HEAD, FP&A and BUSINESS PARTNERING (Supply Chain and Manufacturing)

We are seeking a proactive, business-minded and customer-focused Financial Planning and Business Partnering Head to oversee product and logistics costing and provide strategic financial support across Manufacturing and Supply Chain functions. This role plays a critical part in ensuring accurate cost structures, driving operational efficiencies, and enabling informed decision-making across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Product and Manufacturing Costing:

• Develop, implement, and maintain accurate standard costing for products, including raw and packaging materials, labor, and overhead.
• Analyze manufacturing variances (material usage, specification changes, labor efficiency, overhead absorption) and provide insight into root causes.
• Lead cost roll-up processes, ensuring alignment with BOMs and ERP systems.
• Partner with plant operations and engineering teams to evaluate cost impact of process or design changes, efficiency projects, productivity initiatives.

Logistics Costing:

• Track and analyze end-to-end logistics costs including freight, warehousing, customs/duties, and distribution.
• Allocate logistics costs accurately to products, customers, or geographies to support profitability analysis.
• Partner with the logistics and supply chain teams to identify cost-saving opportunities in transportation, warehouse operations, and route optimization.
• Monitor key logistics KPIs

Business Partnering:

• Act as a trusted financial advisor to Operations / Manufacturing and Logistics/Supply Chain teams.
• Provide financial input on logistics contracts, outsourcing decisions, network design, and make-vs-buy analyses.
• Translate complex cost and operational data into clear business insights and recommendations.

Financial Planning & Analysis:

• Support the budgeting and forecasting process, focusing on cost of goods sold, freight, logistics and warehousing expenses, and margin performance.
• Build financial models and scenario analysis to evaluate business cases and investment decisions.
• Develop cost dashboards and reports for internal stakeholders to monitor performance trends and KPIs.

Key Skills & Attributes:

• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Operations, Logistics, and Executive committee.
• Proactive and results-driven approach.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain, or related field
• CPA/CMA/MBA preferred but not required.
• At least 7 years of experience in costing, FP&A, or business partnering roles, with exposure to both manufacturing and logistics environments.
• Strong knowledge of standard and actual costing methodologies, logistics cost structures, and inventory valuation.
• Experience in the food & beverage / FMCG industry is an advantage.
• Proficiency in SAP and advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.

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