Sr. Director, Commercial & Procurement Finance

Overview Shearer’s Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Specializing in private label and co-manufacturing, Shearer’s is the largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and second-largest supplier of private brand cookies and crackers. With a strong focus on innovation, service, quality, and sustainability, Shearer’s has been awarded the food industry’s highest award for environmental sustainability, as well as multiple Supplier of the Year awards.

Operating 16 locations across North America and employing more than 5000 team members, Shearer’s is driven by its core values of People, Grow, Impact and Win. The company mission is to deliver exceptional products and services that make snacking a time to celebrate for our customers, colleagues, and community. At Shearer’s Foods, we believe in a skills-first approach to recruitment and employment.

This means focusing on what you can do and how you can grow, rather than traditional metrics alone. We are committed to adhering to anti-exclusion practices, removing barriers to access, and enhancing opportunities for all individuals based on merit and potential. Your skills, experience, and perspective are valuable—and we want to empower you to make your mark here with us. 

Responsibilities Senior Director, Commercial & Procurement Finance Role will office out of one of locations in Ohio or Texas The Senior Director, Commercial & Procurement Finance is a strategic finance leader responsible for driving profitable growth across a multi-plant North American food manufacturing network (16 factories). This role partners closely with Commercial and Procurement leadership to align revenue growth strategies with disciplined cost management and margin expansion.

The position serves as the finance partner to both organizations—translating financial insights into actionable strategies that improve customer profitability, optimize input costs, and enable data-driven decision-making.

Your seat at the table:
Strategic Business Partnership Act as the lead finance partner to Commercial and Procurement leadership teams

Provide financial leadership on growth initiatives, sourcing strategies, and margin optimization

Strategic input on pricing strategies and structure

Influence decision-making through data-driven insights and scenario modeling

Support executive leadership with financial analysis and presentations

Pricing & Revenue Management Lead pricing strategy across products, customers, and channels

Develop and maintain pricing models to optimize margin and volume

Oversee price realization, customer spend and promotional ROIEstablish governance and consistency in pricing practices

Procurement Finance & Cost Management Analyze input cost trends and identify margin risks and opportunities

Provide financial leadership on sourcing strategy and supplier economics

Partner on cost savings initiatives and contract evaluation

Evaluate supplier decisions using total cost frameworks

Customer & Channel Profitability Analyze profitability by SKU, customer, plant, and channel

Improve mix, reduce leakage, and optimize contract terms

Support key customer negotiations with financial insights

Forecasting, Planning & Performance Management Reviews and aligns on commercial and procurement inputs to budgeting and forecasting

Develop integrated revenue and margin forecasts

Monitor performance vs plan and identify risks and opportunities

Analytics & Insights Build analytics capabilities across revenue and input costs

Develop dashboards to track pricing, margins, and cost trends

Provide insights on market dynamics and inflation

Cross-Functional Leadership Partner with Commercial, R&D, Supply Chain, Procurement,…