Supply Chain Finance Senior Analyst

Job Title: Supply Chain Finance Senior Analyst

Location: London, UK

Summary:

Sr Finance Analyst is responsible for responsible for all required Supply Chain analyses, cost budgets, forecasts and commitments for business units while providing a regular review of the actual results against the targets. The role will require a close working relationship and regular communication with Key stakeholders across EU, MEA & WTR LT and supply chain teams across the regions.

Summary of Major Duties:

Managing Supply Chain Cost for EU and WTR:

• Provides all financial analyses to Business Units on Manufacturing Variances, Purchase Price Variances and Plant Fixed Cost for LE, Plan, Strat Plan and Innovations.
• Continuously develop tools/systems and automate processes for budgeting and forecasting solutions to streamline the forecasting and budgeting processes and provide enhanced reporting functionality.
• Managing Business Units’ expectations on the supply chain cost variance and effectively communicating to the supply chain stakeholders to meet the ultimate business objective.
• Drives enhanced visibility on US/Mexico/Malaysia sourced SKUs with explanations on cost drivers and assumptions and timely forecasting on COGS impacts.

Supply Chain Margin Expansion:

• Elevates partnership with Supply Chain team based in UK (SC Director, EU SC Manager) and US based OBD Team.
• Supports & coordinates EMEA/WTR Supply Chain teams to drive margin expansion projects via close coordination with respective stakeholders across the region.
• Partners with SC Team on 3 year multi-million CI pipeline of EUDR portfolio, helping deliver multi-layered and dimensional cost improvement projects out of US, Mexico and Malaysia.
• Partners with SC Team on EU-Coman portfolio, optimization of cost and sustainability of production as well as Innovation/Portfolio expansion feasibility projects.
• Partners with SC Team on UK Co-packing portfolio transformation, transforming oversight and execution of current procurement & production for UK/EU portfolio.
• Prepares analyses, identifies opportunity and risk areas Provide recommendation of costs improvement opportunities through supply chain costs analysis.
• Builds financial and financial contracting capability with External Co-man’s and Co-packs while working directly with external parties and distributors.

Other Projects:

• Support in managing Ad Hoc Supply Chain requests coming from EU&WTR.
• Lead projects for EMEA & WTR based on business requirements.

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform major duties/responsibilities: 

• Ability to work independently under fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Team player and able to communicate effectively in English.
• Integrity and able to provide objective decisions to improve P&L bottom line.
• Good business sense committed and responsible in meeting deadline.
• Proactive, organize and problem-solving mindset.
• Knowledge in financial policies/control.
• SAP or equivalent ERP system exposure is a must.
• Microsoft Excel analytic skills.

Competencies:

• Good level of supply chain financial planning and analysis knowledge.
• Good understanding of accounting flows and processes.
• Must have computerized systems operating experience (SAP preferred).
• Proficiency in MS Excel.

Education:

BA/BS Degree in Finance / Economics / Accounting / Business. Masters degree not required (but can be useful/favorable).

Experience:

At least 5 years of supply chain & financial planning/analysis experience, preferably in multi-national manufacturing environment.