Location: Remote - HQ-Thousand Oaks, CA (EST preferred)

Employment Type: Contingent Worker (Contract, W2)

Contract Length: 12 months (possible extension)

Compensation: $35/$40 per hour (based on experience)

Summary of the Role

The Supply Chain Senior Associate supports the Global Distribution organization by leading financial planning, budgeting, and productivity-tracking processes for all distribution hubs. This role is highly cross-functional, requiring advanced Excel skills and the ability to consolidate and communicate complex financial data to leadership. You will engage closely with global stakeholders and play a vital part in monthly forecast, variance reviews, and productivity initiative tracking.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with global distribution hubs to collect budget and forecast inputs
• Consolidate regional financial data into a global view for leadership
• Build scenarios and perform data modeling and variance analysis
• Review and analyze monthly financial actuals and identify budget variances
• Communicate findings to stakeholders and follow up on corrective actions
• Monitor and track ongoing productivity and cost-savings initiatives
• Validate savings assumptions and prepare leadership summaries
• Serve as liaison among hubs, Finance, and Global Distribution leadership
• Develop and deliver clear PowerPoint presentations of financial insights
• Participate in project discussions regarding timelines and financial impacts

Required Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, or similar field
• 4+ years’ experience in financial planning, analysis, budgeting, supply chain analytics, or similar analytical roles
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, formulas, and data modeling
• Proficiency in Smartsheet and PowerPoint
• Experience consolidating data from multiple stakeholders and presenting insights to management
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and handle multiple budget cycles

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP (Finance modules)
• Experience in budget cycles within supply chain or operations environments
• Familiarity with project management concepts (project life cycle, milestones, change control, etc.)

Top 3 Must Have Skills

1. Experience in budget and financial analysis and reporting

2. Ability to analyze data and present results professionally to management

3. Basic knowledge of project management methodologies and tools

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Provide financial planning and analysis services and strategic project status updates to the Global Distribution leadership team. Manage monthly forecasting, variance and trend analysis, and financial reporting. Support the monthly close, latest estimate, annual budget, and long-range planning processes. Track strategic project milestones and communicate their impacts on scope, budget, risk, and resources to leadership.

Basic Qualifications

• High school/GED + 2 years work experience
• Associates and 6 months work experience
• Bachelors

This posting is for Contingent Worker, not an FTE