This is an exciting role working within our Finance department within the EMEAI Consumer Brands Group at Sherwin-Williams. This position is responsible for the inventory optimization, cost control and margin optimisation working closely with Supply Chain and Commercial within EMEAI. This position is ideal for a qualified finance professional with FP&A managerial experience or/and Commercial business partner experience within a global matrix organisation setting, whom can drive continuous improvement, lead and support cross functional projects, and identify and implement opportunities to enhance overall end to end business profitability.
In this role you will be accountable for...
1. Identify and/or support inventory optimization initiatives including SKU rationalization and SLOB management opportunities.
2. Return On Investment analysis to maximize working capital and profitability.
3. Conduct in depth analysis to understand primary causes for changes in standard costs.
4. Analyze Purchase Price Variance (PPV) to develop understanding of variances and partner with other functions to identify and execute actions, as necessary.
5. Analyze, validate, and prepare financial data and presentations to present to management and their teams.
6. Partner with Product Marketing & Sales Teams to create and present new product business cases. Track performance via new product reporting.
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