Franklin Sports, Inc. is a leading global sporting goods brand with an extremely rich history and reputation within the industry. Over the years, Franklin Sports has developed and maintained strong partnerships with Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, the National Football League and Major League Soccer that bring energy, strength and uniqueness to our products. We understand consumer needs and offer the strongest value by manufacturing products to all levels of sports participants from some of the most well-known professional baseball players to those who are active in the youth sports community. We got our start in 1946 and Franklin Sports is still a family owned and operated company to this day.

The Manager will engage, manage and work to directly to improve the activities of the credit department for the organization. They will be responsible for all aspects of credit management including credit line reviews, bad debt review, monitor credit risk, and approval of daily orders.

This position is located at our headquarters in Stoughton MA and will report to the Controller.
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Detailed Responsibilities:

• Act as the Credit subject matter expert and escalation point for department personnel in relation to Credit and collection analysis work.

• Analyze, Evaluate, and Determine credit terms and limits of all customers

• Closely working with Order management and Accounts Receivable, review all new customer credit application

• Maintain a risk assessment process/analysis to monitor financials of customers on-going

• Monitor violations of credit policies and process, provide analysis, conclusion and recommendations, present findings to senior management and suggest actions/penalties to be taken when appropriate.

• Identify risk and problem accounts and provide monthly status updates to Vice President of Finance.

• Negotiate payment programs with delinquent customers

• Maintain bad debt and bad debt recovery records

• Accomplishes department objectives by coaching, training and managing direct reports. Plans and evaluates department activities by delegating responsibilities and coordinating team goals that align with the company mission.

• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of credit management experience in a commercial credit setting overseeing a credit department of a moderate sized company

• Experience and or knowledge of bankruptcy laws

• Commitment to process improvements and the ability to think "out of the box" i.e. creative approach to problem solving

• Previous experience managing a team

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Strong leadership skills and process improvement experience

• Proven management experience of a small team

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to present sensitive information to senior leadership and gain consensus across multiple functions

• Strong quantitative / analytical skills and aptitude

• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft applications, particularly Excel and Access

• High degree of confidentiality and ethical behavior

• Team player, ability to work cross functionally and with all levels in the organization

LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Interact independently with internal and external parties, has the knowledge to make independent decisions

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This position does not supervise employees

Benefits:

• Employee Discounts

• 401K with immediate participation and a 1% match after 3 months of employment, a safe harbor match of 3% and a profitsharing 401(K) match of up to 1% after a full calendar year of employment

• 401(K) match of 3%, plus a potential retirement contribution match

• Participation in the annual bonus plan

• Tuition Reimbursement after a waiting period

After 30 Days Waiting Period:

• 20 days PTO program/10 Paid Holidays (prorated)

• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

• Company Paid AD&D and Life Insurance (3 times Base Salary maxed at $500,000)

• Company Paid Short and Long Term disability plans

• Flexible Spending with Carry Over and Dependent Care Account Plans

• Employee Life Assistance Plan and Identity Theft Protection Support

• Tuition Reimbursement after waiting period

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit/stand, walk, kneel, crouch, has color and depth vision, possess the manual dexterity to use hands or fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear, climb on ladders or be in heights. The employee needs to be able to carry 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate