Director Product Costing - Nutrition - Chicago, IL

• Develop and execute the global vision, strategy, and roadmap for product costing / inventory valuation processes and capabilities.

• Establish and maintain global accounting standards, policies, and governance frameworks related to product costing.

• Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert and trusted advisor on product costing strategy, controls, and best practices.

• Provide consultative leadership on long-range strategic initiatives, organizational priorities, and transformation efforts.

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of product costing and inventory valuation processes to enhance accuracy, consistency, and efficiency across the global organization.

• Monitor product costing performance through the development and oversight of key performance indicators and operational metrics.

• Drive value creation through cost analysis, policy adherence, and identification of opportunities to improve financial and operational performance.

• Evaluate industry trends and leading practices to identify and implement process improvements that support business objectives.

• Partner with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Plant Finance leaders to align costing processes with goals for the Nutrition organization.

• Lead complex process optimization and transformation initiatives, leveraging collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders and domain experts.

• Influence business decisions by providing strategic insight into costing methodologies, financial impacts, and operational performance drivers.

• Support the evaluation and implementation of scalable solutions that improve global consistency and effectiveness.

• Lead and develop team members, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

• Build organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, and leadership coaching.

• Drive engagement and collaboration across geographically dispersed teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.

• Minimum 15+ years of progressive experience in product costing, inventory valuation methodologies, manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or related finance disciplines.

• Significant experience leading large, global teams and enterprise-wide initiatives.

• Deep expertise in product costing methodologies, accounting standards, financial controls, and manufacturing operations.

• Demonstrated success leading global process transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.

• CPA, CMA, MBA, or equivalent advanced certification.

• Experience supporting multi-site or multinational manufacturing organizations.

• Experience leading large-scale finance transformation, shared services, or global business process initiatives.