Executive Director, Global Protective FP&A and Integrated Business Planning

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. Westrive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance - a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders. In 2024, Sealed Airgenerated $5.4 billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.

Position Overview:

The Executive Director, Global Commercial FP&A and Integrated Business Planning, is a key strategic finance leader responsible for driving performance on a Global scale for the Protective vertical. This role leads financial planning, forecasting, commercial analytics, and integrated business planning processes across regions and operating units, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and operational goals.

This critical role partners with senior leadership to provide insightful analysis, reporting, and financial recommendations to drive business performance and strategic initiatives.

This role will also be responsible for developing business cases and financial models for capital investment opportunities and R&D initiatives, providing recommendations to senior leadership on project feasibility and financial impact.

The position will be located in Charlotte, NC.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Planning, Analysis and Reporting:

• Lead global financial planning processes including annual budgeting, monthly forecasts, and long-range planning.
• Align financial plans with the company's strategic objectives, ensuring regional and corporate strategies are cohesive.
• Drive scenario modeling and long-term strategic planning processes across global regions.
• Analyze global business performance, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Provide executive-level reporting with insights and recommendations to guide decision-making.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards to monitor financial performance across regions and functions.

1. Integrated Business Planning (IBP):

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Integrated Business Planning process across Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, and Marketing.
• Align financial plans with demand planning, sales & operations planning (S&OP), and strategic initiatives.

• Facilitate cross-functional alignment and scenario planning to improve responsiveness and agility in business operations.

• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Drive consistency and standardization in planning tools, systems, and methodologies globally.

1. Process Improvement & Technology Integration:
   
   
   
   • Ensure best practices in financial planning and analysis are applied consistently across all regions.
   • Drive continuous improvement of financial processes, systems, and tools to enhance forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, and data analytics capabilities.
   • Leverage technology to optimize financial processes, including the use of financial planning and analysis software.
   • Foster a strong working relationship between regional commercial finance teams, global and corporate FP&As, controllers, and other finance functions.
   
   
   
   
2. Compliance:
   
   
   
   • Work closely with cross-functional teams, including accounting, supply chain finance, regional commercial finance and internal audit, to support financial compliance activities.
     
     
   • Review financial processes to ensure they are efficient, compliant, and aligned with corporate governance standards.
     
     

     Qualifications:

     
     
     
     
     
     • Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. MBA or CFA preferred.
     • Minimum of 10+ years of experience in finance, with a focus on FP&A, financial analysis, and strategic planning.
     • Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience leading diverse teams across geographies.
     • Expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and data analysis.
     • Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to interact effectively with senior executives.
     • Proficiency in financial software tools (e.g., One Stream, Hyperion, SAP, Power BI) and advanced Excel skills.
     
     
     
     
   
   
   
   

Requisition id:52199

Relocation:No

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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