Regional Commercial Finance & Portfolio Growth Manager_

at  Perfetti Van Melle

OUR PERFECT CANDIDATE

• Education, Qualifications and Training
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field. MBA or CPA is a plus.
• Experience required
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in financial planning and analysis, preferable in a regional or global role
• Experience of working in professional and multinational company, preferably in FMCG.
• Experience on product innovation from ideation to launch in FMCG environment
• Specialized Knowledge or Skills Required
• Strong inter-personal skills, presence, and influence in a networked organization
• Able to engage senior stakeholders: Managing Director, Finance Director, SC/ Operations Director, Country Managers, BU and Group Leadership Teams.
• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data and present actionable insights.

The Commercial Finance & Portfolio Growth Manager must bring Commercial, FP&A, Supply Chain and financial skills and experience to ensure an integrated and cross-functional approach. The individual will work closely with senior representatives across the OCs/BUs/Group to communicate effectively.

• Drives strong market understanding
• Drives long terms financial vision: Collaborate
• Drives Competitive Analysis
• Partners with Commercial Teams
• Supports ad-hoc analysis
• Developing a strong Credit control and monitoring mechanism

The Commercial Finance & Portfolio Growth Manager for BU is responsible for driving the Commercial Finance & Portfolio Growth agenda across the Operating Companies (7/8 Manufacturing OCs and 3 Export Markets OCs). From a commercial finance perspective, the role provides insights on competitive analysis and category value pools, drives the long-term financial range plan and reviews key commercial decisions from a finance perspective. In addition, this role also drives profitable and sustainable portfolio growth coordinating the NPD process across the BU and ensuring a comprehensive stage-gate process and visibility to the innovation funnel in close collaboration with OCs, Group Marketing and P&D/P&T.

The Commercial Finance & Portfolio Growth Manager must bring Commercial, FP&A, Supply Chain and financial skills and experience to ensure an integrated and cross-functional approach. The individual will work closely with senior representatives across the OCs/BUs/Group to communicate effectively.

• Drives strong market understanding
• Drives long terms financial vision: Collaborate
• Drives Competitive Analysis
• Partners with Commercial Teams
• Supports ad-hoc analysis
• Developing a strong Credit control and monitoring mechanism.