Sr. Manager, Finance - Distribution and Logistics

Sr. Manager, Finance - Distribution and Logistics

The Senior Manager, Finance serves as the Finance lead for Global Logistics & Distribution, Global Trade & Compliance, Packaging Engineering, cost-to-deliver financial management, and regional supply chain operations. This role establishes financial objectives, forecast methodologies, and savings tracking mechanisms across freight, duties, tariffs, logistics costs, trade compliance initiatives, and supply chain transformation programs.

The position partners with Supply Chain, Logistics, Trade Compliance, Accounting, Operations, and Finance leadership to translate operational drivers into financial outcomes, improve gross margin visibility, strengthen forecast accuracy, and drive accountability for committed savings. The role leads financial planning, budgeting, business case modeling, savings validation, risk and opportunity assessment, and executive-level decision support for major initiatives such as new distribution centers, tariff mitigation, cost-to-deliver reporting, and regional supply chain efficiency programs.

This is a full-time role, Monday through Friday, with an expectation of 2-3 in-office days per week and additional on-site presence as needed. The individual must reside in the San Diego area and be able to commute to our corporate offices.

Essential Functions:

The following are the essential functions of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Lead and maintain the financial operating framework for Global Logistics & Distribution, Global Trade & Compliance, Packaging Engineering, freight, duty, tariffs, cost-to-deliver activities, regional supply chain operations, including financial objectives, forecast standards, reporting cadence, data requirements, analytical support, and cross-functional inputs needed to meet forecast accuracy, gross margin, and savings objectives.
• Lead the budget and forecast process for assigned functions, including operating expense, headcount, freight, duties, tariffs, trade compliance, logistics savings, and transformation program benefits, while developing finance processes, forecast methodologies, and savings tracking mechanisms that support immediate operations and broader supply chain financial performance
• Manage Global Logistics & Distribution expenses, regional supply chain operations, distribution center finance support, including operating expense, headcount, 3PL activity, accruals, savings tracking, accounting alignment, and regional or business unit reporting for OCOGS, GSC operating budget, regional gross margin, and supply chain cost drivers
• Own forecast accuracy for Freight Out, Freight In, Intercompany Freight, STO Duty, tariffs, and related cost-to-deliver drivers by building driver-based models aligned with Logistics, Global Trade & Compliance, Planning, and Accounting
• Track logistics, trade compliance, packaging, tariff mitigation projects and future business case savings, ensuring benefits are included in forecasts, reflected in gross margin, supported by transparent tracking mechanisms, and validated through implementation and postmortem benefit reviews
• Provide financial modeling and business case support for logistics, trade compliance, packaging, customer delivery, Customer Success, supply chain network initiatives, tariff mitigation opportunities, and transformation programs, including UAT, GL mapping, freight settlement, savings validation, and cross-functional issue resolution where applicable
• Partner with regional supply chain teams to forecast and manage department OpEx and CapEx, including warehouse spend, 3PL fees, shipping supplies, and related regional supply chain spend
• Support regional distribution networks and regional delivery model through forecasting, variance analysis, cost-to-deliver insights, and financial decision support
• Lead cost-to-deliver reporting and forecasting by region, support cost-to-deliver models that inform regional network strategy and warehouse strategy, and help business partners understand cost drivers, trade-offs, productivity opportunities, and customer delivery implications
• Partner with Packaging Engineering to validate project savings, prioritize future business cases, improve savings forecasting discipline, and support customer delivery financial analysis including freight recovery, delivery preference initiatives, and cost-to-deliver implications
• Regularly interact with Supply Chain, Logistics, Trade Compliance, Accounting, Operations, and Finance leadership to align on forecast assumptions, savings commitments, financial risks, business case outcomes, and decision recommendations
• Influence stakeholders in complex situations by challenging assumptions on savings quality, tariff assumptions, duty forecasts, cost avoidance versus true savings, and accountability for committed benefits while preserving strong cross-functional relationships
• Present risks, opportunities, and recommended actions to senior leaders with clear business drivers, financial impact, trade-offs, timing, and ownership; provide variance analysis that explains actionable drivers
• Uses approved AI, automation, and analytics to improve Finance processes, decision-making, efficiency, and stakeholder outcomes while ensuring responsible use and validation of outputs. Managers drive adoption and capability building within their teams

Decision-Making and Impact:

Establishes financial governance across global logistics, trade compliance, regional supply chain operations, and cost-to-deliver activities, influences operating, headcount, freight, duty, and tariff budgets, and drives enterprise-wide gross margin improvement, savings realization, and supply chain efficiency.

Key Competencies:

• Strong finance business partner who can influence cross-functional teams and challenge assumptions constructively
• Driver-based thinker who can connect shipment volume, freight mix, duty rates, tariff exposure, 3PL activity, and business case savings to financial outcomes
• Proactive finance partner who raises risks early, aligns stakeholders before final reviews, and drives issues to closure
• Strong communicator who can simplify complex logistics, trade compliance, and supply chain cost topics for finance and non-finance leaders
• Results-oriented leader who drives savings accountability, forecast accuracy, and gross margin improvement
• Comfortable working in fast-changing environments with multiple transformation initiatives, competing priorities, and evolving business processes
• Continuous improvement mindset, including use of AI, automation, and process redesign to improve productivity and decision support

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Minimum Qualifications:

All minimum qualifications are job-related and consistent with business necessity.

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 12 years of progressive Finance experience, including experience supporting operations, supply chain, logistics, global trade, or manufacturing-related finance, with 3-6 years of management experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field required.
• Strong knowledge of FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, gross margin, freight, duties, tariffs, cost-to-deliver, and supply chain cost drivers.
• Experience partnering with Logistics & Distribution, Global Trade & Compliance, Packaging Engineering, Accounting, Supply Chain, and regional operations teams.
• Demonstrated ability to build driver-based forecasts, translate operational activity into financial impact, and communicate risks and opportunities to senior leaders.
• Experience supporting business cases, savings tracking, UAT, post-implementation benefit validation, and transformation programs.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills required; experience with SAP, TM1, Cognos