Finance Manager - Operations

• Support enterprise-wide manufacturing improvement initiatives.

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 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 roleis 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 activitiesin the U.S.
• Provide analysis and recommendationsregardingproductivity, 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
  - Mexicoand Global Operations Finance Controller.
• Coordinate financial planning, reporting, and operational performance analysis acrossthe 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.
• Support enterprise-wide manufacturing improvement initiatives.
• Assistin evaluating manufacturing footprint, sourcing, and operational optimization opportunities.
• Coordinateconsolidatedoperational reporting for North American manufacturing activities.

• Analyze manufacturing and distribution costs.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and operational efficiency improvements.
• Evaluate labor, material, overhead, andlogisticscost 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 tooptimizeworking 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 coordination withthe Plant Controller
  - Mexicoand Global Operations Finance Controller.
• Perform variance analysis andidentifyperformance drivers.
• Prepare monthly operating reviews and management presentations.

• Evaluate capital expenditure requests and business cases.
• Perform ROI, NPV, and payback analyses.
• Monitor financial performance of approved capital projects.

• Strengthen financialcontrolsthroughout operations.
• Improve reporting automation and standardization.
• Support ERP enhancements and operational reporting tools.
• Drive continuous improvement within operational finance processes.