Ice Cream Finance Supply Chain Junior Manager EE

ABOUT ICE CREAM FINANCE

This is your chance for a ‘once in a lifetime’ career experience, playing a part in the creation of a fully independent, new Ice Cream organisation.  In Ice Cream Finance we are seizing this unique opportunity to reset the role of Finance, with a conscious move from being function-led to business-led. Together we will become the best and most admired finance team in the world, and we’ll do this by focusing on value creation, trailblazing future-fit financial processes and technology, and by becoming a training ground for financial craftmanship that will be the envy of everyone.  

Imagine the benefits of working within a single category, where everyone and everything is laser-focused on the same goal, where there's opportunity to develop deep and wide understanding of the business economics and international ecosystem of a single category and to translate that into value creation. 

 With Ice Cream Finance you will be able to operate with more freedom and in ways not always possible in legacy finance functions; and with end-to-end responsibility, you will be an empowered and accountable decision maker, free from the complexities and conflicting priorities of a matrix organisation.   

 The role of Finance in this momentous moment is staggering, exciting, and yes...a little daunting, which is why we are looking for the best, you will be rewarded with a rich finance role, no matter where you are in your career, and within an environment that’s both fulfilling and fun... after all, life tastes better with Ice Cream!  

JOB PURPOSE

The Europe/ANZ Ice Cream Business Unit contributes ca 40% to the global IC business and has the ambition to accelerate underlying sales growth whilst stepping up underlying operating profit growth and ROIC. The ambition requires a high level of value creation, transformation and process re-design, which will be part of the new company establishment journey. The IC Finance function plays a pivotal role - supporting strategic business decisions, providing relentless focus on the cash and value, while setting up a strong stewardship function in a highly volatile environment.

Finance Supply Chain Junior Manager EE will play an important role in managing ca 300mE of annual Logistic spend, working closely with the Ice Cream Logistics, Customer-Service & Planning Teams. You will play an important role in key capabilities include forecasting, analysis, benchmarking & savings partnering. The role will work closely with the SCFS logistics teams located in Katowice, Poland that supports all IC European Finance activities across Transport, Warehousing & Overheads. The role will report to Planning & Logistic Finance Manager for Ice Cream Europe.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Ensure accuracy in the Logistic Finance operations, results & forecast;
• Drive insightful analytics of monthly logistics results by working closely SCFS & Logistics teams;
• Craft action plans with the logistics colleagues and provide visibility on resultant financial impact;
• Provide input for business cases and support in the design of EU logistics transformational projects;
• Monitor the logistics efficiencies and ensure a clear link between operational KPIs and financial results by making use of internal & external transport benchmarks;
• Detailed analysis of the operational trends and correlate with financial trends to support an impactful logistics business plan;
• Provide support in the relevant tendering processes;
• Support the planning team with review, timelines and processes with the countries and be able to clarify all variances in the sales and production forecasts.
• Support the central SC finance team on the cyclical financial processes (e.g. forecasting and annual business planning);
• Adequately support BG Finance teams, especially in reporting, result controlling and performance management.
• Ensure compliance to relevant elements of Financial Control Framework;

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in Finance roles (Controlling, Performance management & FMCG industry experience is preferred)
• E2E understanding of Cost / P&L with hands-on experience brought from previous roles and sufficient understanding of E2E Logistics;
• Strong Forecasting understanding
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a highly VUCA environment
• Business acumen – rapidly absorbs new information; applies new techniques, technology and procedures to drive efficiencies in daily operation;
• Analytical thinking, problem solving attitude – ability to combine multiple and different data point to draw conclusions; apply systematic approach to identify and eliminate root causes; identify problem solution;

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

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