FP&A Manager – Supply Chain

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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Why join our team?

pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie’s and Ulker. These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy!

As we start on our new pathway, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too. Together we will build new and exciting products at pladis – new flavours, new concepts and new ways to share happiness.

Our strength is not only in our products, it is also in our people and our values Each business that has united to form pladis are loved for their heritage and values. We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.

What will this role achieve?

You will be accountable alongside the Senior UK&I Supply Chain FP&A Manager for the consolidation of the Supply Chain financial performance and submissions to Group and UK FP&A. This role will consist of owning the end-to-end finance performance consolidation across the UK’s 7 manufacturing sites, logistics, and central functions! This includes Financial Modelling, Reporting, Analysis & Insight, Control, Decision Support and Business association.

The role will report directly into the Senior UK&I Supply Chain FFP&A Manager and support the Supply Chain Financial Controller as well as 5 regional finance managers.

You will play a part in delivering clear and insightful data to the Supply Chain Finance Director and be a key member of the central team, working with the Senior UK&I Supply Chain FP&A Manager in supporting operational performance across the Supply Chain. Key partners include central cost centre managers, site finance teams, planning team and commercial colleagues.

The role will require occasional travel to the manufacturing sites and Chiswick Park to both drive financial awareness and support our journey to full standardisation. This exciting role offers phenomenal career development opportunities to build a strong network across the business. Leadership and excellent communication skills are required.

This role is pivotal for supporting the Senior UK&I Supply Chain FP&A Manager in driving critical focus across all areas of finance to our key business partners.

What will be your key deliverables?

People

• Work closely with all the UK&I Supply Chain finance team to ensure clear communication channels
• Lead for offshore team relationship, supporting training requirements
• Support the UK&I Financial Controller in driving excellent clarity across all financial responsibilities
• Build excellent working relationships with your key partners mentioned above

Financial Control

• Drive adherence to the business financial controls, policies and procedures, including Internal and External Audit review recommendations
• Challenge and drive factory financial performance

Supply Chain Reporting

• Providing monthly performance insight, including site cost base analysis, cost base bridging and cost saving validation
• Play a key part in the preparation of the annual budget and provide short term performance insight

Continues Improvement

• Drive a continuous improvement and standardisation to improve financial controls and processes within Supply Chain finance

General

• Point of contact for all relevant business, system and Supply Chain projects

Financial Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end and year-end close process
• Co-ordinate the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
• Navigate your key partners through the business goals and commitments to budget
• Ensure clarity and visibility over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Management of Capex reporting and analysis to support Capex team when required
• Ownership of internal and external audit relationships

What do you need for this role?

Essential

• Qualified or studying towards CIMA, ACA or ACCA or equivalent experience
• Able to demonstrate a proven communication and teamwork ability, with the gravitas to build solid, successful working relationships cross functionally
• The desire to challenge the status quo
• Standard Costing and variance analysis, Overhead (Cost Centre Management)
• Track record of providing robust and insightful financial analysis, including planning and forecasting
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Power point

Desirable

• Knowledge of SAP processes or other relevant systems and ability to get up to speed quickly on relevant systems
• Proven FMCG & costing experience is desirable
• Food and drink experience are beneficial

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our great strength.

We’re an equal opportunities employer and believe in fostering an inclusive environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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.

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