[Hiring] Strategic Finance & Business Operations @Eat Mezcla

Role Description

On the strategic finance side, you’ll focus on:

• Develop finance operations, processes and best practices in partnership with our 3rd party accountancy.
• Play a critical role in creating analyses and building models that will define the future of Mezcla’s business.
• Serve as connective tissue between operations, sales and marketing.
• Effectively communicating financial results and forecasts.
• Quarterback development of investor relations materials (e.g., Board materials).

On the operations side, you’ll:

• Coordinate with our Operations Director to streamline processes across production, packaging, inventory, supply planning, demand planning, logistics, warehousing and S&OP.
• Develop performance plans + cross-functional KPIs / metrics we can track, collaborating with relevant team members.
• Identify margin improvement opportunities through cost savings and efficiency enhancements.
• De-risk supply chain by sourcing suppliers of key ingredients and moving them through our co-man’s approval process.
• Build for the future: assess where we can benefit from using vendors, when we should engage them, and lead the engagement.

On the strategy side, you’ll focus on:

• Strategic planning – Help CEO / COO set company-wide direction and business goals (e.g., annual KPIs), that lay out the company’s vision and roadmap.
• Operating cadences – Ensure that regular daily, weekly and quarterly company-wide rituals (e.g., leadership meetings, functional standups) are in place and running smoothly.
• Special projects - Jumping in on high-priority and urgent strategic opportunities.
• Innovation – Quarterback innovation roadmap for high-margin and high-velocity products and line extensions, lead NPI development across supply chain (e.g., co-man, fulfillment, etc).

Qualifications

• Willingness to help with big and small tasks that come up in the world of start-ups.
• 4+ years of experience in high velocity organization (e.g., consulting, investment banking, startups).
• Experience developing strategies and executing; if you don’t have experience executing, we want to know if deep ownership scares you.
• Deep knowledge of supply chain structure (3PLs, contract manufacturing).
• Culture fit: no ego, team-first mentality and customer / product obsessed.
• Plus: Strong interest in bringing innovative plant-based snack options to consumers.
• Plus: Start-up experience.