Strategy Development Manager Jobs in Monterey, CA

About the Opportunity The Finance Planning & Analytics Manager is responsible for leading the strategy, governance, and continuous evolution of the company's Anaplan planning ecosystem, including Enterprise Planning, Pricing, and Financial Planning models. This role serves as the bridge between Finance, Operations, and Technology, partnering with business leaders and technical teams to design scalable planning solutions, optimize reporting capabilities, and drive adoption of best-in-class planning processes.
The position combines strategic leadership, financial systems expertise, and people management to enhance decision-making across the Berry business. Responsibilities include overseeing model governance and enhancements, evaluating emerging technologies, improving reporting and analytics capabilities, and ensuring consistency in financial planning, forecasting, and performance reporting. The role also develops and mentors finance talent, champions continuous process improvement, and leads cross-functional initiatives that support enterprise objectives and operational excellence. Responsibilities

What You'll Own & Do:

• Anaplan Architecture & Governance: Lead the strategic development of our Anaplan models (Enterprise Planning, Pricing, and FP&A), acting as the core business logic architect and designing future-state planning processes with key business partners.
• Cross-Functional Tech Liaison: Serve as the bridge between Finance, Operations, and IT to align business requirements with technology, driving seamless platform adoption across the organization.
• Digital Ecosystem & Innovation: Evaluate emerging technologies, design integration strategies, and build prototypes to enable self-service analytics and reduce manual data extraction.
• Financial Alignment & Forecasting: Ensure consistency across financial analyses, forecasts, and strategic projections across all business units to support enterprise goals.
• Talent Development & Leadership: Directly manage and mentor a Senior Financial Analyst while coaching the broader analytics team to foster a culture of continuous learning.
• Continuous Improvement: Constructively challenge existing workflows to uncover operational efficiencies and drive better business outcomes.

    Candidate ProfileAcademic Degree & Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree: Required in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Agricultural Business, or a related field.

• Alternative Education: An equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience will be considered.

• Advanced Education & Credentials (Preferred): Master's degree or professional certifications in planning systems, analytics, finance, or project management are highly desirable.

Functional & Technical Skills

• Core Software & Modeling: Extensive experience with Microsoft Office (specifically Excel), relational databases, business intelligence (BI) platforms, and business modeling tools.

• BI & Reporting: Proven track record developing and delivering executive dashboards, KPIs, management reporting, and business insights using tools like Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms.

• Enterprise Planning Systems: Strong hands-on experience or certifications as an Anaplan Model Builder, Solution Architect, or equivalent enterprise planning system credentials are highly preferred.

• Programming & Analytics (Highly Desired): Foundational understanding of software development lifecycle, databases, and programming languages such as Python, R, and SQL.

• Quantitative Acumen: Advanced mathematical, statistical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Leadership & Experience Requirements

• People Management: 3 to 5 years of direct experience managing and developing teams.

• Language Proficiency: Excellent written and verbal English skills are required. Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is strongly preferred.

• Adaptability & Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills with a proven track record of earning trust, building cross-functional relationships, and thriving in fast-paced, rapidly changing environments.

Additional Work Conditions & Operational Requirements

• Travel Requirements: Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%. Must hold a valid passport without international travel restrictions.

• Licensing: Valid California driver's license and eligibility to be covered under the company-sponsored vehicle insurance program.

• Schedule Flexibility: Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends as business needs require.

Compensation and Benefits

The following information is provided in good faith as a general description of the salary range and benefits for the position posted. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate is dependent upon experience, skills, education, work location, internal pay equity, and other objective job-related factors.

Salary Range estimated for theEnterprise Planning Systems & Analytics Manager: $107,000.00/year to $140,000.00/year

Driscoll's is committed to a culture of care and offers an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, and disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. Other benefits include: 401(k) with employer match, profit-sharing participation, paid sick time, paid vacation, paid personal and family care leave, and a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP). More detailed information regarding the benefits package, will be shared during the application process.