Business Unit Controller – Tesco
Remote - 1 to 2 days a month in office
Competitive salary + bonus + benefits
We’re supporting a leading global FMCG business to recruit a Business Unit Controller to partner their Tesco business one of the most critical and high-profile customers within the UK & Ireland operation.
This is a key leadership role at the heart of the commercial organisation, responsible for shaping financial strategy, driving performance, and enabling sustainable growth. You’ll act as a true business partner to Sales leadership, influencing decision-making and ensuring delivery of strong, profitable outcomes in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
This will manage a major P&L £250m+ with 4 direct reports. It's a role with clear progression routes to director. It'll need a creative and commercial individual, that has demonstratable experience delivering on Tesco.
Key Responsibilities:
* Take full ownership of the financial performance of the Tesco business unit, providing clear insight, challenge, and direction
* Lead the financial planning cycle including budgeting, forecasting, and long-term strategic planning
* Partner Sales leadership on pricing, promotions, and investment decisions, ensuring activity delivers strong commercial return
* Challenge assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, and proactively influence outcomes
* Manage and develop a team, fostering a high-performance culture and building capability
* Work cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Finance to ensure alignment and delivery
* Drive continuous improvement across reporting, processes and ways of working, bringing innovation and new ideas
Qualifications:
* Strong commercial finance leader with experience operating at pace within FMCG (or similarly complex environment)
* Proven senior-level business partnering experience, ideally within a customer-facing commercial function
* Experience supporting major UK retailers - Tesco is a must
* Highly analytical with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insight
* Confident influencing and challenging senior stakeholders, comfortable navigating ambiguity
* A people leader with experience developing teams and building engagement
* Strong understanding of customer dynamics and commercial decision-making in UK retail
If the role and responsibilities sound like a good fit for you, then I’d love to speak to you!
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