Finance Controller - Supply Chain

Business Area: Nestle Waters & Healthy Beverages

Location: Gatwick or York

Salary : Circa £60,000 (depending on experience)

• Potential, discretionary annual bonus
• Generous pension scheme- up to 12% contribution from Nestle
• 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement

Although this is a full-time opportunity, please speak to us about what flexibility means to you as we are always open to discuss individual's flexible working.

We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity. We proudly signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, are committed to Disability Confidence, and have been recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for gender equality for three consecutive years. Additionally, we are a headline partner of Diversity and Inclusion in grocery.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a talented individual to join our NWUK business being responsible for co-piloting both the Head of Supply Chain and the Head of Finance. Within this role you will Co-Pilot the NWUK Supply Chain leadership team in maximising the efficiency for £33m of distribution related costs.

The role will be based at our Head Office location in Gatwick. The role will also require time working closely with the NWUK Supply Chain and Operations teams in our Buxton factory and also the NIM Distribution team in York. The role reports directly to the NWUK Head of Finance.

At Nestlé Waters, we are passionately committed to enhancing people's quality of life by leading Healthy Hydration through our passion for water. We are also proud to produce some of the UK's best loved brands including Buxton , Nestlé Pure Life , San Pellegrino , Acqua Panna , and Perrier .

This is a challenge and rewarding opportunity that will see you;

• Pro-actively co-pilot our Supply Chain Leadership Team to ensure that the business delivers maximum efficiencies across Variable and Fixed Distribution costs.
• Ensure a high level of accuracy and understanding of costs across all the key business processes including: Market Business Strategy (MBS), Monthly Business Planning (MBP), Dynamic Forecast (DF) and Period End Close (PEC).
• Support the NWUK Capex investment proposals, ensuring the highest levels of payback are achieved, through working with the Supply Chain function to identify the optimum distribution proposals.
• Work as part of an End-to-End operations team driving Full Potential/OPEX savings through the identification of operational efficiencies, waste elimination and cost optimisation from material procurement to customer delivery.
• Ensure Trade Net Working Capital (TNWC) and Free Cashflow (TFCF) targets are delivered through accurate forecasting and opportunity identification.
• Authorise balance sheet reconciliations prepared as part of the Nestle Reconciliation Tracker (NRT) process.

To be successful in this role you'll be a qualified Accountant with proven experience in Finance & Controlling. You will need to have high levels of drive that ensures a strong result focused mind-set, with a good eye for detail and a high level of initiative to support the business in implementing distribution strategies. Your insight will enable you to quickly understand how the business decisions impact the distribution costs and the business KPIs overall, enabling you to successfully use your communication and influencing capabilities across all levels of the organisation. Finally, you will need the ability to be flexible when prioritising work in an environment that is often ambiguous.

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don't delay in submitting your application.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process.