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Finance Manager Manufacturing Excellence

Finance Kostinbrod Full-time Bulgaria

Job Description

The  Finance Manufacturing Excellence Manager leads the Finance Manufacturing Excellence Team which plays a critical overarching role in the entire efficiency improvement, change management and emergency back-up processes of Finance Manufacturing in Europe

which consists of 15 factories and managing a manufacturing costs of around € 500mm manufacturing cost.

The role manages a variety of controlling activities in order to manage the function’s financial resources and to ensure that the function complies with all relevant regulations, laws and reporting requirements.

This role reports into Finance Director Manufacturing Europe and has a team of direct reports (Finance Excellence Specialists and Trainees). The peers are the Finance Managers for EU Manufacturing.

The key responsibilities are as follows:

  • Lead the Finance Manufacturing Excellence Team: Set up the team, recruit talent, and define vision, structure and roadmap for the future.
  • Drive business partnering: Shift routine tasks from Plant Controllers to the Excellence Team to enhance strategic focus. Provide support with meaningful financial analyses and back-up support for the plants or projects.
  • Standardize and automate financial processes: Ensure timely and accurate monthly closings and reporting.
  • Align plant financial practices: Identify and close gaps across European factories to harmonize & centralize closing activities.
  • Implement finance technologies & processes: Oversee adoption of tools like Alteryx, AICO, SAP BO, and Power BI. Manage the implementation of new processes in order to respond to the dynamics of organizational requirements
  • Develop team capabilities: Provide leadership, tools, and guidance to grow financial expertise and performance.

Qualifications

Working at JDE Peet’s is hands-on, giving you an opportunity to leave your mark. We are a fast-paced company on a mission. Our focus demands high-energy people who think fast and act quickly. If you have the courage and confidence to venture into new cultures & territories, and you're brimming with an entrepreneurial spirit and a drive to succeed, you’ll fit right in at JDE Peet’s.

For this role as a Finance Manufacturing Excellence Manager, we’re looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

  • 5-10 years finance leadership experience, preferably in FMCG.
  • Finance knowledge on Operations and Manufacturing.
  • Affinity with automation and visualization tools such as Alteryx and Power BI.
  • Continuous improvement mindset (e.g. Kaizen, PDCA, 5S, 4M5W).
  • Knowledge of SAP R3 and SAP BPC / PRO as well as plant controlling procedures.
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills.
  • Experience of working in a cross-boundary/multi-cultural environment.
  • Ability to translate strategic plans into actions, to manage the projects in the most efficient way and to continuously improve existing processes.
  • People management and coaching skills.

Additional Information

Your application at JDE Peet's
If you are interested in this career opportunity at JDE Peet's, apply and join us. After receiving your application we will do our utmost to give you quick feedback. Part of the recruitment procedure at JDE Peet's would be an online assessment, followed by interviews. A pre-employment check can be part of the recruitment process.

Our DE&I Statement

At JDE Peet’s we aim to create a better future where we authentically serve, reflect and embrace everyone. We believe in fostering a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation where everyone feels comfortable to truly be who they are and unleash their full potential. This means we do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of our race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, age, disability, or any other trait protected by law.

Throughout the entire employee lifecycle, we place DE&I at the core of our people processes. This enables us to drive objectivity and eliminate any potential bias, ensuring an inclusive experience in the workplace. Do not hesitate to reach out if you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.

Our efforts on this agenda have earned us the prestigious Catalyst Award, as well as the Fair Pay Leader Certification in 2025 thanks to an unexplained gender pay gap of 0.52%.

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Company Description

Who we are?

JDE Peet’s is the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, with local roots dating back to 1753, and is headquartered in the Netherlands. We unleash the possibilities of coffee and tea in more than 100 countries with a portfolio of over 50 brands, including L’OR, Peet’s, Jacobs, Senseo, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts, OldTown, Super, Pickwick and Moccona.

What’s it like to work at JDE Peet’s?

We are people united by the power and possibility of tea and coffee. At JDE Peet’s, we thrive on the freedom to pursue opportunities, provoking new ideas to make an impact at scale. Our ambition is simple – JDE Peet's: unleashing the possibilities of coffee and tea.

We bring action to our intentions, following through on what was agreed, always pushing things forward. We offer our people a range of learning and development programmes to support their personal growth.

At JDE Peet's, we believe it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee or tea.

Apply to unleash a cup of amazing for your career. UNLEASH YOUR POSSIBILITY!

Find out more at http://careers.jdepeets.com

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