Finance Business Partner

The financial business partner and value driver for the VET (Veterinary) business the core pillar of Royal Canin China. This role acts as the embedded financial copilot to the VET leadership team ensuring profitable growth by translating medical-channel strategy into financial outcomes optimizing customer/channel economics and ensuring disciplined investment with sustainable value creation.

Partnering Growth Strategy & Investment Governance (40%)
1)Strategic Finance Partner: Partner with VET business leaders to translate business channel & portfolio strategy (clinic/hospital penetration KOL engagement portfolio expansion) into robust IVCP and AEP financial plans
2)Investment Governance: Own ROI framework for VET investments including clinic activation programs scientific engagement education/events and field force deployment
3)Growth Development: Build business cases and financial models for key account /channel expansion (clinics chains) partnership models and new portfolio / service -led growth initiatives

Analytics & Value Driver Management (25%)
1)Customer & Channel Profitability: Analyse profitability by channel sub-region and product portfolio; identify value-creating vs. value-dilutive segments
2)Pricing & Trade Management: Support pricing strategy discount governance and trade terms tailored to professional channels; monitor price realization and leakage
3)Field Force Effectiveness: Track productivity and ROI of VET sales force (coverage conversion visit effectiveness) linking activities to revenue and margin delivery
4)Portfolio & Mix Optimization: Drive analysis on premiumization therapeutic / health territories vs. channel mix and lifecycle/value per group of customers and etc.

& Performance Management: (20%)
1)VET P&L Forecasting: Own driver-based forecasting for VET business (productivity penetration prescription trends and etc) ensuring alignment with China FP&A
2)Performance Dialogue: Lead monthly performance reviews with VET leadership translating performance into actionable insights and forward-looking recommendations
3)KPI System & Tracking: Define and monitor VET-specific KPIs (e.g. clinic activation repeat purchase prescription rate sales per customer groups & etc) via dashboards

assurance &Cross-functional Leadership: (20%)
1)Trusted Finance Advisor: Act as sparring partner to VET leadership on strategic decisions investments and resource allocation
Risk Identification & Management: Monitor risks specific to VET channel (e.g. customer concentration compliance channel conflict credit exposure)
2)Cross-functional Alignment: Ensure strong linkage across Demand Supply and Finance (e.g. demand planning portfolio supply channel execution)
3)Team Contribution: Support development of finance business partnering capabilities within the VET finance team / broader demand finance community