Industrial Finance Manufacturing Manager

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JOB PURPOSE

Hellendoorn is a key site in the European Ice Cream network, as it is the home of Ben and Jerrys Ice Cream production within Europe.

The Hellendoorn Finance Manager is responsible for leading in year financial performance, providing financial business partnering & helping to shape site strategic development together with the factory director and site leadership team. 

As the IFM for the site you play a critical role within the leadership team taking responsibility for all financial aspects including providing decision making support, preparing financial appraisal for investments, and driving the sites savings agenda.

The IFM is also accountable for keeping compliance of the site to the Unilever control framework and audit requirements. The role is part of a European team of Industrial Finance Business Partners and reports into the Ice Cream Network lead for Europe.  The role is powered by the Supply Chain Financial Services team (SCFS) on main accounting, controlling, and reporting tasks.

Being the ‘home’ of Ben and Jerrys Europe brings additional responsibility and opportunities to work with not only the European B&J business but also the global B&J business. 

In this role you will be the face of all financial aspects surrounding B&Js and have responsibility for providing consolidated analysis and forecasts (incorporating the production line in Gloucester).

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE?

• 3yr Master Plan and Budget Planning development

• Lead Performance management through Weekly Cost Governance and monthly cycle

• Month End/Controlling Activities

• Business partnering Site Leadership Team – Factory Director

• Responsible for delivery of in year financial performance (cost/waste/capex), final creation and submission of site forecast & annual business plan

• Responsible to ensure site on-ground controls are executed (inventories, assets, balance sheet)

• Co-creates and co-drives savings agenda with operations and uses available tools, eg manufacturing excellence methodologies, and benchmarking.

• Supports ABC/ transfer pricing process led by SCFS

• Support decision making for strategic projects

• Deliver annual KPMG audit

SCOPE

• End to end ownership of full P&L and balance sheet for the site.  This includes:

  • Site perimeter production costs and volumes

  • Material Waste

  • Business Waste – Cost of quality, Obsoletes, AWO, R2

THE QUALITIES WE LOOK FOR

• Skills Overview: analytics, driving performance, stakeholder management, collaboration, influencing, decision making, willingness to learn

• Mobility requirements: Role to be based at the Hellendoorn factory with minimal travel

• Standards of Leadership: Bias for Action, Accountability and Responsibility

Professional qualifications and experience: Finance Qualification Equivalent to CIMA /business degree, fluent in Dutch

WHAT DOES UNILEVER OFFER?
Unilever is the place where you can be yourself and bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. We offer an exciting & dynamic work environment where you can make things happen. Furthermore, we offer some great reward and benefits! 

• Attractive total remuneration package; excellent company pension, bonus, share scheme.

• Flexible cross-disciplinary career opportunities and a wealth of training opportunities & wellbeing resources whenever and wherever.

• Plenty of company-paid holidays to further ensure your work-life balance is maintained.

• We encourage an inclusive culture, which comes to life with interchangeable public holidays, paid paternity leave of 6 weeks and our transgender policy.

• Under the Hybrid Working principles, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 40% in the office or at customers, suppliers or partners to connect and collaborate. For the time you work from home, we will ensure you are well equipped.When you are at the office , you can enjoy our tasty canteen withprepped food and own products.

• Informal culture and being the first one trying our new products.

• My Fitness Plan (reduction on your Fitness Subscription).

• Home work allowance

• Company laptop and mobile phone

• Green Mobility Policy.

EXCITED?

Join Unilever and our team! To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter.  Your application will be reviewed against our requirements and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

Looking forward to meeting you!  

Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs. 

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, parenthood, pregnancy or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against. 

By highlighting the gender diversity at the workplace, Unilever encourages women equally men to apply. If you look for a job after a long career break or after any type of leave, do not hesitate to apply.

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