Senior Commercial Controlling Manager

1 month ago


Shanghai, China Ferrero Full time
Job Location: ​Shanghai​Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

About the Role:

The role is responsible at Region Level to ensure the proper Commercial planning process respecting timings. Interact with all Commercial Departments to ensure the monthly closings and explain deviations from the Budget/Forecast. Interacts with the Area Commercial Controlling to support the Area agenda/view and explain deviations. Ensure compliance with the procedures for loading into the Information Systems of the financial data (actual and Budget/Planning). Act as business partner supporting commercial functions in assessing, monitoring, deciding on all commercial levers (S&OP, volume, pricing, Gross to Net, A&P, OVH).

Main Responsibilities:

PLANNING & FORECAST
•    Lead budget, SAF and LE process, align with key stakeholders of deliverables and meet group deadline for Business Unit
•    Track business actual performance, lead gap analysis vs. plans, provide explanations and drive action plans
•    Support Sales and Trade-marketing to build OP by Channel and key customers
CONTROLLING & REPORTING
•    Ensures monthly and year-end closings activities, performing variance analysis (products, margins, advertising investments, etc.)
•    Lead monthly topline forecast, ensure Trade Spending compliance, manage trade-spend forecasting process (including R&O), drive monthly TS consensus meetings with Sales and Trade Marketing 
•    Drive off-line customer profitability process, drive investment return optimization and channel profitability improvements
•    Responsible for Category Controlling, drive category performance improvement, lead financial simulations for initiative launches (new SKU, new brand, new channel), track the actual ROI and provide variances analysis vs. original plans. 
•    Support company new RTM projects, provide pricing and trade-value chain analysis
•    Support Region Controller in in the deployment of new initiatives / projects
TEAM MANAGEMENT
•    Recruit, manage, coach, develop and motivate the team
•    Assure the effective team management with clear definition and alignment on activities planning
•    Ensure team professional development, manage team evaluations and propose development initiatives aligned with HR

Who we are looking for:
  • University degree or above in finance sphere.
  • 10+ work experience in Finance / FP&A / Controlling or related field in multinational and matrix organization; preferably in FMCG companies.
  • Strong analytical skills, business acumen and sound understanding of financial statements and processes. 
  • Highly motivated with a strong sense and ability to proactively engage internal and external stakeholders to develop value-added solutions.
  • Fluent oral and written English and Mandarin
  • Excellent Communication skills; self-motivated and manage to handle multi-tasks, prioritizing and meet deadlines. 
  • Good interpersonal skills and team-management.
How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world. 



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