Commercial Finance Business Partner

4 days ago


Uxbridge, United Kingdom Yoplait Full time

Company Description
At Yoplait, our teams are committed to bringing a natural touch of pleasure to the daily lives of young and old alike.

A positive mission that unites the 1,250 employees who make the Little Flower shine in over 50 countries. What makes the difference at Yoplait? It's the attention we pay to consumers and our roots in the territories in which we operate. With three production sites in France that produce for the European markets, and a network of 28 franchised factories around the world, we adapt our emblematic brands such as Panier de Yoplait, Perle de lait, Yop or Petit Filous to local consumption habits. As a result, Yoplait is the world's second largest brand of fresh dairy products and every minute 20,000 Yoplait products are consumed worldwide.

We are proud of this trust and of our teams who carry our brands with high standards and enthusiasm. Yoplait employees have a strong taste for innovation, they are ambitious for our brands, show boldness and a strong interest in social issues.

If you want to contribute to the development of brands that are anchored in the daily lives of consumers and live an empowering professional experience, join the Yoplait team. Yoplait is a company of the Sodiaal Group, the leading French dairy cooperative group, Sodiaal: 17,600 farmers, 8,500 employees, 70 industrial sites and 10,000 French farms.

Job Description**
Position Overview**
Reporting to the Finance Director UKI, the Commercial Finance Business Partner is responsible for the financial management/oversight of the Category Business Unit, delivering sales & profit targets shape future strategy for some of our key brands in the UK. The current T/O of the UK Market is £150m with ambitious growth expectations.
**Key Responsibilities**
- In partnership with the Category team, responsible for the preparation and presentation of the proposed monthly S&OP brand forecast.
- Development of the brand annual plan and strategy delivery for the UK Market
- Manage the marketing budget (A&CP) for the UK market across multiple brands
- Manage the preparation & delivery of monthly brand results, accurate analysis of change and provide key and actionable commentary
- Scrutinise in-year financial & budget management Recommend & execute plan accelerators
- Endorse and implement portfolio optimisation
- Modelling and tracking of Strategic Revenue Management, providing recommendations to the Category Business Unit
- Exhibit essential communication skills and crucial financial insights -identifying areas to accelerate opportunities whilst mitigating risk profile
- Responsible for tracking and reporting of all new product development performance vs budget & YOY
- Business partner with local marketing & sales teams to develop robust, assumption led new product business models
- Demonstrate exceptional leadership and excellent business partnership skills for the strategy, planning & financial analysis as part of the brand team Lead business case scenarios to guide marketing investment decisions across the business
- Present innovation key insights and learnings to leadership
- Use financial expertise, utilising a high level of professional judgement
**Position Criteria**
- Qualified Accountant Professional and of graduate calibre; minimum 2 yr+ post qualified
- Previous experience within the Commercial sector and preferably the branded food or FMCG sector
- Experience with S&OP processes is an advantage
- Understanding of finance systems particularly SAP
- Ability to credibly challenge and influence throughout a matrix environment.
- Eagerness to learn and progress
- Effective prioritisation and organisation skills
- Clear, concise, and influential communicator (both in writing and verbally)
- Ability to critically review and improve business processes
- Proactive and results orientated
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Motivated to add value both within the Finance team and when dealing with the Sales and Marketing functions
- Personal fit with the Company’s culture; passionate, driven by quality and achieving results, high level of integrity, team player



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