Finance Manager - Operations

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We, the Franke company with its three divisions, are a world's leading supplier of products and services for domestic kitchens, the professional food service systems and the convenience store sector as well as for professional coffee making. With around 60 companies, we are at home on five continents. Over 8,000 employees constantly take on new perspectives to identify opportunities and turn them into inspiring, innovative solutions for tomorrow’s demands.

The Franke Food service Systems division is a world-leading supplier of kitchen facilities, equipment and supplies solutions. As a full system manufacturer, distributor and program management partner, we supply global chains in the quick-service restaurant, convenience store and supermarket segments, helping to manage unit growth and upgrade their facilities.

The Senior Finance Manager – Operations serves as the finance business partner for U.S. manufacturing, warehousing, supply chain, procurement, inventory management, and distribution operations for the Food service Systems Americas Business Unit. This role is responsible for driving operational performance through cost management, inventory optimization, working capital improvement, operational analytics, and financial planning.

A critical responsibility of this role is partnering closely with the Plant Controller– Mexico to ensure alignment of manufacturing finance processes, costing, estimation, operational reporting, performance metrics, financial controls, and best practices across the company's North American manufacturing network. This position acts as a key coordinator and facilitator of operational finance activities between the U.S. and Mexico organizations to ensure full alignment in our value stream from operational planning through customer delivery.

• Partner with U.S. operational leadership to improve financial and operational performance.
• Lead financial support for warehouse, logistics, supply chain, procurement/purchasing, and manufacturing activities in the U.S.
• Provide analysis and recommendations regarding productivity, efficiency, and cost improvement initiatives.
• Support operational decision-making through data-driven financial analysis.

• Serve as the primary operational finance liaison with the Plant Controller– Mexico and Global Operations Finance Controller.
• Coordinate financial planning, reporting, and operational performance analysis across the multi-site manufacturing operations (U.S. and Mexico).
• Promote consistency in KPI definitions, reporting standards, and financial processes across plants.
• Facilitate sharing of operational finance best practices between manufacturing locations.
• Assist in evaluating manufacturing footprint, sourcing, and operational optimization opportunities.
• Coordinate consolidated operational reporting for North American manufacturing activities.

• Analyze manufacturing and distribution costs.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and operational efficiency improvements.
• Evaluate labor, material, overhead, and logistics cost performance.
• Develop business cases supporting operational initiatives and investments.
• Monitor operational KPI performance and recommend corrective actions.

• Monitor inventory levels, turns, slow-moving inventory, and obsolescence.
• Partner with operations and supply chain leaders to optimize working capital.
• Support inventory accuracy programs and physical inventory processes.
• Analyze warehouse and distribution performance metrics.
• Lead operational budgeting and forecasting activities for U.S. operations, including close…