Supply Chain FP&A Business Partner

Supply Chain FP&A Business Partner EU

JOB PURPOSE

You will lead “process” innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you. If you are a dynamic and proactive person with strong analytical, critical thinking and stakeholder management skills then this role is just for you.

Europe Ice-cream has the ambition to deliver underlying sales growth whilst stepping up underlying operating margin.

A bold and balanced set of initiatives has been launched covering the transformation of Europe’s Ice-cream SC across the countries, driving savings harder & more transparently, a relentless push on Zero Waste and ensuring a strong Supply Chain Operating Model is in place stressing transparency to the MCOs and timely interventions. 

Underpinning this Supply Chain operating model, the SC Business Partner will coordinate all FP&A processes for the Ice-cream covering all factories and markets within Europe. You will be the custodian of the continuous Operating Model to manage performance and Financial Delivery and will be reporting into the E2E SC Finance Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the overall SC processes for the actuals, budget and forecast.

• Own the SC results and keep full visibility of SC results for Sr leadership at any point in time, whether it is actuals, forecast or budget. Specifically you own the full savings tracking and reporting, maintaining good visibility on execution.

• Serve as a strong business partner to senior management, highlighting key performance indicators and advising the business on trends in Supply Chain costs and efficiencies.

• Collaborate with Senior Management and cross functional teams to develop strategic action plans. These plans may involve cost-saving initiatives, process improvements, or growth strategies

• Lead and develop your team to create a smooth, driven, fast paced, FP&A team that manages to deliver upon expectations (or beyond).

• Proactively seek process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness within the supply chain processes

• Translate complex financial data into simple and compelling narrative and foster a data driven culture to help businesses navigate uncertainty and informed decisions.

• Drive the coordination with Centers of Expertise (Finance Excellence Team, Shared Services, UniOps, etc), Opus program leads and SC EU Controlling.

• Key contact person for the commercial markets from an E2E Supply / COGS perspective on TP’s and SC variances for the markets as well as the Business Group FP&A

• Elaborate and maintain a sound Finance & Supply Operating Model.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• 8-10 years experience in Finance (FP&A / Supply Finance a strong plus),

• Professional qualifications: Finance/business degree, fluent in English

• Financial modelling and analytical skills

• Strong knowledge of product costing, material ledger and Transfer pricing

• A solid understanding of cost accounting, financial accounting, and FP&A,

• Strong problem-solving skills, analytical ability, strategic and critical thinking with focus on insights and story telling in a simple way,

• Demonstrated ability to work and build rapport with finance and senior business stakeholders in a multicultural and multilevel dynamic environment,

• Key Skills: high flexibility (many ad-hoc requests), driving performance through finance, thoroughness and attention to details, natural curiosity,

• Standards of Leadership: bias for action – curiosity and drive, accountability and responsibility – high support / high challenge, passionate about building talents and teams whilst having fun.

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ABOUT THE MAGNUM ICE CREAM COMPANY:

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.

The Magnum Ice Cream Company (formerly part of Unilever) is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it. Here’s what defines success in our organization :

· We are all about growth

· We operate with speed and simplicity

· We win together with fun

· We boldly innovate to disrupt our industry

· We care and challenge

· We are experts in the Ice Cream Category

ARE YOU EXCITED TO CRAFT THE ICE CREAM FUTURE?

Please apply online and do not forget to upload your CV. Your application will be reviewed against the requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date, with an update on the status of your application.