and seasoning brands in the U.S. Its goal is to continue growing the brand and reach while keeping the family-owned roots, with growth support from Kaulig Capital.

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