Finance Business Partner F/M/X

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Description :

Location : Paris or Saint Denis de l'Hôtel (30 min from Orléans)

Type of contract : Permanent (CDI)

In our ambition to gain share and creating value, this position will play a critical role in providing financial leadership and decision support for the overall business and respective customer / channel group in line with our business strategies.

Along with creating insights on finance performance, the position needs to ensure achievement of units financial KPIs with special attention to revenue part.

The role is co-creating business plans, challenging / reviewing assumptions, spotting opportunities & risks and ensure sustainable value creation.

This position ensures that customers and internal clients are respecting the policies and terms of sale established by the various business units and that trade fund investments are utilized as effectively as possible through the reduction of non-working spends.

• This Senior Market BP role will be expected to A : act as a catalyst for change by changing perspective, bringing the outside in and framing the issue;
• B : being a strategic investor by providing holistic and innovative insights, displaying forward looking and long-term analyses, anchoring an ROI mindset in the organization;

C : being modern to the times by empowering users with digital tools, working cross functions, and visualizing data & story telling in an engaging way.

This role is one of the feeder roles to Cluster Finance Director position.

What are we looking for?

Min. Bachelor Degree in Finance or related field

Min. 5-7 years of diversified financial management experience, including forecasting, planning

Experience in functional areas other than finance or relevant business experience.

Demonstrated analytical and insights capabilities

Team management experience is an additional asset

French and English : fluent

What will be your key responsibilities?

Finance business partner for respective customer group / channel as such supporting the definition of customer strategy and achieving targets set within operational plan / 3 yrs value creation plan.

Partner with regional Customer / Channel teams and Centers of Excellence in the process of strategies and plans definition

Member of the Customer / Channel Management Team, accountable with the Customer / Channel Business Director for the delivery, ownership and execution of the Operating Plan

Develop strategic partnership with the Customer Business Director through spending time in the market to understand the competitive landscape, uncover opportunities for growth, further understand the customer and strengthen the relationship with the Customer team

Support in the preparation of annual trade negotiations and customer business plans for respective customer group / channel in coordination with regional Customer teams

Influence sales and customers to recommend process improvements for the mutual benefit of all parties and to allow for the best use of trade funds

Support in ad-hoc activities and customer individual offers via financial evaluation and recommendations for respective customer group / channel

Ensure, that the trade budget of the respective customer group / channel is managed accurately and at appropriate level of detail in the Trade Budget Systems;

work in conjunction with sales to review trade fund use and effectiveness; identify opportunities to maximize ROI and eliminate non-working investments

Establish strong partnership with SRM Head and cluster organization to support creation and rollout of winning pricing, promo, mix and trade investment strategies - in service of the business cluster’s value creation and share gains delivery.

Evaluation of financial impacts of SRM strategies

Partner with cluster One Demand (Sales, Market Strategy, Supply Chain) teams to effectively create business cluster P&L forecast.

Identify key opportunities and risks to delivery of targets with recommended remedies.

Ensure adherence to all corporate policies and guidelines pertaining to internal control with respect to the Trade budget

Drive digital tools / reporting and a value creation mindset within the local Sales / channel organization

Establish and maintain effective collaboration with regional FP&A team and other shared service and Center of Excellence teams

Be the Finance PN France market representative for all work council requests

Ensure all French regulations related to negotiation with the distributor are met (like Egalim law Certifications)

Be the Finance PN France market representative for the Calm process

Work on others Projects jointly with Cluster and Europe Finance team

What can you expect from Mars?

At Mars, we believe in a relationship of mutual trust, dignity and respect between our company and Associates that is more meaningful than the standard employer / employee relationship.

Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

The PetLovers segment, committed to building a better world for our pets!

You will join a large family of 1000 Petcare Associates, spread over 2 sites in France, including 2 factories

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request.

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