Commercial Manager - Primary Processing

at  Inghams Group Limited

JOB CATEGORY:

Finance, Risk & Procurement
We’ve been proudly bringing joy to tables and smiles to faces with the delicious food we’ve been crafting for over 100 years. A large part of our strong growth and success is because we’re always looking for new ways to do things and thinking about how we can create a better, more sustainable future world together. Our success as an industry leader in providing deliciously good food means we can continue to invest in our future as we work towards becoming Australia and New Zealand’s first choice for poultry.
Job Description

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Professional qualification- CA or CPA a must
• At least 5-7 years’ experience working as Finance lead supporting manufacturing operations, preferably food FMCG
• Proven business partnering skills
• Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and technology skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced and complex business environment
• Proficient in using multiple management information systems
• Advanced Excel skills
• Willing to travel interstate
• Self-starter, highly motivated, takes ownership and looks to value add
• Self-assured verbal and written communicator, with a good stakeholder engagement skillset
• An analytical and critical thinker, particularly in the context of problem solving
• High attention to detail, the ability to access data, analyse the information and apply business and professional knowledge
• An enthusiastic team player
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage conflicting work priorities in a fast-paced environment
  We’re looking for people who are curious, caring, courageous and committed to join us; people who want to contribute their best work every single day and continue delivering deliciously good food that’s…Always Good!

ABOUT THE ROLE:

In this role you will business partner with a range of stakeholders including the EGM Primary Processing, Primary Processing GMs, GM By-products and individual Plant Managers to provide high level financial support for Inghams’ Primary Processing and By-products function. This role will support 5 manufacturing facilities across Australia. The successful candidate will have extensive manufacturing accounting knowledge with flexibility to complete both transactional and value add tasks as part of the Commercial Team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Business partner with senior stakeholders across Inghams’ primary processing sites, looking at key drivers of cost and supporting Operations with continuous improvement and commercial recommendations
• Lead, coach and develop a high performing team of seven who are geographically dispersed
• Prepare budgets, quarterly forecasts and financials
• Provide analysis of operating performance and identification of savings opportunity
• Review and maintain site standards
• Support By-products and Ingredients in Commercial deals
• Assist in preparation of site capex proposals and complete post implementation reviews
• Monitor balance sheet accounts ensuring accuracy of financial records
• Lead Labour Benchmarking & Optimisation
• Conduct Site Yield benchmarking review
• Coordinate SKU profitability reviews along with Sales, Marketing, Commercial Managers and Ops