Mondelēz International
Senior Finance Manager Manufacturing - UK Chocolate Cluster
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Lead financial planning and performance for the chocolate manufacturing sites, partnering with leadership to drive insights, controls, and efficiencies.
Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.
We have an exciting opportunity for a senior finance professional to join us as our Manufacturing Cluster Controller, based at the home of Cadbury in Bournville.
As Finance Lead across all three chocolate manufacturing sites in the UK (Bournville plus our feedstock sites Chirk & Marlbrook), this is a fantastic chance to partner our plant leadership team as we build a best-in class manufacturing environment.
You will:
What you will bring:
The role will be based in the Bournville plant, with travel to Chirk and Marlbrook approx. once a month.
Relocation Support Available?
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
Our people make all the difference in our succes
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Excited to grow your career?
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
IF YOU REQUIRE SUPPORT TO COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION OR DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECRUITER
Job Type
Regular
Finance Planning & Performance Management
Finance
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.
We have an exciting opportunity for a senior finance professional to join us as our Manufacturing Cluster Controller, based at the home of Cadbury in Bournville.
As Finance Lead across all three chocolate manufacturing sites in the UK (Bournville plus our feedstock sites Chirk & Marlbrook), this is a fantastic chance to partner our plant leadership team as we build a best-in class manufacturing environment.
You will:
- Dual role as key financial business partner for Cluster Operations Director and member of cluster/plant leadership teams as well as part of the wider UK finance leadership team, providing critical financial data and insights to enable directors and wider business perspectives for strategy and decisions.
- Lead all aspects of site finance planning and performance management. Build and track against robust budgets for major forecast cycles. Provide clear insights into variances vs budget and drive mitigation plans with business partners where required.
- Foster a strong cost control culture and drive accountability across the plants & operational stakeholders through governance and controls.
- Be a key player with the plant leadership team, in developing the longer term strategic roadmap for the sites.
- Shape and deliver a strong controls and compliance environment. Ensure that policies are understood, and that processes, governance and compliance are in place.
- Drive efficiencies and improvements to ways of working and build a mindset of continuous improvement within the team.
- Build and role model a high-performing Finance team, driving our Finance talent agenda developing direct and indirect reports of Plant Controllers and wider section controlling team.
What you will bring:
- Extensive senior level finance experience within a fast-paced manufacturing industry
- Multi-site financial management with evidence of successfully delivering in cost controlling environment
- Excellent senior level business partnering skills across local and regional teams
- Proactive, resilient leader with experience in driving change.
- Managing a wider finance team and support/act as business to make decisions and drive execution to deliver results
- Strong leadership presence, confident communicator to cross-functional management teams
- Able to identify opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.
The role will be based in the Bournville plant, with travel to Chirk and Marlbrook approx. once a month.
Relocation Support Available?
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
Our people make all the difference in our succes
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Excited to grow your career?
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
IF YOU REQUIRE SUPPORT TO COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION OR DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECRUITER
Job Type
Regular
Finance Planning & Performance Management
Finance
Top Skills
Budgeting
Compliance
Cost Control
Financial Analysis
Financial Management
Team Leadership
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