Commercial Controller – Retail / Middle-East

at  Lamb Weston Meijer

As a Commercial Controller Retail/Middle East you will act as Business Partner to the NBU Leaders and their direct reports to deliver operational and strategic goals laid down Annual Plans and in the strategy.
You are responsible for the business controlling of the Sales execution organisation in the Middle East Region (all channels) and you will have a strategic focus on the Retail channel for total EMEA region. In this role you will ensure an independent and overarching view of company quantitative and qualitative performance through adequate analyses, recommendations and monitoring of the execution of the strategy.
You will become a part of the Commercial Controlling Team and report directly to Director Commercial Control. This role is based in Breda.

• Analyse and monitor the execution of the Middle East sales perfomance vs. plan/forecast/market challenging the business on the execution through transparent performance management framework
• Support the ELT member, Director Commercial Control and Business Partner Sales Directors and their teams on Business Areas strategy development and tracking
• Provide regular updates with regards to the execution of the AOR strategy from Controlling point of view and come up with analysis and recommendations how to further improve;
• Responsible for coordination of all activities within his/her AOR regarding business planning and control, including strategic planning and periodic control on operational and financial performance
• Responsible for management reporting for his/her AOR towards ELT and LT ensuring accuracy, consistency and timeliness;
• Drives the budget and forecast process, responsible for reporting to the organization;
• Supervise financial forecasting accuracy, ensuring alignment with IBM process. Validate and challenge outcomes in terms of accuracy and gap closing;
• Advise and challenge the Business Areas on corrective actions in case of deviations with the AOP, conduct variance analysis against budget and forecast, presenting results as part of IBM cycle;
• Maintain, further develop and anchor relationships with all internal stakeholders in order to create awareness of the importance of excellent business planning and control for the success of our company and to make finance integrated part of the thinking and acting of all employees;
• Co-pilot an co-ownership of business results.