Procurement Financial Analyst

Company Statement: Graham Packaging is a people, planet and values-based company and a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing. From the kitchen to the laundry room, Graham Packaging is part of your everyday life. For employees at Graham, our Blue Culture is part of their everyday lives, too. In other words, Blue is how we do things here. At Graham, we are united by a clear vision. We know our part and help those around us know theirs, encouraging one another to continuously improve. We create a safe, challenging environment to innovate by supporting creative ideas and new ways of thinking. We take the initiative to cultivate our individual growth and help others do the same, while keeping ourselves and one another accountable. And we actively promote cooperation, collaboration, integrity and respect across regions and teams to foster an engaged, diverse and connected workforce. We value our employees, and a Blue Culture allows for the most rewarding employee experience as part of the Graham family. Blue is how we feel about what we do—together—to create a better tomorrow. Working at Graham means you lead constructively with clear goals, use diverse thinking to drive excellence, accountability, innovation, as well as demonstrating collaboration, embracing learning, and taking action for continuous improvement and growth. Overview: The Procurement Financial Analyst will report directly to the Global Sourcing Finance Manager and will primarily support the North American locations as it relates to the category spend for energy and direct materials, specifically: Act as the liaison between our 3rd party energy consulting partner and the GPC leadership teams to ensure effective management, implementation, analysis, and communication of energy sourcing and savings initiatives. Provide the proper accounting and internal controls supporting the customer and procurement accounting processes for raw materials used in the direct production of bottles. Provide analytical support and financial analysis to ensure that the GPC Global Sourcing team delivers on financial commitments. Support further integration of a data driven approach in sourcing. Collaborate with senior level business unit professionals to provide insightful, data-driven analysis and support. Other responsibilities as needed. Responsibilities: This role is segmented into 3 main themes – Insight, Control, and Planning & Reporting. Insight Provide financial leadership for energy strategies, including working and collaborating with our 3rd party consultant over contract management and execution in nonregulated markets, demand response programs, energy tariff optimization, sustainability initiatives, and value analysis. Manage supplier-facing issues related to energy cost, quality, and delivery. Communicate and partner directly with Business Unit and Plant Operations leaders in driving the strategy and thought leadership for energy spend and opportunities for cost savings. Collaborate with the customer pricing team to analyze the impact of energy cost changes on customer pricing. Support analysis around direct materials used for production, including impacts of savings initiatives and market fluctuation impacts. Partner with the global sourcing organization to provide financial and analytical support as needed. Identify process improvement opportunities within the global sourcing organization and support implementation efforts as needed. Control Assist with external/internal audit support, as necessary. Prepare balance sheet reconciliations. Maintain highest level of integrity in reporting. Planning & Reporting Lead reporting and analysis around energy, including impacts of savings initiatives and market fluctuation impacts. Collaborate with 3rd party energy consulting partner for the quarterly forecast and annual budget processes for energy cost and savings initiatives. Support the quarterly forecast and annual budget processes for direct material purch…

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