Job Description: Operations & Finance Manager Full time, Permanent | Toronto, ON | Hybrid

About Sapsucker:
The Lower Valley Beverage Company is the Canadian CPG company behind Sapsucker; a premium sparkling water sweetened with maple sap. With humble beginnings in Flesherton, ON in 2014, Sapsucker is now an established national brand carried in 4,000 retail doors across Canada. These include a wide variety of retailers such as Whole Foods, Loblaws, Sobeys, Farm Boy, Longo’s, Starbucks, Pret A Manger, supported by national distribution through UNFI, Purity Life, Sysco and GFS.The product is simple and distinctly Canadian: tapped and produced in Canada, certified organic,non-GMO, and available in seven flavours. We are entering our next phase of growth and are building the leadership team to match.

What we are looking for:
We are looking for an individual to lead our Operations & Finance functions through a period of high growth. This role is perfect for a hands‑on operator who can take ownership across a scaling CPG business and build disciplined, data‑driven processes. This individual will drive optimization and shape key aspects of the CPG business, including demand planning & forecasting, product management, and fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making. Collaborating with and reporting directly to the CEO, you will have the opportunity to shape processes and support strategies for future growth and innovation. This role is 80% operations and 20% finance.

In this role, you will:
Operations:

Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the purchasing needs of the organization

Own vendor, co-packer, 3PL, and freight partner relationships





Manage logistics carriers and conduct ongoing RFPs to improve cost efficiency on high volume lanes moving raw materials and finished goods

Own production demand planning and forecasting

Own finished goods and raw-material inventory decisions, maintaining healthy stock levels while minimizing stockouts, excess inventory, and write offs

Project manage all innovation activities from product development to commercial execution

Own Cin7 Core / DEAR Systems administration, data integrity, inventory accuracy, and operational workflows

Manage external operations and logistics contractors and outsourced service providers

Manage the 3PL relationship and oversee logistics, e-commerce shipments, and year-end inventory counts

Own regulatory compliance, certifications, and renewals, including recycling, organic, non-GMO, and other applicable requirements

Finance:

Manage outsourced bookkeeping and accounting contractors

Manage the preparation of monthly financial statements and deliver timely reporting and analysis to the CEO

Own product costing across all SKUs and assess channel profitability through monthly channel P&L; analysis

Support Sales and Marketing teams with forecasting, projections, analysis, and insights on both a cadenced and ad hoc basis

Support grant applications and SR&ED; filings





Own AR/AP with outsourced bookkeeping and accounting contractors, including aging, collections, payment timing, and issue resolution

Cash-flow forecasting and management

Maintain and update the three-statement financial model for internal forecasting and fundraising purposes

Oversee quarterly HST filings and WSIB filings

Manage the relationship with the audit firm during the year-end NTR and corporate tax filing process

Qualifications:

Post-secondary education in business, operations, finance, supply chain, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Strong financial fluency in product costing, cash-flow forecasting, P&L; analysis, and financial modelling

3+ years of relevant experience, including hands‑on operations experience in CPG, food & beverage, or a closely related physical-goods business

Experience working with ERP and accounting systems such as Cin7 Core / DEAR Systems and QuickBooks Online

Advanced analytical skills with the ability to turn large raw data sets into intuitive, decision-ready reporting

Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Comfort working in ambiguity and uncharted territory

Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Lower Valley Beverage Company is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to the promotion of an inclusive and diverse workplace environment. This commitment includes the provision of accommodations/accessibility practices for individuals with disabilities during the hiring process and employment. We invite you to inform us should you have any accommodation or accessibility needs.

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📌 Operations & Finance Manager (Ontario)
🏢 Sapsucker
📍 Ontario