Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.
As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact
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What will this role achieve?
The Global Supply Chain Finance team supports our Manufacturing and Logistics operations across all our geographies, helping to ensure we make effective decisions. The areas we cover include: understanding and reporting on performance to drive improvements and standardisation, evaluating project business cases, and co-ordinating planning and forecasting processes.
As the Global Supply Chain Assistant Finance Manager, you will analyse and communicate Supply Chain performance, helping to identify areas of opportunity across the regions. You will also be involved in supporting decision-making and driving process improvements.
This role reports into the Global Supply Chain Senior Finance Manager and together you look after all aspects of manufacturing and logistics finance, reporting into the Head of Global Supply Chain Finance. That role also has a small Procurement Finance team reporting into it
What will be your key deliverables?
Co-ordinate monthly reporting process to ensure timely close
Support planning and forecasting processes
Perform ad-hoc analysis using internal and external data to identify opportunities
Communicate with regional finance and supply chain teams
Work with IT support partners to develop our data and analytics system capability
What do you need for this role?
Proven experience in an analytical and business-oriented role, ideally within a Supply Chain function
Some experience of pulling together data to form clear insights into financial understanding
Ability to identify and enact process improvements
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.