Procurement Finance Business Partner with global MNC

• At least 15 years of experience as a Finance Business Partner, including at least 4 years as a Procurement/Purchasing Finance Business Partner
• Has relevant procurement finance business partnering experience covering product/components cost competitiveness, product costing and profitability, raw material impact, cash and capex optimisation etc
• Added manufacturing/ plant procurement finance exp is useful but this is not a must

Our client is a renowned international MNC and a strong market leader in its field. Their office is based in Kallang.

For this Purchasing/Procurement Business Finance Partner, you will be a key member of the East Asia Procurement leadership team developing strategy, setting targets, and animating the cadence of performance reviews. He/She will challenge Supplier Productivity, Quality and Delivery performance through leverage of effective performance metrics.

Additionally, he/she will support and interact with key stakeholders in Global Supply Chain (GSU) Regions, BU’s, Operations, and Corporate Functions and promote financial awareness among non-finance employees

What will you do?

• Animate Annual Procurement Operational Planning process (“APOP”) ensuring it supports the direct material productivity and base cost targets for the Y+1.

• Challenge Global Markets, BU Procurement and GSC Region Clusters to set targets consistent with the requirements of the Procurement Region target.

• Animate quarterly rolling forecast process for productivity and base cost to enable identification of gaps to target.

• Drive productivity Short Interval Management (“SIM”) meetings to identify, prioritize, fund and track actions to close gaps to target.

• Take ownership of the productivity pipeline tracking process and tools (iSave, Prism, etc) for GSC International EA, working with buyers and GSC Finance to ensure that productivity calculation rules are deployed effectively and consistently.

• Take ownership of the raw material inflation impact process and tool (“RMI”) for the GSC International EA perimeter ensuring that inflation impacts are appropriately recorded

• Leverage the BVD portal to evaluate financial health of suppliers in the GSC International EA perimeter and work as part of the team which drives mitigation actions in cases of identified risk.

• Take ownership of the cash improvement actions together with the Cash champion of the Region

• Work with GSC International EA procurement, Category managers and global network of controllers to ensure all relevant Key Internal Controls are implemented and are operating effectively

• Manage transversal projects for Global Procurement Finance as required

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, IT or equivalent is required

• At least 15 years of experience as a Finance Business Partner, with min 4 years of experience gained as a Procurement Finance Business Partner.

• Has relevant procurement finance business partnering experience covering product/components cost competitiveness, product costing and profitability, raw material impact, cash and capex optimisation, etc

• Added manufacturing/ plant procurement finance experience is useful but this is not a must

• Digital Native, with proven experience in deploying digital automation to deliver prescriptive and predictive analytics for business performance insights

• Strong analytical skills & ability to organize, summarize & articulate complex data for decision-making

• Proficient in English, oral and written

• Passion for continuous improvement & change management

• Ability to build credibility and animate networks outside functional area

• Has strong stakeholder management skills

• Collaborative and a strong team player

• Hands-on despite being experienced

• Strong communication skills

• Keen to assume a challenging business finance role supporting Regional Procurement

Selling points:

• This is a top-notch MNC that is highly regarded with attractive benefits. It offers a collaborative, global and team-based work culture

• The role offers exposure to global projects

• The co offers job rotation opportunities

To apply, please send your cv in word doc to [email protected] Please also include details of your current salary, expected salary and notice period in your cv.

We regret to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Posted by :

CAP Consulting (EA licence : 14C7175)

Caroline Poh (EA registration : R1105649)

Date of this ad placement: 6 Oct 26