The Finance Director, Supply Chain Europe will be a key member of the European Supply Chain Leadership team with the key purpose of partnering with regional heads and EULT to support Europe’s strategic ambitions and deliver on its strategic programmes. The FD, Supply Chain Europe will be leading the financial agenda with the regional SC teams, Decision Support Lead, CFO and other key stakeholders by validating financial and business assumptions to ensure a seamless CX experience.

Key Accountabilities

• Provides strategic and operational decision-making guidance to improve SC business performance and capital allocation decisions and this by being acting as a trusted advisor to the SVP SC and CFO together with , Regional FD’s, SC leadership, cost optimisation and asset productivity teams.
• Drives development of the monthly review cycle (BPRs), articulating clear narratives on the drivers of SC performance, the risks and opportunities, that are understood across the leadership.
• Oversees the annual budgeting and forecasting process to deliver robust budgets and forecasts through strong collaboration across the European organization.
• Actively collaborates and role models’ strong partnership behaviours to strategically influence and deliver for Brambles
• Drives pace and delivery of the SC Cost Disruption program into Europe, ensuring financials and all teams involved are aligned and focused on the critical drivers of success (Sustainability / Procurement / Plant Ops / Engineering / Logistics / Quality & Operational Excellence)
• Recognises, influences and drives efficiencies on risk and control processes to drive a best in class Supply Chain organization, ensuring translation of risks into opportunity by leveraging Digital and technology (e.g. deployment of RPA)
• Lead the production of standard and ad-hoc Finance reports related to Supply Chain: initiatives, KPI’s key programs, etc.
• Manage, develop and coach a team of direct reports to be at their best in the organization.

About the Person

• Ability to operate effectively across a matrix and wide range of leadership styles, being an effective influencer and persuasive spokesperson across the entire organisation
• Strong entrepreneurial streak and commercial orientation. Proven track record of advising on driving growth and increasing profitability.
• Credibility and gravitas across strategic, financial, and operational discussions at a senior level
• Decision maker, driven by objectives, solutions, and results.
• The ability to anticipate future consequences and trends accurately and paint credible pictures of future possibilities.
• Strategic and critical thinker, anticipate & provide scenarios for different problems.
• A deep understanding of how businesses work with the ability to see the big picture and manage the business taking into account a wide variety of metrics

Experience & Qualifications

Qualifications :

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Finance/ Accounting or in a relevant technical discipline e.g. operations and supply chain and certified accountant (e.g. ACA, CIMA, CPA)

Experience:

• Senior Finance Leadership position leading large teams in a multinational, matrix organisation
• Experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Logistics or FMCGs a plus
• Development and growth of teams
• Successfully operated within organizations having a large international presence and been part of a global management team. The ideal candidate will have experience working with a variety of organizations and understand and appreciate the organizational, cultural, and economic nuances of doing business on a global scale.