ERP Cost and Inventory Forecast Lead

Job Details:

Job Description:

The Chief Accounting Office (CAO) organization is responsible for all accounting and the related compliance and reporting of Intel globally. The Cost and Inventory Global Process Owner (GPO) team within Corporate Accounting Office is responsible for the design and execution of Intel's cost and inventory processes.

We are seeking an experienced manager to own and lead enterprise Cost and Inventory forecast governance within the Intel IDM2.0 Acceleration Office (IAO)/Cost and Inventory (CI) GPO, setting standards, managing risk, and delivering executive level insights across manufacturing, supply chain planning, and finance. This role shapes future state capability and adoption by leading SAP S/4HANA testing strategy and driving cross tower alignment to enable scalable, well controlled processes.

The successful candidate brings vision and execution discipline, thrives in dynamic environments, and translates complex business models into standardized, well-controlled solutions that support growth and financial integrity.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Set enterprise direction and governance for Cost and Inventory forecasting within the IAO / CI GPO framework, with end-to-end accountability for cross functional alignment across manufacturing, supply chain planning, finance and reporting.

• Drive business process definition and cross functional alignment between supply chain planning and finance for standard cost across Plan of Record (POR), bi-weekly updates and what if scenario planning, ensuring consistent, well controlled forecast outcomes that support decision-making.

• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate forecasting, process, and data risks, ensuring compliance with cost and inventory policies and enabling timely issue escalation and resolution.

• Drive transformation and future state readiness by leading SAP S/4HANA testing strategy (ITC, UAT, and go live) in partnership with manufacturing, Blue Yonder (BY), and Finance, ensuring high-quality end-to-end process outcomes.

• Lead comparative and reconciliation testing between Integrated Cost of Sales Tool (ICOST) and SAP S/4HANA data, validating cost, inventory, and forecast outputs across systems to ensure data consistency, identify gaps or defects, and enable confident cutover and executive decision-making during S/4HANA transformation.

Behavior Competencies:

• High tolerance for ambiguity: Comfortable with ambiguous or uncertain situations and have an ability to operate effectively in an uncertain environment by considering a range of creative solutions or options.

• Problem-solving: Identify breakdowns, analyze potential causes, create innovate solutions. IAO is fast moving and dynamic environment.

• Subject Matter Expertise: Deep understanding of Cost and Inventory subject matter along with Operation finance supporting factories or Business Unit to help identify pain points and critical needs.

• Stakeholder management and Business Partnering: Build strong relationships with stakeholders and operational teams to align priorities, synchronize plans, lead, and engage the right experts to design across functions, and influence recommended changes to optimize solutions.

• Influencing: This role is individual contributor but also will work through others in the org as we build this capability. Must be comfortable with ambiguity.

• Communication skills: Skills to effectively communicate across multiple stakeholders including finance, IT, accounting, audit, legal, and other stakeholders. Skills to present concise and impactful messages to senior leaders.

Qualifications:

You must possess the minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Relevant experience can be obtained through schoolwork, classes, project work, internships, and/or military experience.  This position is not eligible for Intel immigration sponsorship.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in business, Finance, Accounting, Business, Operations, or a related field

• 5+ years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, supply chain finance, and/or operations finance roles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Operations Finance and/or Cost and Inventory experience.

• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and financial reporting tools.

• Experience leading global, cross functional process or systems transformations.

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

US, California, Folsom

Additional Locations:

US, Arizona, Phoenix, US, California, Santa Clara, US, Oregon, Hillsboro

Business group:

Join Intel's Finance Group, a key player in driving strategic business decisions that enhance shareholder value. Our team is dedicated to facilitating change and improvement across finance and the operations we support. As strategic partners, we lead acquisitions and inorganic growth initiatives, managing transactions from ideation to completion while serving as trusted advisors to executive leadership. Additionally, we enhance employee experiences by maintaining Intel sites globally and advancing environmental sustainability efforts.

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust

N/A

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel.

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $116,160.00-195,980.00 USD 

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process. 

Work Model for this Role

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

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