Director of Finance Commercial

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ABOUT US (AND OUR EXCITING FUTURE)

About The Opportunity

The Director of Finance – Commercial serves as a strategic business partner to Menasha Packaging’s North America Sales organization, providing financial leadership, insights, and decision support to drive profitable growth. This role is responsible for leading commercial finance activities including forecasting, performance analytics, customer profitability, and strategic planning, while ensuring strong financial discipline and governance.
As a key member of the finance leadership team, this individual collaborates cross-functionally with Sales, Supply Chain, and Operations to align financial and business objectives, improve forecast accuracy, and optimize investment decisions.
This role requires a highly analytical, collaborative leader who can influence at all levels, navigate complexity, and translate data into meaningful business outcomes that support Menasha Packaging’s continued growth and customer-centric focus.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide financial leadership for the Commercial Finance function within MPC, serving as a key business partner to the sales leadership team
• Drive strong financial control, reporting, forecasting, and analytics across NA Sales accounts; support delivery of profitable growth, customer profitability, and execution of strategic investment commitments
• Lead the NA sales demand planning financial inputs into SIOP; partner closely with Supply Planning to improve forecast accuracy and align financial and operational plans
• Support long-term strategic planning for key accounts, delivering financial insights that guide decision-making and growth strategies
• Oversee commercial contract standards and governance in partnership with the Contracts Manager, ensuring consistency, risk mitigation, and financial discipline
• Enhance analytical capabilities across the commercial finance function to deliver actionable insights spanning revenue, profitability, and working capital performance
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders and, where appropriate, support customer-facing financial discussions that enable commercial growth

Key Skills and Other Requirements:

• Strong analytical mindset with intellectual curiosity and a proactive, solution-oriented approach
• Demonstrated ability to build trust, influence stakeholders, and drive alignment across cross-functional teams
• Ability to translate complex financial and business topics into clear, concise insights for leadership decision-making
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Confidence in constructively challenging assumptions and influencing outcomes to achieve better business results
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous situations, defining direction and driving execution independently
• Capability to contribute to strategic planning by connecting internal and external insights into actionable recommendations
• Strong attention to detail combined with the ability to see the bigger picture
• Highly collaborative, with the ability to partner effectively across finance and business teams
• Sound judgment and comfort making recommendations on significant business decisions

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field required
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant experience supporting commercial, sales, or business-facing finance functions
• Demonstrated leadership experience with direct team management and a track record of developing high-performing teams
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing decision-making in a matrixed organization
• Strong background in financial planning & analysis (FP&A), forecasting, and business analytics
• Experience working with SIOP, demand planning, or integrated business planning processes preferred
• Proven ability to manage complex financial models, profitability analysis, and commercial decision support
• Experience in manufacturing, packaging, or a similar industry environment preferred
• Familiarity with contract governance and commercial financial structures is a plus

Two companies, one vision.

Menasha Corporation consists of two companies that are leading the way to a sustainable future with packaging and supply chain solutions. Founded in 1849 and headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, we employ over 7,500 employees in 112 facilities in North America and Europe.

Our companies are leading corrugated and plastic packaging manufacturers and supply chain solution providers. Our Menasha Packaging Company is the largest independent provider of packaging and supply chain service solutions in North America, designing, printing, and fulfilling graphic packaging, display and merchandising solutions for over 1,800 brands, both in-store and online.

Our ORBIS business believes there is a better way to optimize today’s supply chains, with reusable packaging products and services. Reusable containers, pallets, dunnage, bulk systems and metal racks improve the flow product all along the supply chain to reduce costs, enhance profitability and add sustainability. 

Our products and services are used by global, name-brand companies in the food, beverage, health and beauty, over-the-counter pharmaceutical, industrial, automotive, and electronics industries. 

Come build an exciting, rewarding career with us, where you’ll have opportunities to grow. 

The possibilities are endless. The power is yours!

Menasha Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates are equal opportunity employers.  All qualified applicants will be provided with equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or genetic information.