Assistant Manager, Procurement Financial 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.