Overview:
This role serves as a strategic Finance Business Partner for Supply Chain across the MENA region, driving end-to-end financial ownership across Plan, Source, Make, and Deliver activities. The position focuses on enhancing financial visibility, improving cost efficiency, optimizing working capital, and enabling data-driven decision-making across procurement, manufacturing, and logistics operations.
What's in it for you:
- Opportunity to act as a key strategic partner to senior Supply Chain leaders
- Exposure to end-to-end operations across multiple countries in a dynamic MENA environment
- Ability to influence high-impact decisions on cost optimization, inventory, and network efficiency
- Involvement in strategic initiatives such as scenario planning, savings programs, and capital investments
- A role that combines operational insight with financial leadership, offering strong career growth
What will you do:
- Partner with Supply Chain stakeholders to drive financial performance across planning, sourcing, manufacturing, and delivery
- Lead forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, identifying risks and opportunities
- Monitor and optimize inventory levels, Days on Hand (DOH), and excess & obsolete (E&O) exposure
- Analyze material costs, price variances (PPV), and validate procurement savings initiatives
- Support plant financials, including standard costing, productivity improvements, and cost structure analysis
- Evaluate logistics and distribution costs, driving efficiency across warehouse and transportation networks
- Deliver actionable insights through KPI tracking (inventory, PLOH, logistics costs, savings delivery)
- Establish governance frameworks and ensure accurate, timely financial reporting
Minimum Qualifications
- 6–10+ years of experience in Finance, FP&A, Supply Chain Finance, or Operations Finance
- Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory management, PPV, and operational finance
- Proven ability to partner with senior stakeholders in a matrix organization
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Experience working across multiple countries or regions is a plus
