Job Description
The Role
Job Title: Supply Chain Financial Analyst
Department: Finance
Type: Full time, Permanent
Travel Required: <10% within Europe
Location: UK (Milton Keynes) / Netherlands (Harderwijk) / Germany (Hartmannsdorf)
Reports to: European Financial Controller
Role Purpose
Join Trek’s EMEA Finance team in a high impact role focused on the supply chain. You’ll help optimise Delivery & Distribution performance, uncover cost-saving opportunities, and champion accurate product costing and variance analysis. You’ll also support critical processes such as the inventory forecast by improving visibility to both supply and demand assumptions.
Key Accountabilities
Distribution Centres
1. Develop KPIs to drive efficient people planning and use of space in our distribution centres in the Netherlands and Germany
2. Support local teams with tools and guidance to understand their monthly financial results
3. Own the annual budget and monthly forecast process for all Distribution costs
4. Contribute to a range of decisions with the Distribution leadership team that result in best-in-class service levels and low unit costs
Delivery
5. Support all negotiations with carriers who deliver product from our warehouses to retailers and consumers around Europe, including highlighting volume & shipment size trends that could impact available pricing options
6. Ensure delivery costs are billed accurately by our carriers and carrier tariffs are clearly understood by Commercial & Finance teams
7. Lead accurate Delivery cost budgeting and forecasting in all of Trek’s EMEA markets
8. Champion ways to reduce the net cost of Delivery to Trek and our Customers
Inventory Forecasting, Product Costing, Variance Analysis
9. Drive the inventory forecast by connecting all assumptions around supply and demand
10. Stress test assumptions in the inventory forecast relative to our manufacturing, distribution, and delivery capacities
11. Develop and operate controls to identify inaccuracies in standard costs or product pricing
12. Analyze and explain variances to standard costs on a weekly basis and action any changes necessary to limit further variances
13. Properly account for the amortization of product cost variances in the balance sheet and income statement
14. Ad hoc projects that benefit the broader EMEA business
Key Relationships
15. Reporting to the European Financial Controller
16. Key business partner to the EMEA Distribution & Delivery Director and EMEA Forecasting Director
17. Key interface to Global Costing and Operations teams in Trek’s U.S.-based Headquarters
18. Strong working relationship with Financial Controllers and other leaders across Trek’s EMEA business
Skills and Competencies
19. Fluent in English language
20. 4-7 years of Finance or Accounting experience
21. Demonstrable desire to both work in the details and communicate the bigger picture commercially
22. Advanced spreadsheet skills with the ability to efficiently manage large amounts of data
23. Ability to provide clear and fact-based analysis to support a proposed course of action
24. Ability to communicate clearly and influence senior stakeholders
25. Familiarity with AI tools and process automation
26. Familiarity with JD Edwards or similar ERP system
Personal Qualities
27. Self-starter who can work with minimal supervision and create their own agenda
28. Flexible and positive attitude
29. Able to combine empathy with assertiveness and influencing skills
30. Excellent attention to detail; tenacious and methodical
31. Inquisitive and open to new ideas
32. Appreciation for our products and mission
If you don’t meet all the criteria but believe you have great value to add then let us know in a cover letter, why your skillset is right for the role!
If you have any requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this in your application and we will be happy to support you.