Corporate Industrial Controller

Our Client is a  multinational chemical-pharmaceutical company  with international footprint, currently undergoing an important  phase of growth and transformation.
Within this context,  Finance  is playing an increasingly  strategic role  in supporting the business, with a strong focus on  performance management, operational excellence and value creation.
They are now looking for a  Corporate Industrial Controller  to strengthen their Controlling organization and contribute to the evolution of its controlling model.
Position –

The role:

Reporting to the  Group Industrial Controlling Director , the Corporate Industrial Controller will operate within a broad and international scope, covering the whole industrial value chain across  Manufacturing, Procurement and Supply Chain .
The key dimensions of the role will be:
Industrial Controlling : manage and further strengthen the core Industrial Controlling activities, ensuring a solid understanding of industrial performance, product costs and profitability, and the overall analytics promptness of a sophisticated, regulated business.
Transformation&Projects : contribute to the implementation and continuous improvement of the  new Industrial Controlling model , combining recurring responsibilities with a significant  project and transformation component .
Business Partnership : work closely with all relevant stakeholders within Finance and across Manufacturing, Procurement and Supply Chain, and develop arguments in front of Executives to sustain how financial and operational information are translated into compelling insights to support business decisions. The candidate will also play an active role in promoting a culture of efficiency across the organization, with the goal to maximize the value creation of the initiatives carried out in the industrial division.
Development Path : grow within a role designed from the outset around a broad scope and a clear development path, with increasing responsibilities over time.
Key Objectives and Responsibilities
Gain trust within the organization at all levels and establish solid relationships within Corporate functions and stakeholders, becoming a credible Business Partner to the organization.
Lead the implementation of the  new Industrial Controlling Model , with particular focus on  Product Costs, Capex and Inventory , supporting the related process redesign. Contribute to the  S&OP process , strengthening the connection between Supply Chain and Finance
Play an active role in the evolution of the  SAP environment and controlling model , including:  Material Ledger implementation  on one side, aimed at developing a consistent financial and industrial data model and enhancing profitability analysis across the value chain; and  Plant efficiency project streams  on the other, through  PMO  initiatives related to  cost deployment, plant efficiency, capacity utilization and decomplexity
Enhance the  current Controlling / Reporting Model  to enable quicker and effective analysis of industrial performance. Manage  Budget, Forecast and Planning  activities and cadence for the relevant perimeter, identifying trends and challenging figures, and assumptions when appropriate Develop financial evaluations and Business Cases, including Capex investments and Make vs Buy analyses
Provide both Finance and Business stakeholders the information required to increase awareness, sustained by robust analytics, and identify actions to improve P&L and cash flow performance
Support the deployment of Industrial Controlling  best practices  across the organization and the progressive  automation of processes and reporting.
Requirements (“Must have”):
Hard Skills
Degree in  Economics, Business Administration or Engineering
Approximately  8 - 10 years  of professional experience, with a solid track record in  Industrial / Manufacturing Controlling , preferably gained within structured performance-driven organizations
Good understanding of manufacturing processes and their main operational and financial value drivers, to sustain business judgement
Execution leadership rooted on strong knowledge of  product costing, cost accounting, industrial performance management, inventory and Capex controlling.  Additionalknowledgeof Procurement and Supply Chain would be nice to have
Solid track record in Budget, Forecast, Planning and variance analysis
Strong hands-on capability in managing complexity: a significant amount of data in parallel with developing financial models
Experience in …