US Retail Commercial Manager

Primary Finance Partner to the SVP of US Retail Value Creation, responsible for translating financial data into actionable profit improvement initiatives and ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of value creation results.

• Serve as the lead finance business partner to the VP US Retail Value Creation, providing timely insights, forecasts, and decision support for profit improvement priorities to achieve >$3B in targeted profitability increase
• Use financial and operational data to identify, size, and prioritize value creation opportunities (e.g., volume growth, incentive composition/savings, cost efficient vehicle contenting, etc.)
• Develop and maintain the value creation initiative pipeline, including standardized financial assumptions, benefit definitions, and tracking methodologies
• Validate business cases for value creation initiatives by reviewing inputs, assumptions, timing, risk/opportunity, and alignment to financial targets
• Partner cross-functionally (Supply Chain, Sales Operations, Brand Management, and Accounting) to ensure initiatives have clear ownership, milestones, and measurable financial outcomes
• Validate P&L realization for executed initiatives, reconciling planned to actual results and explaining variances by driver and timing
• Ensure month-end close and reporting accurately reflect value creation progress, including proper accruals, reclasses, and supporting documentation as needed
• Prepare recurring reporting packages and executive-ready dashboards summarizing initiative status, run-rate improvements, YTD performance, and outlook vs. plan
• Maintain audit-ready documentation for initiatives and realized savings, including traceability from initiative approval through P&L impact
• Drive continuous improvement in financial tracking processes, data quality, and reporting automation to increase accuracy, speed, and transparency