Americas Credit Leader

Owens Corning’s glass reinforcements (GR) business is a leading global provider of solutions matching the differentiated needs of the growing composites industry. Leveraging a powerful combination of material science, manufacturing excellence, and deep market and customer knowledge, the GR business provides sustainable, customer-centric solutions for the global wind, building and construction, thermoplastic compounding, and composites specialty markets.

Earlier this year, Owens Corning signed a definitive agreement to sell the GR business to Praana Group, an India-based firm operating a portfolio of companies primarily serving industrial sectors including specialty chemicals and fiberglass reinforcements for composites. The transaction, which is expected to close by the end of 2025, will position the GR business to further leverage its strong positions in key regions and applications as a core element of Praana’s growth strategy. The path ahead promises to be dynamic, providing exciting opportunities for our 4,100 employees across 12 countries. We are committed to building on our proud legacy as a pioneer in the composites industry and taking advantage of new opportunities to redefine the future and grow and thrive with Praana and our customers.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Americas Credit Leader supports profitable growth by delivering customer risk assessment and credit management services for a strategic portfolio of customers and is the Corporate Treasury point of contact for Americas Credit communications. This role is an important global business partner that provides thought leadership, drives continuous improvement and leads projects that proactively address risk in both the near and long term. Close partnership and relationship building with key stakeholders across the business are critical to success.

Reports to: This position will report to the Assistant Treasurer

Span of Control: Direct Leader of 2 multinational Credit/Collection Specialists

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Knowing Our Business Strategy

Build relationships within the treasury organization, cross-functionally, and with key stakeholders; ensure effective contact to remain aligned with functional objectives.

Understand the strategic direction of the company’s business and execute functional strategies to support and enhance business results; be knowledgeable of the project work that supports this direction and implications to the business.

Understands relationships with our customers and understands what it takes to ensure their success.

Collaborate with global credit partners to support business and credit strategies.

Supporting the Business

Develop / Maintain relationships with Business and other stakeholders (Customer Service, Supply Chain, FP&A) and actively participate in internal meetings at regional and global level.

Build strong relationships with key customers.

Ensure the monthly reporting requirements are met in a timely manner providing valuable insight into the business organization and higher management.

Monitor credit-blocked orders and ensure fast response times to support the sales activities.

Negotiate, develop and evaluate customer contracts.

Developing and Executing Strategy

Perform financial analysis and risk/ return assessments for proposed customer credit changes.

Develop customer assessments that provide a comprehensive and meaningful analysis of risk.

Create and execute strategies to mitigate global credit risk.

Monitor market conditions and other external factors.

Evaluate creative options to protect our investments in accounts receivable (e.g., security, guaranties, lien rights)

Support the development and execution of cash collections forecasting process for the Americas & EMEA customer base.

Leading and Influencing in the Credit Function

Represent the credit organization in customer-facing situations and provide insight as needed

Lead or participate in special regional and global projects that support the long-term strategic goals of the business and/or credit organization

Create an inclusive environment where the team looks at you as a highly regarded leader and mentor

Educate others to have a strong attention to detail to ensure consistent data integrity and accuracy

Encourage others to identify areas of waste (process, time, etc.); ideate and execute action plans to create productivity

Leading and Developing Talent

Lead Americas & EMEA Credit & Collections Specialists and assist in building the Treasury talent pipeline, mentoring and developing others

Invest in personal growth and development, clearly focused on self-learning

Lead and demonstrate continuous learning and ongoing development opportunities for self and direct team

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field of study

5+ years Finance/ Accounting or relevant finance experience preferred; 3 years credit portfolio management

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills; Spanish preferred as a second language

Experience working for a disbursed multinational organization

Experience

Experience making decisions based on financial statements

Experience in making decisions based on knowledge of financial ratios and interpreting them

Forecast modeling experience

Success in a fast-paced and dynamic, team-oriented environment

Knowledge and Abilities

Strong financial and business acumen

Ability to lead others to strong analytical, quantitative, and organizational skills with the ability to identify trends in data

Proven ability to build strong relationships and inspire trust with multiple stakeholders to get results

Ability to create an inclusive environment where all are appreciated for their diverse thoughts and uniqueness

Ability to lead others to make decisions using data trends and judgement

Accountability / Integrity

Ability to challenge and lead others to gain and results as defined by business or organization

Ability to challenge and lead others to obtain results through continuous improvement

Must be able to travel domestic and international 5 – 10%

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