Senior Analyst, Supply Chain Finance

BUILT ON FLAVOR.  FUELED BY PEOPLE. What’s it like to work at Kinder’s? Well, there’s a lot of snacking and geeking out over what we all cooked over the weekend. Beyond that, there’s also plenty of hard work. Because we don’t just like flavor, we’re obsessed with it.      With over 100 products sold nationwide, we’re now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, and more. We’re 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 you’re looking for a place where you can see the real impact of your work... this is it!  Every day, you’ll be part of a journey to add flavor to millions of meals and lives.  About This Role:   At Kinder's,  we're  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 Supply Chain Finance Analyst will support the financial processes, reporting, and analysis that keep our operations running efficiently. This role goes beyond pulling numbers — delivering rigorous analysis and actionable insights that improve performance and support sound decision-making across Supply Chain and Operations. Operating in a fast-moving and evolving environment, this analyst will support budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes while helping guide decisions made with imperfect information. The role partners closely with Supply Chain and Operations teams and supports senior finance leadership with supply chain financial insights.   This position plays  an important role  in helping balance service, cost, margin, and working capital to ensure supply chain decisions support the company's long-term financial health and strategic priorities.   Key Responsibilities Include: Financial Reporting & Business Partnership Support Supply Chain, Operations, and Procurement teams as a day-to-day finance partner.   Assist  in preparing supply chain  financial p erformance summaries and insights for senior leadership.   Help translate operational metrics into financial outcomes, connecting service levels, inventory, productivity, and cost drivers to EBITDA and cash flow.   Maintain and improve recurring budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes specific to supply chain operations.   Operate effectively in ambiguous and evolving environments where financial structures continue to  mature  and decisions must be made with imperfect information.   Support structured financial analysis of trade-offs across service, cost, margin, and capital efficiency.   Cost Management & Margin Analysis Support COGS and supply chain cost reporting and analysis, including management reporting across materials, labor, overhead, freight, warehousing, and co-manufacturing.   Build and  maintain  financial models that support structural margin improvement initiatives in partnership with Operations and Procurement.   Assist  in evaluating sourcing strategies, network decisions, SKU rationalization, and capacity investments through financial modeling and scenario analysis.   Partner with R&D and Brand on new product costing, reformulations, and pack changes to ensure strong financial foundations from launch through lifecycle management.   Support working capital management analysis, helping ensure inventory investments are economically justified and aligned with growth  objectives .   Budgeting, Forecasting, & Reporting Support annual budget and rolling forecast processes for Supply Chain.   Assist  in embedding financial rigor into S&OP / IBP processes through scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis.   Maintain KPIs and dashboards that clearly connect operational performance to financial outcomes.   Deliver forward-looking insights on variances, risks, and opportunities — not just retrospective reporting.   Help track financial guardrails that balance service levels, inventory investment, and cash flow sustainability.   Procurement & Vendor Economics Support Procurement on supplier negotiations, cost breakdowns, and should-cost analysis.   Assist  with risk analysis related to commodities, tariffs, and supply disruption.   Help ensure sourcing decisions align with margin  objectives , service expectations, and capital efficiency.   What You Bring To The Table: Bachelor's degree in Finance , Accounting, Economics, or related field.   3–5 years of progressive finance experience, with exposure to supply chain or operations finance preferred.   Experience in  Consumer Packaged  Goods (CPG) or  similarly  inventory-intensive, high-volume  businesses  a plus.   Ability to translate operational drivers into clear financial insights.   Comfortable operating in high-growth or evolving environments where processes are still being built.   Working knowledge of COGS, inventory  management  economics, and working capital.   Ability to build cross-functional relationships and communicate clearly with stakeholders at various levels.   Exposure to co-manufacturing, 3PLs, and complex SKU  portfolios  a plus.   Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and planning tools.   Exposure to S&OP / IBP processes a plus.   Strong communication  skills and attention to detail with comfort presenting findings to senior partners.   Location and Travel: 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 collaborati