FP&A Senior Specialist - Supply Chain

Scope

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Function*

Title (m/f/d):

Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Specialist – Supply Chain Care Enablement

Goal of function:

The FP&A Senior Specialist is responsible for performing the day-to-day transactional activities within Financial Planning & Analysis, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, business-oriented services. The role focuses on financial planning and analysis activities to support effective decision-making and drive business performance. This position supports the FP&A function for the Care Enablement Supply Chain business entity globally, with a primary focus on Transportation, Warehousing and Inventory as well as related Supply Chain statistical KPIs. This role will work closely with the Finance Business Partner responsible for the global Supply Chain Organization.

Tasks*

• Prepare budgets and forecasts for Supply Chain units and monitor their implementation to ensure alignment with business objectives
• Support the Finance Business Partner and Supply Chain Business Team in analysing deviations from budget and forecast, providing clear insights into underlying drivers
• Create visibility on inventory levels, obsolescence, and carrying costs, support working capital optimization initiatives
• Support the Finance Business Partner in conducting in-depth profitability analyses across business units, products, and customer segments to identify improvement opportunities
• Create and present management reports and presentations focused on Supply Chain performance, key business KPIs, and strategic initiatives
• Monitor cost development, perform cost centre controlling, and support budget holders in managing their financial responsibilities
• Contribute to month-end and year-end closing processes, including preparation of accruals, reconciliations, and financial commentary
• Ensure compliance with internal control requirements, corporate policies, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including Accounting, Supply Chain, and Commercial Operations
• Automate, expand and further develop cost tracking and reporting using ERP and/ or BI tools
• Support data quality improvement across operational and financial systems
• Develop cost-per-activity insights (e.g. cost per product, cost per delivery)
• Conduct special analyses and ad-hoc requests

Organization*

The function incumbent reports to:

Organizational unit:

GBS FP&A Lead

GBS FP&A

Important internal interfaces:

Important external interfaces:

Please list cooperation with important departments, sites, subsidiaries etc.

• Finance CE
• Supply Chain Business Organization
• Accounting teams
• Internal Controls
• Commercial Organization

Please list cooperation with important external companies, agencies, authorities etc.

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Qualifications, experience, know-how and skills critical for success*

1) Required training and education:

Vocational training, university degree, PhD, MBA, specialized further education etc.

• Academic degree or equivalent diploma in relevant subject matter (Economics or Finance)
• CPA, ACCA, CMA, CIMA or equivalent accounting certification is a plus

2) Required professional experience (in years):

Please list the minimum number of years of professional experience required, as well as all relevant experience in specific functions, e.g. project management or line management experience.

• 6-10 years of experience working on similar position in FP&A or any other relevant field, preferably within a supply chain, logistics, or manufacturing environment.

3) Required personal competencies:

Please list the qualities that are of special significance for the successful performance of tasks if they have not been outlined sufficiently in an attached competence profile.

• Excellent communication skills with strong intercultural skills and understanding 
• Excellent social competence paired with persuasiveness and self-confidence, high level of energy and positivity based on a sincere personality 
• Team Player with a strong drive to create positive work environment
• Passion for continuous learning, ability to solid comprehension and fast familiarization with new and complex tasks 
• Very strong skills to set priorities and self-manage high volume workload 
• Very structured way of working with strong focus on efficient and effective processes even under pressure  
• Highly professional attitude characterized by a result, quality, patient and customer oriented working style

4) Other specialized knowledge, expertise and skills:

a) Functional knowledge

• Solid experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, including cost centre controlling and profitability analysis
• Strong understanding of supply chain cost structures (transportation, warehousing, inventory management) and finance skills, including preparation of business cases for investments and performance analysis using business KPIs
• Proficient in preparing management reports and presentations for senior stakeholders, and familiar with group reporting standards (IFRS) as well as compliance requirements
• Ability to collaborate effectively across departments (e.g. Accounting, Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial) and contribute to cross-functional and international projects

b) IT skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, for data analysis and presentation
• Familiar with ERP systems, ideally within an SAP environment; experience with SAP BI tools is considered an asset
• Exposure with planning and forecasting tools such as Anaplan is a plus
• Solid understanding of modern communication tools, digitalization trends, and basic principles of e-health and data security

c)  Languages

• High fluency in English language in the business environment

5 ) Special personal requirements:

• Working for an international company with international standards