SIRE® is the market leader in Life Sciences recruitment. We believe the recruitment market needs to gear up in technology and continuous innovation. We like technology, in a Life Sciences market driven on science, we couldn’t stay behind; we drive Recruitment Science. Investing a majority of our turnover in technology enables us to use unique Resource Technologies. By using highly advanced algorithms, we enable our team of Resource & Data Strategists© to maintain the most advanced, detailed and complete Life Sciences network in Europe. This big data enables us to work Reverse Recruitment©: we first analyze the market in-depth before we go out to the market. Because we analyze the whole market, we can compare facts and data. This enables us to do Facts & Big Data Recruitment©, making sure we, or better yet, you find the right career!Our client is a professional Food and FMCG organisation, based in Zuid-Holland Netherlands.

The Company

Are you looking for:
- A position at a global leading organisation with the mission to produce goods that are good for our planet?
- A managing position with a global responsibility?
- An ambitious, multicultural organisation in a fast and agile environment?

Do you bring:
- A MSc Accounting/ Finance or equivalent?
- Over 7 years of experience in financial, operational and business partnering roles?
- Experience of working in cross functional teams within a matrix environment?

Then apply via the link.
For questions, contact me via j.spape@sire-search.com

Role Description

Materials (Raw and Pack) are the biggest cost in profit and loss. The Procurement Finance Manager is responsible for managing the financial activities in materials area for more than 70 countries for 17 factories.

Responsibilities

- Production Cost
- Working with Procurement teams to manage cost of materials
- Business Partnering on material cost
- Participate the decision of covering commodity risk
- Coordinate and control material price forecasting
- Understanding actual material cost.
- Coordinate material forecast process for the Transfer Prices
- Control Value Creation Savings for procurement
- Responsible from gross margin variance analysis for material cost and savings

Requirements

- Degree in accounting, finance or equivalent;
- Over 7 years of experience in financial, operational and business partnering roles
- Excellent analytical and communication skills with ability to respond under pressure
- Experience of working in cross functional teams within a matrix environment desirable
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Flexible and open minded, quick to adapt to changing requirements
- Strong communication and report writing skills - Fluent spoken and written English is required
- Very strong work ethic, resilience in the face of pressure, good team player, ability to meet multiple stretching deadlines
- Strong analytical bias and Microsoft Excel skills
- PowerPoint capability

Are you interested and do want to apply for this role, please fill out your application via the apply button below and contact Joost Spape.