Operations Business Partner GB&I

Location: East Midlands

Position Title:

Operations Business Partner GB&I Position Type:
Regular
- Full-Time

Requisition  Finance Business Partner, Operations Scarborough In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy. About the role. As Finance Business Partner
- Operations GB&I, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the operational and financial success of our manufacturing network. Partnering closely with Site Leadership Teams and Functional Leaders, you'll provide strategic financial guidance, commercial insight, and constructive challenge to help drive profitability, productivity, cost efficiency, and sustainable growth. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior operational leaders, you'll influence key business decisions through robust financial analysis, strong governance, and proactive risk management.

You'll identify opportunities to create value, champion continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure the successful delivery of financial commitments. In addition, you'll lead the evaluation of capital investment opportunities, helping to prioritise investments that deliver long-term business performance and returns. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded finance leader who thrives on partnering with stakeholders, driving change, and making a tangible impact across a complex and fast-paced operational environment.

What you'll be doing. Strategic Business Partnering Serve as the lead Finance Business Partner for designated manufacturing sites and operational functions across GB&I. Collaborate closely with Site Leadership Teams to enhance operational and financial performance through data-driven insights and informed decision-making. Provide independent financial challenge and strategic guidance to influence key business and operational decisions. Ensure financial risks, opportunities and commercial implications are fully understood and considered across all major initiatives.

Build strong partnerships with operational leaders, becoming a trusted advisor on site performance and value creation. Performance Management & Financial Leadership Lead financial performance reviews for manufacturing sites and operational functions, driving accountability and continuous improvement. Analyse performance against budgets, forecasts, standards and prior-year results to identify trends and opportunities. Partner with stakeholders to develop and implement action plans that improve business performance.

Support delivery of productivity, efficiency, waste reduction and cost-saving initiatives. Provide clear recommendations that enhance profitability, cash generation and overall business performance. Risk & Opportunity Management Drive regular risk and opportunity reviews across manufacturing sites, ensuring proactive performance management. Challenge assumptions, evaluate financial impacts and develop robust mitigation plans where required. Escalate significant risks and opportunities to Finance and Operational Leadership teams.

Monitor the delivery of improvement initiatives, ensuring benefits are realised and sustained over time. Support the achievement of annual financial commitments through proactive intervention and strong performance oversight. Capital Investment & Business Case Leadership Lead the financial evaluation and approval of capital investment proposals, automation projects and operational improvement initiatives. Develop, challenge and validate the financial assumptions underpinning investment business cases.

Partner with Engineering, Operations and Supply Chain teams to prioritise investments and maximise returns on capital. Ensure post-investment reviews are completed and benefits are tracked against original business case expectations. Provide robust financial governance for significant operational and transformation projects. Planning, Forecasting & Resource Allocation Lead budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning activities for manufacturing operations. Challenge operational assumptions to ensure plans are realistic, achievable and aligned to business objectives.

Identify financial risks and opportunities throughout the planning cycle and recommend appropriate actions. Support effective resource allocation and investment prioritisation to maximise value creation. Deliver scenario modelling and financial analysis to support strategic decision-making. Financial Control &…