Leprino · 8 hours ago
Associate Director, Treasury & Commodity Risk Management
Denver Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$162K/yr - $189K/yr
10+ years expLeprino is the world’s largest manufacturer of mozzarella and lactose, and they are seeking an Associate Director of Treasury and Commodity Risk Management to lead Treasury, Credit, and Collections while managing commodity and market risk. This role involves guiding hedging strategies, managing earnings volatility, and collaborating with senior leaders to ensure effective risk management across the organization.
Food and Beverage
Hiring Manager
Iassen Donov, GPHR
Responsibilities
Lead team leaders across Treasury, Credit, & Collections functions, ensuring coordinated risk management, cash discipline, and effective customer outcomes
Build and guide Leprino’s commodity and market risk approach
Design, refine, and expand hedging strategies that reduce earnings volatility across milk (including all components), cheese and nutrition ingredients, and related exposures
Set priorities and direction for Treasury activities, including cash forecasting, liquidity planning, and coordination with conservative investment policies
Oversee Credit and Collections strategy, ensuring disciplined credit decisions, effective collections practices, and thoughtful escalation when market or customer risk shifts
Partner closely with senior leaders, presenting monthly updates on market conditions, hedge performance, and risk trade-offs to Leprino’s C-suite and the President
Lead hedging strategy across the Cheese and Nutrition Global Business Units, directing execution while partnering closely with Sales to align market risk decisions with commercial outcomes
Evaluate hedge structures, counterparties, and instruments, ensuring alignment with governance standards and approved risk limits
Guide customer fixed-price and hedging programs, reviewing exposures, assumptions, and settlement mechanics prior to external distribution
Monitor basis risk and liquidity constraints in dairy markets, adjusting strategies when inputs and outputs move out of sync
Participate in the Financial Risk Management Committee, contributing clear perspectives on markets, exposures, and results
Encourage shared learning across teams, building understanding of commodity risk and hedging concepts throughout the organization!
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a closely related discipline
10+ years of progressive experience in commodity risk management, hedging, or closely related finance roles
Direct, hands-on experience designing or executing hedging programs using derivatives tied to commodities and or FX
Regular experience presenting complex financial or market topics to senior executives, including C-suite or President-level audiences
Willingness to travel up to 10% as needed
Preferred
Master's degree in finance, economics, or a related field
Background in dairy, food, nutrition, agriculture, or another commodity-driven manufacturing environment
Experience working in or alongside large, centralized risk management teams at scaled organizations or cooperatives
Professional credentials such as CFA or CTP, or comparable advanced training in risk and derivatives
Benefits
Competitive salaries and bonuses
Life, medical/dental/vision coverage
Voluntary benefits
Employee assistance programs
Wellness incentives
Tuition assistance
Vacation
Ten paid holidays
Sick time
Paid parental leave
Annual merit increases
LFC Profit-Sharing & 401(k) plan
Company
Leprino
Leprino Foods Company’s history dates back over 70 years, when Jim Leprino first started making small batches of mozzarella for local markets and eateries in the Little Italy neighborhood of Denver.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Lance FitzSimmons
Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer
Francine Plavnick
Administrative Assistant Office of the VP and CIO
Recent News
2025-12-22
2025-10-09
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