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Position Overview:
As the Director of FP&A – Amazon, you will be responsible for leading financial planning, analysis, and reporting for SharkNinja’s Amazon business across the Americas. This role will oversee key metrics across the P&L, ensuring that financial reporting for the US, Canada, and Latin America is standardized and optimized. You will also support external joint business planning (NPPM), working to reduce internal financial liability while driving strategic partnerships with Amazon. Prior Amazon FP&A experience is essential for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting & KPI Ownership:
- Own and standardize all financial reporting for the Amazon business across the Americas, focusing on metrics such as Net Sales, Gross Margin (GM), Margin less Media (MLM), & Operational Margin (AIM).
- Ensure consistent financial performance reporting across the US, Canada, and Latin America markets.
- Lead financial analysis to optimize overall business profitability and support initiatives such as promo optimization, cost management, and product mix strategies.
Joint Business Planning & Financial Liability Reduction:
- Support external joint business planning (NPPM) with Amazon, ensuring collaboration on initiatives that drive growth while minimizing internal financial risk.
- Partner with Amazon’s commercial and operational teams to ensure alignment on financial terms, margins, and growth objectives, reducing financial exposure for SharkNinja.
- Leverage financial insights to influence joint business planning strategies and drive performance improvements.
Operational Excellence & Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Collaborate with operations, supply chain, and product management teams to optimize inventory management, order fulfillment, and pricing strategies for Amazon.
- Provide financial leadership on operational initiatives such as demand forecasting, shortage management, post audits, and external profit management.
- Work cross-functionally to drive strategic improvements in cost management, ensuring long-term sustainability and profitability in the Amazon marketplace.
Leadership & Business Partnering:
- Partner closely with the Amazon Sales organization to provide actionable financial insights and ensure alignment on key performance objectives across the Americas.
- For the director under the leadership portion I would add that this role will sit on the cross functional Amazon Leadership team and responsible for driving cross functional excellence amongst their peers.
- Lead cross-functional teams across finance, marketing, and sales to drive results in mature and expanding markets.
- Present financial performance and strategic recommendations to senior leadership, focusing on optimizing financial returns and reducing risks in the Amazon business.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree is highly desirable.
- 8-10+ years of experience in financial planning, analysis, and business partnering roles, with significant Amazon FP&A experience required.
- Proven track record in commercial excellence, with experience driving sales growth, gross margin improvement, and managing joint business plans.
- Strong proficiency in financial modeling, data analytics, and reporting tools.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with financial planning software (Adaptive Insights, Power BI, Domo, or similar platforms).
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence decisions at the executive level and lead cross-functional teams.
- Experience in consumer goods or technology industries is highly desirable.
At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
YOUR ROLE in leading our SUCCESS DRIVERS & representing our UNIQUE MINDSET
- Lead us to be “RARELY SATISFIED”
- Make things better each day; “PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION”
- Use your knowledge of our consumer, understand that “DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE”
- Deliver something great; “WINNING IS A TEAM SPORT”
- Be clear and honest, “COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT”
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