Operations Finance Manager, Procurement & Co-Manufacturing

Come join the Tillamook Team, one of the fastest-growing dairy brands in the US, where we Play to Win to create over 200 dairy products in 7 different categories: cheese, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream, butter, cream cheese and frozen meals. Our Uncompromising Quality has led us to become the #1 Cheddar, #2 Cream Cheese and #3 Family Size Ice Cream brand, but we’re not stopping there. We’re loading up for our best years to come and want you to join us. As a farmer-owned cooperative since 1909, we know that being Good Stewards for our stakeholders and doing a little extra always pays off. We’re looking for team members with a One Team and Genuine Care mindset who are inspired to share the delight of the Tillamook brand with each other and others every day. What you will do: The Operations Finance Manager - Procurement & Co-Manufacturing is a strategic finance business partner responsible for translating procurement, supplier, co-manufacturer, commodity, and manufacturing performance into clear financial insights and actions. Reporting to the Senior Manager - Operations Finance, this role leads planning, forecasting, performance management, and decision support for purchased materials and externally manufactured products. The Manager develops transparent variance and inflation analytics, evaluates supplier and co-manufacturer economics, strengthens controls and data quality, and partners across Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Accounting, Commercial Finance, Quality, and R&D to improve cost, service, quality, working capital, and margin outcomes. The role acts as a proactive business expert, challenges assumptions constructively, communicates the why and so what behind results, and builds capability through clear ownership, coaching, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. Here’s a day in the life: Planning, Forecasting & Performance Management Financial performance management: Own monthly results, rolling forecasts, annual budgets, risks and opportunities, and executive-ready performance narratives for Procurement and Co-Manufacturing. Integrated planning and scenario analysis: Build driver-based forecasts and what-if analyses for purchased materials and externally manufactured products, clearly documenting assumptions, sensitivities, and implications for standard cost, COGS, cash flow, margin, and business decisions. Performance routines and dashboards: Establish consistent KPIs, definitions, scorecards, and recurring reviews that surface trends, root causes, risks, opportunities, decisions, owners, and follow-through. Productivity and cost-savings pipeline: Own the governance of the procurement and co-manufacturing productivity and cost-out pipeline, ensuring initiatives are quantified, validated, and tracked from idea through realized benefit and reconciled to the P&L and standard cost. Procurement Variance, Inflation & Commodity Analytics Procurement variance bridge: Explain purchase price variance and mix by product and vendor, volume effects from scale and plan changes, timing versus standard cost, contractual changes, and other key drivers. Inflation and savings analytics: Separate market-driven inflation from Procurement-directed savings, compare vendor pricing with market and planning assumptions, and quantify realized versus expected benefits. Forward-looking outlooks: Deliver quarterly inflation and commodity outlooks versus budget or latest forecast, including scenarios, sensitivities, top drivers, business implications, and recommended actions. Vendor performance insight: Partner with Supply Chain to develop supplier dashboards comparing actual results with contract terms, volume and mix effects, monthly changes, savings delivery, service, quality, and financial performance. Commodity risk and coverage oversight: Oversee monitoring of commodity markets; and support with scenario and sensitivity analysis; and ensure exposure and financial impact are quantified versus budget and la…

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