The Hershey Company Jobs (3)

Job Location : Hershey, PA

Position Description :

The Marketing Operations Specialist plays a key role in supporting product and packaging execution efforts, while also providing top tier DME budget management support.

This position works in multiple systems (SAP, Accolade, WebCenter, Impact Analysis) and partners with internal commercial teams and cross-functional partners to execute item level setup on new product and packaging projects.

This position oversees all DME spending activity for assigned teams, and works directly with Budget Owners, Finance, and the Controller's team to correctly plan, spend, and accrue money according to company policy.

Key Activities / Responsibilities :

• Project Management w / Internal Teams and External Vendors / Agencies
• Vendor / Agency Engagement
• Marketing Vehicle Setup & Execution
• Budget Entry and Project Financial Tracking
• PR / PO Management
• SOW Management
• System Entry & Update
• Embed KPIs into key processes
• KPI Support / Enablement (Near Term)

Skills / Competencies

• Superior project management skills and ability to drive projects to completion
• Strong financial acumen to manage budgets, represent financial liabilities, and track expenses
• Proficiency in MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and ability to learn new systems
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional business units, seek common ground and establish alignment on common goals
• Functional marketing knowledge in product and packaging design / development
• Experience working with product / packaging vendors / agencies (e.g., tactical design agencies, POS design / production agencies, fulfillment agencies, comp vendors etc.)
• Overall business knowledge and holistic general management approach
• Strong knowledge of procurement policies and procedures
• Strong communication, negotiating, and organization skills
• Bonus if you have prior experience or knowledge of SAP financial systems or any background in IS, but not required to fill specialist position

Key Interactions :

• Report to : Associate Manager of Marketing Operations
• Internal : Seasons / Occasions Team, Brands, Innovation, Merch COE, PLM, Packaging, Supply Chain, Finance, Sourcing / Procurement
• External : Vendors, agencies

Qualifications

• Education : Bachelor's degree required
• 2-3+ years of related work experience, preferably in CPG on a Commercial Team or in a Commercial Support function

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Disabled / Protected Veterans

If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact the HR Service Center ([email protected]).

Position Title : Financial Analyst

Job Location : Hershey, PA

This position must be in office (Hybrid schedule Monday and Friday can be remote, Tuesday-Thursday in office)

Summary :

Financial Analyst role will mainly support owned retail stores in Hershey and Times Square (+$60M in Gross Sales). With minimal supervision, this position will primarily focus on efficient and accurate oversight of accounts payable transactions through receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.

This position will collaborate across multiple functions including Warehousing, Supply Chain, Operations, US eCommerce and Merchants to ensure appropriate month end reporting.

Additionally, this position will assist / contribute to system implementation requirements gathering, business analysis, system configuration, testing, and training as it involves The Hershey Experience Finance Department.

The Financial Analyst will work closely with appropriate internal functional staff to document and validate business process requirements regarding functionality, integrations or enhancements to existing financial systems.

This role will have other accountabilities around The Hershey Experience month-end process, including the preparation and posting of journal entries.

This role may be asked to back-up Hershey Chocolate World Cashroom activities, supporting the Cashroom Supervisor and the Cashroom Manager.

Major Duties / Responsibilities :

Summary of major duties :

Accounts Payable

• Coordinates collection of vendor remittance documentation to initiate account updates via SharePoint Global Vendor Master Form
• Reconcile invoices against the associated Microsoft Dynamics purchase orders
• Investigate, research, and resolve all discrepancies by working with internal and external business partners
• Perform all accounting, coding, reporting, and analysis to ensure payments are processed accurately and timely in accordance with company policies
• Perform and analyze monthly general ledger account reconciliations in accordance with Corporate Accounting Standards
• Prepare and analyze journal entries for month end closing
• Analyze processes, recommend improvements and manage all internal controls

System Requirements

Assist in the development and implementation of new business models from a finance and operations perspective under The Hershey Experience umbrella.

This will require understanding various systems and processes to build efficient and automated financial ecosystems.

• Collaborate with internal functional staff to understand functionality, integrations, or enhancements to existing financial systems to support overall objects and growth strategies
• Create and maintain financial business documentation as it relates to functionality, integrations, or enhancements to existing financial systems
• Creates test procedures and conducts testing for system changes and / or new releases

Track issues / risks and work closely with internal functional staff, vendors, and implementation team to improve processes and efficiencies.

Month-End / Other Accountabilities

• Backup Cash room Supervisor and Cash room Manager as needed
• Perform miscellaneous reports, special projects and analysis as required on an ongoing basis
• Complete system audits to ensure termed employees’ access has been disabled
• Various journal entry preparations and postings
• Analyzes and prepares Purchases Reconciliation
• Prepare Inventory Reconciliation
• Chocolate Receiving (HPA / TSQ / Ecommerce)

Chocolate Receiving Update / invoice the Chocolate Receiving purchase order cost of Sales in Microsoft AX to match the same sample sales orders posted in SAP so the inventory cost aligns in Microsoft AX and SAP

Dimensions :

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform major duties / responsibilities :

• Proficiency to Strong skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of SAP and willingness to learn subsidiary systems
• Microsoft A / X ERP knowledge a strong plus
• Knowledge of GAAP, general ledger accounting and financial reporting processes preferred
• Ability to work well with others and as part of a team while handling multiple priorities
• Works under minimal supervision and serves as business advisor
• Ability to analyze business processes, identify areas for improvement, and execute process improvement recommendations
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects / areas of responsibilities simultaneously
• Ability to develop and maintain effective business relationships and influence across the organization
• Ability to produce accurate results in a fast paced and constantly changing environment

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements :

Education : BS / BA degree required.

