Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of Supply Chain Finance? We are seeking a talented Direct Procurement Finance Business Partner to join our dynamic team in Bucharest. This hybrid role offers a unique opportunity to support on providing insightful information that drive business value. You will play a pivotal role in delivering consistent reporting and processes across Cereal and Snacks categories, providing clear financial spend analysis to support Category Managers in executing their strategies, whilst tracking savings to identify gaps and opportunities within the categories.
A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing
- Business Partnering: Collaborate with Finance Directors, managers, and other key stakeholders to provide visibility of significant procurement variances from budgeted & forecasted spends and identify risk mitigation plans.
- Forecast Preparation and Consolidation: Responsible for preparing the Forecast files to review stage with the Supply Chain Procurement Manager, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consolidating inbound forecast files from Category Managers to provide visibility of variances from budgeted & forecasted spends.
- Month-End Reporting: Submit month-end reporting to review stage with the Supply Chain Finance Distribution Manager, preparing actuals vs. forecasting into Price, Volume and Mix drivers.
- Savings Tracking and Financial Analysis: Track and analyse savings to support Business Partner roles, helping identify gaps against targets and opportunities within categories and provide financial analysis and insights from inputs received to ensure data-driven decision-making.
- Reporting Support: Work closely with the Procurement Senior Manager to support all reporting requirements (monthly results, monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and business planning) and develop presentations for Supply Chain leadership, focusing on reporting standardization within direct procurement.
We’re Looking for Someone With
- A strong educational background in finance or a related field, coupled with relevant work experience.
- Proficiency in English is required.
- Proven experience in people and customer relationship management at all levels, demonstrating expertise, professionalism, and confidence.
- Strong business partner skills and storytelling abilities to provide visibility of significant procurement variances from budgeted/forecasted spends and identify risk mitigation plans.
- Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and Microsoft Office.
What’s Next
After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a real recruiter, so it may take us a few weeks to get back with you by email or phone. Visit our How We Hire page to get insights into our hiring process and more about what we offer.
Need assistance throughout the application or hiring process? Email European.Recruitment@kellanova.com.
If you join our team, you’ll be rewarded for the difference you make. Our comprehensive benefits offer you the support you need through your life events, big or small. Visit our benefits page & be sure to ask your recruiter for more specific information.
Get to Know Us
At Kellanova, we are driven by our vision to be the world’s best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our portfolio of iconic, world-class brands include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Tresor, Crunchy Nut, among others.
Kellanova’s Culture of Best means we bring our best to all that we do in pursuit of our vision to be the world’s best performing snacks-led powerhouse. Our culture celebrates boldness and empowers our people to challenge the status quo, achieve results, and win together.
Our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) enables us to build a culture of belonging where all employees have a place at the table and are inspired to share their passion, talents and ideas to work.
Mars has agreed to acquire Kellanova in a combination that will shape the future of snacking! The transaction is anticipated to close within the first half of 2025 (subject to Kellanova shareowner approval and other customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals). The companies remain separate until closing.
You can learn more at www.futureofsnacking.com, and our hiring teams will be happy to discuss further questions if your application advances in the hiring process.
Let’s shape the future of snacking.
Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, please visit our website here.
