Manufacturing/Supply Chain Finance Business Partner

Company Overview:

Asahi Europe & International (AEI) is a subsidiary of Asahi Group Holdings Ltd, a global beverage and food company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan.

Employing over 10,000 people, AEI have world-class brewing and production facilities in 8 markets – UK, NL, ITL, PL, CZ, SK, HU, RO. In most of these markets, we are the leading brewer with full portfolio of Domestic and International premium and super premium brands.

Asahi EMEA & Americas (EMEAA) are growing Asahi's broad portfolio of well-established and iconic international brands such as Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell, Grolsch, Kozel & Asahi Super Dry, both directly and through our global distribution network. Asahi EMEAA have a clear remit to continue establishing and strengthening our premium portfolio across our regions, both in our direct branch markets, and through our third-party distributors. We are expected to contribute disproportionately to the future growth of Asahi Group Holdings so we have an ambitious, high-performance culture. The business is well positioned to inspire people around the world to drink better through our shared purpose of Creating Meaningful Connections. Very excitingly, Asahi has recently purchased a fantastic new production facility in Wisconsin USA, Octopi Brewing. This marks a key step forward in accelerating our growth journey and realizing our ambitions for our Global Brands, most notably Asahi Super Dry for North America. Octopi is the leading contract beverage facility in the Midwest. Our reach goes beyond making great products. At Octopi, we are committed to seeing our clients’ brands grow. Our facility is located in Waunakee, WI and was built to cater specifically to the needs of the modern beverage client. Our services and capabilities extend far beyond the average contract beverage facility. At Octopi, we strive to be a one-stop shop for our client’s brands. Whether it is sourcing packaging materials, collaborating on new recipes, designing new brand identities, or helping navigate regional distribution channels.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Works closely with the Manufacturing and Supply Chain management team to deliver the planning, budgeting & forecasting processes.
• Monitors the financial performance of supported areas and reports variances against the agreed plan (monthly reporting).
• Generates insights, trend analysis and recommends corrective actions aimed at financial performance improvements.
• Develops and maintains Transfer Pricing models, searches for product costs optimizations;
• Cooperates with Business Partners and HR team for proper planning and monitoring of headcount and payroll costs.
• Plans, evaluates (business cases) and tracks brewery and supply chain CAPEX plan.
• Provides financial support to project managers for process improvement projects.
• Develops, implements and monitor Governance & Control Policies, effectively facilitate risk scenario analysis.
• Builds effective, sustainable relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Key role in providing decision support to the Brewery Director and Supply Chian Director.
• Adhere to all PPE and GMP requirements.
• Maintain clean, safe, and organized work environment.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
• Self-managed, target oriented.
• Open-minded, proactive attitude.
• Ability to work with time pressure and stress.

Education and Experience:

• Degree in Finance or Economics.
• 5 years’ experience in FMCG industry in Management Accounting area incl. standard costing, capex management and preparation business cases.
• Knowledge of SAP controlling / production module.