Finance Director, Western Europe Procurement

The Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) in Switzerland integrates a number of central functions in the Carlsberg Group: Procurement, Production, Logistics and Planning. ISC manages the brewery network, handles the global procurement processes, sets the global standards for brewing technology, ensures end-to-end planning and aims to deliver world-class logistics and customer service.

Working for the ISC will give you the chance to contribute to this highly ambitious integrated function within the Carlsberg Group as well as the opportunity to set your own "foot print" in the organisation during its rapid development. If you enjoy working in an international environment, have an entrepreneurial spirit and can see yourself supporting our purpose, “Brewing for a better today and tomorrow”, the ISC in Carlsberg can be a unique chance for your career and personal development

Finance Director, Western Europe Procurement

As one of the leading brewers in the world, Carlsberg can offer you an exciting international career with outstanding individual growth opportunities. Working in the major league of global beer brands, you will be faced with many professional challenges allowing you to grow in your professional career. All it takes is your commitment and courage to face challenges head-on – and a passion for winning!

The Purpose of the Position Finance Director WE Procurement is being co-pilot to Head of procurement and a financial leader working closely with procurement leadership team and the markets in the Western Europe region.

The jobholder is responsible for securing delivery of financial results and steering the business value creation through entrepreneurial mindset and strong communication skills.

The role is accountable for assessing financial implications of internal and external factors to our business, going after transparency and ensuring decisions are taken well understanding the financials.

The jobholder should be representing procurement function financials towards senior management in markets and region

Advocating for and driving establishment of transparent, clear, and simple ways of working and processes in procurement area.

Promoting finance performance culture in the organization and developing the finance acumen of the counterparts.

The position will be based in Ziegelbrücke (greater area Zurich), Switzerland. The required skills & competencies to succeed in this role are:

Personal qualifications / competencies:

• Strong networking and communication skills
• Analytical – able to consume many numbers and make appropriate recommendations
• Trustworthy and motivating towards local interfaces with strong integrity
• Team worker, well-developed collaboration skills
• Curiosity to learn the business end to end
• Empathy and understanding of differentiated cultures/multinational environment
• Well-structured and organized
• Independent and self-motivated
• Ability to make recommendations and take decisions fast
• Open minded and ability to embrace changes

Professional qualifications / competencies:
Growth Mindset
We live growth mindset culture in Carlsberg, we are looking for new colleagues who:

• Live by Semper Ardens (always burning) and constantly strive for the extraordinary
• Foster an environment of positive energy and compassion
• Passionate about the consumer in everything we do
• Decide fast and deliver with excellence
• Empower, support, and grow our people to reach their full potential

Experience/ Education

• University degree in Economics, Business administration
• 10 years of experience mainly in procurement finance, of which 5 years in leadership role
• Experience from multinational companies and working in matrix structures is an advantage
• Knowledge of SAP, Power BI is advantage

Language:

• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

Job Responsibilities:

• Jointly with head of procurement responsible for continuous improvements on P&L and cash flow.
• Ensure that finance and procurement teams are monitoring KPIs and financials, proactively identifying and providing recommendations for further value creation
• Mobilizing resources to enhance management reports and analysis with forward looking business insights to bring key points to the attention of the regional and country business leadership teams; call for feedback and actions
• Encourage and support procurement teams in understanding, quantifying and managing the risks & opportunities in the plans they need to deliver
• Coordinate the planning process, follow up on plans with focus on actions to close gaps versus targets.
• Driving simplification of ways of working and processes in procurement. Supporting the design and development of the procurement processes and tools.
• Drive Performance management culture in procurement, securing supply of materials, savings and efficiencies using relevant benchmarking with internal- and external best practices.
• Ensure relevant, timely and good quality information received from CSS team, share procurement priorities with them on a regular basis, define best use of resources, train and develop team members in CSS.
• Working close with the market finance teams, raise awareness on results, future trends and activities in procurement finance area. Encourage and help them how to use key tools and reports in procurement area.

If you feel that you are ready for such a challenge and that you meet the above requirements, then apply through this link. Application deadline: 18th November 2024.

Carlsberg Group: Brewing for a better today and tomorrow
For us success has always been in the diverse mix of our people, our beers and our brands. At Carlsberg, we want to recruit and develop people with a global mindset, cultural understanding, and international experience to ensure that our organization stays agile, inclusive and prepared for future growth. Only by acknowledging and harvesting from different perspectives and experiences, will we gain competitive advantage and leverage the effect of diversity for business growth. Carlsberg aims to create equal access to opportunity regardless of social identity, and we encourage everyone to apply regardless of gender, nationality, race, religion or any other characteristics protected by law.