Senior Financial Analyst, Supply Chain Finance Sourcing & Procurement

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 Kinders were passionate 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-manufacturing logistics and an expanding SKU portfolio.

The Senior Financial Analyst Supply Chain Finance - Sourcing & Procurement will provide analytical and financial support to Procurement and Strategic Sourcing. This role will develop the models reporting and fact base needed to understand material cost performance and evaluate sourcing decisions across ingredients raw materials packaging and components.

Working closely with Procurement Supply Chain Finance R&D Innovation and Accounting this analyst will forecast commodity and supplier costs analyze purchase price variance and co-manufacturer true-ups validate savings and support supplier negotiations and sourcing alternatives.

This position is ideal for a highly analytical self-starter who can organize large and disparate data sets investigate cost drivers and translate detailed findings into clear recommendations in a fast-growing environment.

Material Cost Reporting & Forecasting

• Prepare monthly and weekly reporting for raw materials ingredients packaging components and other procurement-driven costs.
• Analyze purchase price variance co-manufacturer true-ups inflation and deflation commodity movements and supplier cost changes versus budget forecast and prior periods.
• Build and maintain commodity material and supplier cost forecasts using contract terms market indicators purchasing assumptions demand mix and timing.
• Reconcile purchasing supplier ERP item master and financial data and resolve data quality or mapping issues with business partners.
• Support period-end close through accrual analysis true-up validation variance explanations and review of unusual transactions.
• Create dashboards and recurring reporting that connect sourcing performance to product cost COGS gross margin inventory and working capital.

Sourcing Analytics & Decision Support

• Develop financial analyses for supplier negotiations requests for proposal sourcing alternatives contract terms and cost breakdowns.
• Evaluate supplier changes alternate and dual sourcing specification changes and other sourcing initiatives through structured scenario models.
• Analyze tariffs duties freight terms minimum order quantities lead times payment terms and inventory implications.
• Build and maintain should-cost and supplier economics models that clarify cost drivers and negotiation opportunities.
• Partner with R&D and Innovation to evaluate the cost impact of reformulations specification changes packaging changes and new products.
• Prepare clear summaries of financial impacts key assumptions sensitivities risks and recommended actions.

Savings Validation & Process Improvement

• Quantify procurement savings using approved baselines track initiatives against commitments and validate realized financial impact.
• Ensure approved cost changes and savings are reflected accurately in forecasts product costs and performance reporting.
• Build repeatable models data sets and documentation that improve the speed accuracy and scalability of Sourcing Finance processes.
• Identify inconsistencies control gaps and emerging material cost risks and escalate material issues promptly.
• Manage multiple priorities independently and collaborate effectively across Procurement Finance R&D Innovation and Operations.

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics Business Supply Chain or a related field.
• 3 years of progressive finance accounting analytics procurement finance supply chain finance operations finance or FP&A experience.
• Strong understanding of COGS purchase price variance gross margin budgeting forecasting and variance analysis.
• Experience analyzing supplier costs commodities packaging ingredients contracts or sourcing initiatives is preferred.
• Experience in Consumer Packaged Goods food manufacturing retail or another inventory-intensive business is preferred.
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills including the ability to organize and analyze large data sets and build scalable financial models.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with close attention to detail data integrity and reconciliation.
• Ability to communicate complex analysis clearly and work effectively with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to work autonomously manage competing deadlines and make progress when data or processes are still evolving.
• Experience with BI tools such as Power BI Tableau or Looker is a plus.
• Experience with ERP and planning systems such as SAP Oracle NetSuite Anaplan or comparable platforms is a plus.

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.The salary range posted for this role reflects the good-faith base pay rangeKindersreasonably expectsto offer at the time of posting and may vary based on the location of the role. Individual compensation within the posted range will bedeterminedbased on factors such as relevant education experience qualifications skills 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