Cost Controlling
Job Purpose
As a Direct Procurement Finance Controller, you are responsible for driving and monitoring the financial performance in line with the Procurement strategic frame.
As a business partner, you collaborate closely with the Direct Procurement division to maximize results & manage risks and provide insights that enable cost optimization and critical decision-making, always ensuring compliance in accordance with company's standards.
Your role comprises of overseeing supplier performance and mass production BoM management.
Job Role
- Design metrics for procurement key-indicators (part price variance, supplier performance, strategic levers negotiation performance...) in partnership with procurement team.
- Coordinate the process implementation for purchase part price variance approval, aligned with procurement team, and define the roles & responsibilities between finance controlling, finance cost engineering and procurement. After implementation, responsible for the analysis and approval of pricing adjustments, both increases and reductions.
- Coordinate the process implementation for lump sum payments, aligned with procurement team. After implementation, responsible for the analysis and approval of said payments.
- Implement governance and define template reports aligned inside and outside finance, such as Direct Procurement team, Head of Controlling and FP&A.
- Coordinate and validate the financial reporting processes (Actual, Forecast, Budget and Business Plan costs), ensuring financial consistency between key indicators & financial reporting and ensuring correct cost classification in accounts.
- Develop routine protocol to monitor and to analyse financially the key-indicators, proactively collaborating with business leaders to identify areas for improvement and for cost-saving opportunities.
- Supervise main economic indicators within purchase scope and measure the impact to implement necessary action plans.
- Define the handover process from project BoM management to mass production team.
- Oversee an end-to-end material cost in monthly basis, from supplier negotiations to unitary vehicle cost impact.
- Support with tendering, contract negotiations, and vendor management
- Prepare insightful variance analysis against budget, prior year performance, latest forecast.
- Provide guidance and strategic recommendations to leaders related to business challenges, cost saving proposals, projects, investment and profitability.
- Drive improvements in our systems landscape by shaping how data interact in our ERP and reporting tools.
Education
- Bachelor's degree from a recognized University;
- Bachelor's degree on Engineering preferably;
- MBA is a plus;
- English advanced speaking and written is a must.
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years on Procurement Controlling,
- Experience in consolidating internal indicators;
- Experience with FP&A cycles (budget, forecast and actual results consolidation);
- Hands-on ERP (SAP) implementation is a plus;
- Prior team leading and/or coordination;
- Experience in an international company is a must.
