About us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 119 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 26,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.

As we move forward, our consumers will be at the heart of what we do, evolving to needs and expectations and committing to a more meaningful contribution to harm reduction by building a successful NGP business. Integral to our long-term success is our sustainability strategy, behaving responsibly and supporting our ambitions, all underpinned by high governance.

Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

The role

s a part of E2E SC Transformation Programme, a hub in Warsaw has been recently established to centralise SC Planning and Logistic activities. We see a major shift of activities from markets and factories being centralized and a major IS tools supporting the centralized teams in delivering the new and improved ways of working being implemented. We expect to see Warsaw Hub managing planning and execution of Globally production plans, material call offs and replenishment activities in GSC scope in addition to Demand Planning activities.

As Finance Manager for E2E SC, the candidate will be responsible for partnering with all stakeholders in E2E SC based in Warsaw Hub that is expected to manage all the production planning, raw material call offs, write off risks and analysis in addition to demand planning and export operations departments. As the Hub is a new setup in the GSC and RCM area, the position holder need to make sure that all the risks and opportunities have been caught up in advance and partner with E2E SC stakeholders to make sure proactive action plans are implemented.

The position holder will ensure wider E2E SC function achieves its objectives along the P&L (>£200m cost base for Logistics, >£500m for Raw materials) and WC scope (£800m net position) in RCMs and factories additionally work together with the Business improving GSC KPIs

We expect the position holder to also being in close touch and guiding RCMs and Factories through Transformational change as Hub activities will be impacting the results in a matrix P&L setup. Furthermore, the candidate should be able to understand, influence and challenge the business in terms of ways of working to ensure better business outcomes.

Finance Manager will have a strategic focus beyond financial management and analysis. The role will be instrumental in providing financial insights to Warsaw team to  identify and drive levers of operational efficiencies in P&L and WC area in their respective area of responsibility at the same time improving the ways of working existing in the current processes.

Additional Information

The ideal candidate should have analytical and financial competence, intellectual curiosity, and comfortable in dealing with Senior Stakeholders. Due to the wide international spread of costs base, position holder should have good level of understanding of Matrix P&L and should be able to proactively develop an extensive network Globally

As part of E2E SC function, this position will be working closely with E2E Planning, Customer Experience, Logistics departments

We expect the position holder having extensive knowledge and experience in Demand and Supply Planning and SC activities in an FMCG environment and know how an effective processes look like.

Principal Accountabilities

• Acting as a trusted partner to E2E SC function, driving performance, leading operational ad hoc projects to ensure the attainment of objectives
• Partnering with the Hub management, ensuring the Transformation programme is on track and support the business in terms of Financial Performance
• Proactively involves with the month end closing and raises and addresses issues in terms of the financial reporting
• Proactively looks in improving the ways of working in the Hub and identify risks and opportunities
• Work closely with SC BPs and Warsaw Hub management to be able to guide and respond effectively to latest developments in the markets
• Play an active role in discussing SC matters among various stakeholders in GSC Finance team
• Deep dive in certain core processes and partner with the business to make sure that the existing or new processes do not imply risks in SC processes
• Partner with E2E SC Senior leadership to identify opportunities and make recommendations to ensure optimal decision making
• Support any audits E2E SC area
• Drive quality of data improvements in cooperation with the rest of the E2E SC team and RCM Finance Teams
• Support Hub stakeholders in various analysis and accurate actuals data in the area of Logistics, Write Offs, Airfreights and WC initiatives
• Develop and guide Financial Analysts in order for them to support wider E2E SC team operate better and get accurate and insightful analysis

Leadership

• Play an active role in partnering E2E SC Leadership Team
• Act as a liaison as a Finance Leader between GSC Finance Group Finance in Hub
• Play an active role in the GSC Finance Team
• Lead a motivated and engaged team and develop a true partnering mindset
• Role models Imperial Behaviours and leadership qualities

KPIs

• Delivery of E2E SC and GSC objectives in E2E SC area
• Performance manage spend of the area inside of the agreed budgets in a matrix P&L environment [OPEX, WC]

Stakeholder Management

• Ensure a collaborative approach to partnering with the E2E SC Function
• Maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders, including Regions, Clusters, Markets, GSC, Finance and other external third parties.
• This role acts as a critical connection between GSC Finance, E2E SC Function in Warsaw
• Clearly articulate the financial performance and achievement against objectives to a wide audience

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Significant experience in similar senior roles with FMCG sector SC experience, with a proven track record of delivery
• Relevant degree/qualifications in finance/management
• A proven track record creating high performing and diverse teams with bench strength in developing retained talent to upgrade functional capabilities in support of modern ways of working, change and continuous improvement mindsets
• Highly commercial
• Exceptional influencing skills at senior level
• Strong financial analysis and problem solving skills; able to identify strategy
• Excellent communication, presentation and strategic thinking skills to engage and influence.
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative skills; being able to analyse data, draw conclusions, identify trends and issues, and diagnose root cause of issues.
• Strong customer orientation: ability to build and manage a successful business partnership.
• Results-driven, strong performance orientation.
• Fosters teamwork, creating a work culture that values collaboration.
• Experience of leading, modelling and developing business cases in a similar sector
• Highly collaborative and able to work effectively in a matrix organisation
• Intellectually curious, externally focused, able to develop independent perspective based on facts and have conversations around opportunities, risks, issues, and solutions
• Ability to deliver against shared objectives
• High professional integrity
• Able to see the bigger picture and ready to turn around every stone on the way

Desirable:

• MBA or Accounting qualification
• IFRS understanding
• Understanding of Planning systems and state of the art ERP setups

what we offer

Imperial Brands offer a competitive package of salary, bonus scheme, pension and 25 days holiday (with an additional 4 days on top to cover the Christmas period and bank holidays) and hybrid work.

Next steps

Interested applicants should apply with their CV highlighting their suitability for the role.