Global Operations Finance Partner

• Serve as the primary Finance Partner for the LDG Value Stream Leader and Europe Manufacturing leadership team, supporting growth, margin expansion, operational excellence, and strategic decision-making.
• Lead financial support for executive reviews, including WD reviews, LRP, Strategic Planning Process (SPP), annual operating plans, capital allocation reviews, and CFO staff engagements.
• Own core financial planning and performance management processes, including monthly close, forecasts, shipments, gross margin, productivity, and operating performance.
• Partner with business leaders on strategic initiatives, investment prioritization, capital allocation, network strategy, transformation programs, and business cases.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into actionable insights, clearly communicating key issues, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with Division partners to strengthen commercial alignment, revenue performance, and enterprise performance management.
• Support a global operations network spanning multiple manufacturing sites, value streams, regions, and time zones while driving standardization, best-practice sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Advance reporting standardization, process automation, and data-driven decision-making through SAP, Power BI, advanced analytics, and digital finance tools.
• Lead, coach, and develop a geographically dispersed global finance team, fostering collaboration, accountability, inclusion, and talent development across cultures and organizational boundaries.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, University Degree, or equivalent experience in Finance or Accounting.
• Typically 10+ years of relevant experience, including progressive responsibility in finance leadership roles.
• 5+ years of experience leading a global team.
• Experience financially leading complex global operations, preferably within manufacturing, supply chain, or a similarly matrixed business environment.
• Demonstrated track record of P&L management, gross margin improvement, productivity delivery, and strong business results.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing economics, supply chain optimization, inventory management, productivity initiatives, capital allocation, and performance management.
• Proven ability to assess critical business issues, synthesize complex information, and recommend practical actions for senior leadership.
• Experience supporting strategic planning, LRP, annual operating plans, SPP, capital investment prioritization, and executive-level reviews.
• Experience leading through organizational transformation, restructuring, system implementations, process redesign, or enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Experience leveraging SAP, Power BI, reporting automation, and digital finance tools to improve business insight and decision-making.

Demonstrates expertise in financial planning, performance management, and strategic decision-making within a global manufacturing context. Proficient in leveraging advanced analytics and digital finance tools to drive operational excellence and support executive leadership.

• Financial Planning
• P&L Management
• SAP
• Power BI
• Global Team Leadership

• Financial Analysis
• Performance Management
• Capital Allocation
• Gross Margin Improvement
• Inventory Management
• Operational Excellence
• Strategic Planning
• Productivity Initiatives
• Data-Driven Decision-Making
• Business Case Development

• Collaboration
• Coaching
• Communication
• Accountability
• Talent Development

• Manufacturing Economics
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Matrixed Business Environment
• Organizational Transformation
• Process Redesign

• SAP
• Power BI
• Digital Finance Tools
• Reporting Automation
• Advanced Analytics