Overview
Head of Plant Finance UK / I Cluster is a strategic role in Nomad Supply Chain and Finance organizations. The purpose of this position is to partner with UK / I plant general managers and plant leadership teams to drive the medium / long term strategic plan for the manufacturing sites, including conversion cost glidepath, FY commitments, sourcing decisions, cost savings initiatives, restructuring programs, capital spending and working capital.
The role will report to Group Finance Director Supply Chain. This role will be directly responsible for the cost / cash results of four critical plants in Nomad network. The role will have direct responsibility for three plant Finance Business Partners (3FTEs) and plant Financial Planning and Analysis team (5 FTEs).
Responsibilities
1. Partner with plant general managers / lead teams to drive and deliver the long term strategic plan / performance of the sites, based on Supply Chain Strategic Plan
2. Enable Supply Chain lead team to make choices among sites for capex / working capital optimization / FY commitment delivery
3. Coach / develop Plant Finance Business Partners and FP&A teams on driving site performance for cost and cash, ensuring operational discipline and developing financial acumen
4. Act as a coach to Shared Finance Center (SFC) management accounting team, establish close and effective working relationships between SFC and Plant Finance teams
5. Possess strong core business skills including influencing, stakeholder management and communication skills
6. Understand the drivers of historic, current and forecast performance for the Cluster and highlight emerging issues, opportunities or trends
7. Be a change agent in leading and implementing upcoming transformations which impact cost / cash delivery,. system implementations / changes, ways of working
8. Drive conversion cost glidepaths, including identification of insourcing opportunities and restructuring programs, and enabling delivery of business cases for significant capital investments / new product launches
9. Drive capex / working capital improvements by aligning targets, outlining opportunities and improving processes
10. Partner with other Heads of Plant Finance to ensure sharing of best practices
11. Drive the right mindset in the plant regarding financial and operational controls
Qualifications
Essential
12. Qualified accountant (or deep accounting knowledge)
13. +7 years’ experience in a similar senior role
14. Business knowledge – preferably in a Manufacturing FMCG setting
15. Strategic Business thinking
16. High emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
17. Excellent PC Skills (SAP, Excel)
18. Planning and organizational skills
19. Negotiating and influencing skills
20. Interpersonal skills
21. Creative/innovative/curious thinking
22. Attention to detail
23. Excellent stakeholder engagement
Desirable
24. Presentation skills
25. Project Management
26. Adaptable
27. Growth mindset / can do attitude