Experience : Minimum 2 years progressive experience in finance, accounting, or financial field.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Disabled / Protected Veterans

If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact the HR Service Center ([email protected]).

Job Location : Annville, PA

This role is an opportunity to join the Technical Assurance Team at Hershey’s newest, state-of-the-art fulfillment center in Annville, PA.

The facility plays a critical role in the company’s strategic growth objectives delivering step-change commercial value, leveraging advanced technology, and enhancing agility for customer growth.

You will work under the guidance of Hershey leadership and team up with our 3PL partners to maintain and set the standards for equipment reliability throughout the facility.

If you are passionate about creating the future, we would like to talk to you!

Summary :

Under the direction of the Tech Assurance Manager, the Maintenance Planner will serve as a liaison between Maintenance and Operations, with the primary objective of planning, organizing, and coordinating maintenance tasks, ensuring that equipment, machinery, and infrastructure are properly maintained to minimize downtime and maximize efficiency.

The maintenance planner will also create the systematic equipment structure, organize the equipment bill-of-materials, establish all routine, preventive, predictive maintenance activities associated with new or relocated assets coming into the facility.

Responsibilities :

Planning / Scheduling :

• Initiate, review, and manage work requests.
• Analyze work requirements and determine materials, equipment and labor required (such as blueprints, tools, parts, and trades skill requirements) to complete the work effectively and efficiently.
• Responsible for removing nonproductive or reactive time from the maintenance workforce.
• Ensure that all planned maintenance work is ready to be performed with no delays. This includes the labor requirements for the execution of the work and ensuring all parts and specialty tools are kitted and available as needed.
• Partner with Production Planning to stay up to date with production changes and modify the maintenance schedule accordingly.
• Work with maintenance staff and tech assurance team to establish a periodic work plan.
• Ensure the established schedule is communicated to all plant stakeholders. Maintain a complete and current backlog of work orders.
• Stay well-informed of all new capital or relocated assets coming in to or leaving the facility.
• Responsible for reviewing the historical asset documentation in SAP, or in the case of new assets review documentation provided by the Project Manager and establish all routine maintenance activities required to maintain the asset.

Relationship Management :

• Principal contact and liaison between maintenance and operation team
• Ensure all internal customers receive timely, efficient, and quality service.
• Help production department balance their need for daily output with their need for equipment reliability through proactive maintenance.
• Keep the maintenance manager, supervisors, and reliability lead informed of abnormal or critical situations.
• The Planner will assist in training plant personnel on maintenance management system and processes. (SAP)
• Work with outside vendors / contractors to schedule and complete any work that requires their services.

Preventative / Predictive Maintenance :

• Ensure all preventive / predictive maintenance activities are accurate and scheduled at their predetermined frequencies to improve efficiencies and reduce costs.
• Ensure Preventative Maintenance / Predictive Maintenance (PM / PdM) documentation and required parts / materials are specified, written, procured, and initiated for all new plant assets to ensure PM / PdMs are in place prior to asset commissioning.
• Ensure that the predictive data returned to the Plant for analysis is reviewed for issues needing further attention and that work requests are written accordingly.
• Assures all work is compliant with regulatory requirements (OSHA, QA, and plant specific standards).

Maintenance Reliability :

• Utilize SAP and perform analysis of the data as necessary to improve and enhance plant and facilities operations.
• Leverage Reliability Leads to help identify and execute improvements throughout the facility.
• Take part in PM optimization teams and other teams to drive reliability and efficient work practices.

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform major duties / responsibilities :

• Must possess or have the aptitude and ability to quickly develop an in-depth working knowledge of applicable Hershey processes, SAP, workflows, and procedures.
• Ability to read schematics, drawings and technical manuals and understand complex equipment functionality.
• Must be a self-starter, detail oriented, highly motivated, and organized with the ability to prioritize and follow through.
• Must be able to work in a proactive work environment, be an effective motivator, communicator, delegator, and trainer of people, and be able to effectively achieve results through others.
• Sound understanding of planning and scheduling principles.
• Show willingness to tackle new tasks and grow professionally.
• Experience with failure analysis and reliability methodologies and tools.

Physical Demand : Frequently

Frequently

• Sit, stand, walk, crawl, squat / crouch, twist, bend, grasp, lift up to 25 pounds.
• Regularly possess manual / finger / hand dexterity to handle, manipulate, control, feel and adjust objects to put parts or pieces together quickly and accurately;

sufficient hand strength is required to be able to effectively operate hand tools.

Rarely

• Lift / maneuver / move objects weighing 50-100 pounds with a team
• Lift up to 100 pounds with a team or Material Handling Equipment

Work Environment :

• Work performed in a climate-controlled food manufacturing facility.
• A Safety-first culture where using the proper LOTO methods / procedures is required
• The use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) are required to include but not limited to safety shoes, ear plugs, safety glasses / goggles, bump camps, hair and beard nets, and gloves.

The duties and responsibilities outlined provide a general overview, of which is not intended to be considered all-inclusive, and is subject to change as business needs evolve.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements :

Associates Degree in a technical field or a Certificate in a field such as Industrial Systems Technology, Industrial Mechatronics, etc.

Minimum of 2+ years of maintenance planning experience required in leu of a degree.

• A minimum of 3 years of Maintenance OR 1 year of Maintenance Planning experience is required.
• 2+ years of maintenance planning experience in a high-speed, complex manufacturing environment is preferred
• Food manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Prior SAP experience is preferred.

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The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Disabled / Protected Veterans

If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact the HR Service Center ([email protected]).