Responsibilities:

Operations Copiloting

• Understands and monitors the business expenditure and investment of the responsible portfolio, fostering a mentality of "challenging the usual" to optimize investment
• Monitor, analyse and follow up on monthly costs and conduct monthly cost follow ups with department managers and responsible team members to ensure all costs are in-line with the budget and current sales results
• Develop and implement methods and tracking systems to increase efficiency, decrease costs and work with team to create an action plan on any deviations

Decision Support

• Review and provide insight analysis on business performance towards achievement of objectives
• Validate and control the investments / expenditures to ensure the all aspects of the responsible portfolio is within the budget and allocation is done according to the latest plan
• Support decision making by giving unbiased and constructive feedback while fostering a mentality of "challenging the usual"

Forecasting (MBS, OP and DF)

• Manage cost forecasting to Nespresso HQ and local Nestle including: staffing, Training & Travelling costs, logistic, COGS, recycling and bad goods
• Ensure that all internal forecasting deadlines are respected and completed according to defined timetables
• Actively take part in the different teams’ activity meetings and challenging the data input to achieve business commitment and ensure quality forecasting.
• Work closely with the managers to ensure all aspects of operations are financially modelled and evaluated before inclusion in any forecast
• Complete OP and DF's and review in partnership with all responsible department managers and team members
• Track and analyses the Income Statement and any KPIs of responsible portfolio towards achievement of objectives

Internal Reporting

• Manage and maintain forecasting template to ensure it mostly updated and functioned
• Assist and support F&C manager to create and manage Co-piloting templates and tools
• Manage KPI dashboard and develop reports, presentation slides for Mancom meetings
• Be backup of Assistant accounting manager for Period booking closing

Requirements:

• Business Administration or Economics degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years’ cumulative experience at least 2 of which in as Cost Controller
• Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry experience or retail preferable
• Stakeholder Management in a matrix organisation
• Experience in continuous improvement methodologies (DMAIC, GSTD...)
• Experience in cost accounting systems like “Standard”, “Activity Based”, “Resource Consumption”, “Throughput” or “Life Cycle”
• Customer centricity
• Good knowledge of business principles and best practices to ensure sustainability of business and drive continuous performance improvement
• Solid understanding of value creation process to influence 7 value drivers optimizing shareholder value in a sustainable manner
• Solid knowledge of business drivers to generate relevant insights applying "big picture" approach
• Good understanding of the Nespresso Roadmap
• Strong ethics
• Good Communicator, both oral and written
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good organizational and planning skills
• Commercial acumen
• Open-minded
• English will be essential

We, at all levels, are strongly committed to the Company, its development and its culture. We practice what we preach and give great importance to training and development of people. We offer excellent career development opportunities, attractive remuneration package, comprehensive fringe benefits and wellness programs to the right candidates.

We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to workforce diversity with opportunity for continuous development and growth to all employees.

Please apply in full resume (in Microsoft Word or PDF format) with your employment history, present and expected salary to Human Resources Manager via "Quick Apply".

(All information will be treated in strict confidence and will be used exclusively for recruitment related purpose only. Information of unsuccessful applicants will be destroyed upon completion of the recruitment process.)

Nestlé Nespresso S.A. pioneered the portioned coffee market to provide the very highest quality coffees that could be enjoyed in the comfort of consumers' own homes and also savoured at out-of-home locations, such as restaurants, hotels, offices and luxury retail businesses.