About the job
Danone Italy is looking for a motivated and passionate Junior Operations Controller to join our team. This is a unique opportunity to become part of a leading company in the food industry and contribute to our ongoing success. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a willingness to grow professionally. He/She will be able to impact the achievement of our economic objectives thanks to his/her forecast and communication skills.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in Economics, Finance, Management Engineering, or related fields.
• 1 to 2 years of experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of SAP.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively with different business functions, including the Regional team (in English only) and the Greek controlling team (English only)
• Proficient English
• Proactivity and desire to learn and grow professionally.
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ABOUT US

As a world leading food company DANONE stands for international success. Around 104000 employees work on all five continents in the three Danone business areas Essential Dairy & Plant-Based, Specialized Nutrition and Water on one corporate mission: “Bringing health through food to as many people as possible”.
We want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world. We recognize the power people have to impact the world through their daily choices. Each time we eat and drink, we vote for the world we want to live in. We believe a healthy body needs healthy food and healthy food needs a healthy planet: this is what our new signature One Planet One Health embodies.
Do things your way. The way you work, the way you develop, the way you progress, it’s all up to you.
Working here you’ll need to enjoy a fast-pace, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.
Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU.

• Monthly closing of material costs and logistics costs: Analyse and explain the main variations compared to reference scenarios (previous year, last forecast, etc.), using variance models to calculate mix and price effects.
• Official group reporting: Collaborate with local Italian supply chain team, Greek controlling team and Europe Finance Operations team to ensure alignment during the reporting process.
• Internal monthly forecast: Review assumptions of product and logistics costs based on the latest information and volumes available and update BI tool accordingly; map risks and opportunities versus the main scenario and explain variances versus the previous forecast and or previous year.
• Rolling forecast: Officially update the forecast of product and logistics costs, after aligning it with local Supply chain, following Europe finance Operations instruction; be able to explain variances and to properly report in the official reporting tool;
• Business case: Support category controllers in the innovation P&L definition by providing estimated logistic costs and product costs.
• Tool usage: Essbase/Hyperion Planning, SAP, Power BI.
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