Assistant Manager, Procurement Financial Controlling

Assistant Manager, Procurement Financial Controlling

Cost Controlling

Job Purpose

As a Direct Procurement Finance Controller, you are responsible for driving and monitoring the financial performance in line with the Procurement strategic frame.

As a business partner, you collaborate closely with the Direct Procurement division to maximize results & manage risks and provide insights that enable cost optimization and critical decision-making, always ensuring compliance in accordance with company’s standards.

Your role comprises of overseeing supplier performance and mass production BoM management.

Job Role

• Design metrics for procurement key-indicators (part price variance, supplier performance, strategic levers’ negotiation performance...) in partnership with procurement team.
• Coordinate the process implementation for purchase part price variance approval, aligned with procurement team, and define the roles & responsibilities between finance controlling, finance cost engineering and procurement. After implementation, responsible for the analysis and approval of pricing adjustments, both increases and reductions.
• Coordinate the process implementation for lump sum payments, aligned with procurement team. After implementation, responsible for the analysis and approval of said payments.
• Implement governance and define template reports aligned inside and outside finance, such as Direct Procurement team, Head of Controlling and FP&A.
• Coordinate and validate the financial reporting processes (Actual, Forecast, Budget and Business Plan costs), ensuring financial consistency between key indicators & financial reporting and ensuring correct cost classification in accounts.
• Develop routine protocol to monitor and to analyse financially the key-indicators, proactively collaborating with business leaders to identify areas for improvement and for cost-saving opportunities.
• Supervise main economic indicators within purchase scope and measure the impact to implement necessary action plans.
• Define the handover process from project BoM management to mass production team.
• Oversee an end-to-end material cost in monthly basis, from supplier negotiations to unitary vehicle cost impact.
• Support with tendering, contract negotiations, and vendor management
• Prepare insightful variance analysis against budget, prior year performance, latest forecast.
• Provide guidance and strategic recommendations to leaders related to business challenges, cost saving proposals, projects, investment and profitability.
• Drive improvements in our systems landscape by shaping how data interact in our ERP and reporting tools.

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