Senior Analyst, Supply Chain Finance
Walnut Creek, CA - USA
Job Summary
Whats it like to work at Kinders Well theres a lot of snacking and geeking out over what we all cooked over the weekend. Beyond that theres also plenty of hard work. Because we dont just like flavor were obsessed with it.
With over 100 products sold nationwide were now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at Costco Walmart Whole Foods and more. Were not your typical CPG company. Privately held and founder-led we like to think of ourselves as a pirate ship in a sea of cruise ships. Our crew is adventurous and fearless. We chart our own course and chase big ideas to make food unforgettable.
As we expand globally and approach $1 billion in revenue we need more smart-and-scrappy flavor-obsessed people to come aboard. If youre looking for a place where you can see the real impact of your work... this is it!Every day youll be part of a journey to add flavor to millions of meals and lives.
At Kinderswerepassionate about flavor quality and creating exceptional food experiences. As our company continues to grow so does the scale and complexity of our supply chain across co-manufacturinglogistics and an expanding SKU portfolio.
The Supply Chain Finance Analyst will support the financial processes reporting and analysis that keep our operations running efficiently. This role goes beyond pulling numbers delivering rigorous analysis and actionable insights that improve performance and support sound decision-making across Supply Chain and Operations.
Operating in a fast-moving and evolving environment this analyst will support budgeting forecasting and reporting processes while helping guide decisions made with imperfect information. The role partners closely with Supply Chain and Operations teams and supports senior finance leadership with supply chain financial insights.
This position playsan important rolein helping balance service cost margin and working capital to ensure supply chain decisions support the companys long-term financial health and strategic priorities.
- Support Supply Chain Operations and Procurement teams as a day-to-day finance partner.
- Assistin preparing supply chainfinancial performance summaries and insights for senior leadership.
- Help translate operational metrics into financial outcomes connecting service levels inventory productivity and cost drivers to EBITDA and cash flow.
- Maintain and improve recurring budgeting forecasting and reporting processes specific to supply chain operations.
- Operate effectively in ambiguous and evolving environments where financial structures continue tomatureand decisions must be made with imperfect information.
- Support structured financial analysis of trade-offs across service cost margin and capital efficiency.
- Support COGS and supply chain cost reporting and analysis including management reporting across materials labor overhead freight warehousing and co-manufacturing.
- Build andmaintainfinancial models that support structural margin improvement initiatives in partnership with Operations and Procurement.
- Assistin evaluating sourcing strategies network decisions SKU rationalization and capacity investments through financial modeling and scenario analysis.
- Partner with R&D and Brand on new product costing reformulations and pack changes to ensure strong financial foundations from launch through lifecycle management.
- Support working capital management analysis helping ensure inventory investments are economically justified and aligned with growthobjectives.
- Support annual budget and rolling forecast processes for Supply Chain.
- Assistin embedding financial rigor into S&OP / IBP processes through scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis.
- Maintain KPIs and dashboards that clearly connect operational performance to financial outcomes.
- Deliver forward-looking insights on variances risks and opportunities not just retrospective reporting.
- Help track financial guardrails that balance service levels inventory investment and cash flow sustainability.
- Support Procurement on supplier negotiations cost breakdowns and should-cost analysis.
- Assistwith risk analysis related to commodities tariffs and supply disruption.
- Help ensure sourcing decisions align with marginobjectives service expectations and capital efficiency.
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or related field.
- 35 years of progressive finance experience with exposure to supply chain or operations finance preferred.
- Experience inConsumer PackagedGoods (CPG) orsimilarlyinventory-intensive high-volumebusinessesa plus.
- Ability to translate operational drivers into clear financial insights.
- Comfortable operating in high-growth or evolving environments where processes are still being built.
- Working knowledge of COGS inventorymanagementeconomics and working capital.
- Ability to build cross-functional relationships and communicate clearly with stakeholders at various levels.
- Exposure to co-manufacturing 3PLs and complex SKUportfoliosa plus.
- Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP Oracle NetSuite) and planning tools.
- Exposure to S&OP / IBP processes a plus.
- Strong communicationskills and attention to detail with comfort presenting findings to senior partners.
The position will be based onsite in Walnut Creek CA. We strongly believe in the power of culture and community and have a hybrid work structure with 4 days in the office on a weekly basis to encourage collaboration and personal connections that will allow us to better serve our customers and consumer and to have more fun. Fridays are flex days with employees having the opportunity to choose to be either in the office or to work from home based on what makes most sense for them.
The expected starting salary range for this role is $115000- $125000 per year. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on factors such as relevant education qualifications performance and business needs.
- No two days here are the same.
- We try to be good team members and good communicators but we dont live by hierarchy and structure everyone is a difference maker here.
- We make a lot of decisions in the face of incomplete information our team embraces ambiguity and tries to make good decisions fast rather than great decisions slow.
- We believe our job is to take smart risk not to eliminate risk.
- We believe in growing our skills and becoming a better company with more managerial expertise but we are an entrepreneurial company at heart.
- We arent trying to be average we want to do exceptional things and we are willing to work hard to achieve them.
We offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off 401k bonus / incentive eligibility equity grants competitive health benefits and other family-friendly benefits including parental leave. Kinders benefits vary based on eligibility and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.
We believe great culture starts with people. Were a people-first company built on connection collaboration and balance. Most of our work happens in the office to spark creativity and community but we also offer flexibility so team members have the autonomy to work outside the office when needed to support their work-life balance and personal commitments.
Kinders is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color ancestry national origin gender citizenship marital status religion age disability gender identity results of genetic testing veteran status as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law and you need any accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements please reach out to us at
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Senior IC