Finance Business Partner - Supply Chain

Job Description:

Job Overview

The Supply Finance Business Partner serves as a trusted partner in the organization and provides financial leadership for the respective Site/Manufacturing Management team. The primary purpose of this role is to partner with manufacturing teams in the pursuit of operational excellence and cost. Responsibilities include defining and ensuring the delivery of the financial objectives as well as realizing and judging risks and opportunities. This position provides insights on operating results and clarifies key performance indicators for value creation roadmap. Every associate at Mars has responsibility for the achievement of quality and food safety.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• 3-5 years relevant work experience, with manufacturing or supply chain business partnering experience
• Ability to travel up to 50%

What will be your key responsibilities?

Provides business partner support and financial guidance for the manufacturing sites in the following capacity:

• Contributes to an engaging, high performance learning environment
• Serve as the Finance Business Partner to the Plant Managers:
  • Providing financial advice to ensure sound financial and operational decisions
  • Support strategy definition and implementation
  • Developing and evaluating longer term strategies
  • Validate forecasts and investment plans

• Actively partner with the manufacturing team to drive performance and meet financial shape commitments.
• Ongoing analysis of trends (periodic and vs previous year(s) of shape development and make recommendations to drive value creation and the simplicity agenda
• Identifying business issues and opportunities and making recommendations for future actions.
• Providing insights and thorough inputs to the operating plan, revised forecasts, and strategic planning cycles for manufacturing run (Scope includes productivity, manufacturing costs, NQC, and inventory)
• Drives manufacturing site efficiencies, continuous improvement and value add innovation
• Contributes to the culture of accountability and responsibility at manufacturing sites by tracking action plans for key initiatives, addressing root cause issues to drive sustainable operating improvements. Identify trade-offs and escalate operating plan variances as appropriate.
• Support in ad-hoc requests and local/regional projects
• As part of the Global VCO Finance Team, share & drive best practice, encourage global consistency and contribute to a high performing and engaged team.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. #J-18808-Ljbffr