Performance Analyst Manager - Decatur, IL

Job Description

Performance Analyst Manager - Decatur, IL

West Plant

This is a full-time, exempt position

Job Description

The Performance Analyst Manager is the subject matter expert of all financial aspects of plant operations including operational costs and capital expenditures and has a key leadership role in improving the plant's cost position.

The primary responsibilities of the Performance Analyst include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

Plant safety leadership:

• Promote a positive safety attitude in all interactions

• Engage with plant safety programs such as job cycle checks, safety committees, safety blitzes, and safety audits

Lead plant cost analysis efforts:

• Analyze performance gaps and highlight areas of opportunity by mining PI data, Maximo data, accounting reports, and power BI reports

• Work with accounting to explain cost anomalies

• Promote accountability of financial and operational KPIs amongst plant leadership via coaching and follow-up

• Hold routine financial reviews with all levels of plant leadership that highlight performance gaps and areas of opportunity

• Aid in tracking plant maintenance costs against goals and benchmarks

• Coordinate month end close including inventory, load, and usage reconciliation

• Document month end close procedures

• Engage with accounting and plant on streamlining month end close procedures to aid in accuracy and timeliness of results

Prepare annual financial plan for plant operations:

• Engage with plant and corporate personnel on setting benchmarks for operating cost and capital expenditure

• Aid in developing and implementing plant's capital strategy

Understand fundamentals of various plant operations:

• Understand purpose of each plant unit operation as well as its financial impact Understand high level operating KPIs such as OEE, yield, energy/chemical utilization, and first pass prime

• Afternoon assistance to the plant formulator regarding scheduling

• Basic backup of department superintendent

• Aid in optimization projects in other departments

• Take leadership in Performance Excellence initiatives, such as Zero Loss and KPI workshops

Lead and coordinate processes for review and approval of office and plant expenditures:

• Approve production clerk PRs/POs/Invoices in Coupa and Maximo

• Manage office processes and reports

• Backup production clerk when deemed necessary

• CTS Administrator

Job Requirements

• A broad mix of technical and financial business acumen obtained via college degree or experience.

• Ability to collaborate with others, influence, lead, and execute tasks as required.

• Demonstrable experience and competency working with large excel spreadsheets and databases

• Power BI knowledge

• PI Vision knowledge

Excited about this role but don't meet every requirement listed? Studies show that often applicants will self-select out if they don't check every box. We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

'ACJ IND'

REF: 83874BR