Plant Finance Business Partner

Plant Finance Business Partner

Location: Mount Juliet, TN
Organization: North America Global Supply Chain Finance
Reporting To: Senior Plant Controller

Schneider Electric has an onsite opportunity (5 days a week) for a highly motivated Plant Finance Business Partner to join our manufacturing finance team in Mount Juliet, TN.

The role requires an on-site, in-plant presence - remote work will be allowed situationally and on an as needed basis, but the expectation of this position is that your on-site in plant presence will be required 5 days per week.

In this role, you will serve as a strategic partner to Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Plant Leadership, helping drive business performance through financial insight, operational excellence, and fact-based decision making.

As a key member of the plant leadership team, you will influence operational and financial outcomes by providing analysis, challenging assumptions, identifying opportunities, and supporting the execution of strategic initiatives.

This position offers broad exposure across manufacturing, supply chain, project execution, cost management, and continuous improvement activities.

What Will You Do?

Strategic Business Partnership


* Partner with Plant Leadership, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and HR teams to support business objectives and improve financial performance.


* Provide financial guidance and decision support to drive productivity, profitability, and operational excellence.


* Challenge assumptions and help business leaders evaluate risks, opportunities, and investment decisions.


* Translate financial data into actionable business recommendations.

Financial Performance Management


* Lead monthly financial reviews and performance analysis.


* Monitor plant KPIs including productivity, labor efficiency, absorption, inventory, cost ratio, and manufacturing variances.


* Analyze trends, identify root causes, and recommend corrective actions.


* Support the achievement of plant productivity and cost optimization targets.

Planning, Forecasting & Budgeting


* Support budget, forecast, and strategic planning processes.


* Partner with business leaders to develop realistic forecasts and action plans.


* Provide visibility to risks and opportunities impacting financial commitments.


* Monitor performance against forecasts and drive accountability across functions.

Cost & Inventory Management


* Monitor manufacturing costs, overhead spending, inventory levels, and working capital performance.


* Support cycle count, physical inventory, and inventory governance activities.


* Partner with operations teams to improve inventory accuracy and reduce excess and obsolete inventory exposure.


* Drive cost transparency and support efforts to improve profitability.

Capital & Project Support


* Support capital investment planning and project financial analysis.


* Assist with ROI, payback...