Senior Finance Manager â Outsourced Manufacturing Strategy
Senior Finance Manager â Outsourced Manufacturing Strategy
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Senior Finance Manager Supply Chain Strategy
About the role
The Senior Finance Manager partners to support manufacturing operations and supply chain footprint Strategy; and will lead in providing financial support on all Outsourced Manufacturers (OM) CAPEX and Supply Chain Analytics related matters. This includes providing inputs into the decisions making process on product allocation to OMs participate in QBR supporting the development of the OM strategy leading financial audits of OMs and driving cost down through challenging cost issues raised by the OMs and proactively engagement in pushing for cost recovery from OMs.
From time to time the incumbent will also work on ad hoc analysis together with the Operations functions to identify new opportunities for Dyson. This will include but not limited to preparation of feasibility studies of new manufacturing location end to end cost analysis of new manufacturer etc. The incumbent will use his/her financial knowledge and operation experience to formulate clear analysis to senior management team in Dyson for key decision-making.
The role reports into the Head of Finance Outsourced Procurement and Supply Chain Strategy
Responsibilities
- Trusted business partner to Global Strategic Programs Director
- Optimize supply chain cost performance (short and long term with financials KPI
- Business Partner within Supply Chain Ops to drive optimal product allocation strategies with solid financials analysis (both cost and cash flow)
- Formulate analysis for non-material cost of sales to support decision making including moulding manufacturing lean activity contribution labour costs paint processing
- Work with stakeholders to identify cost savings initiatives to drive down non material costs elements within product costs
- Provide CM negotiation support to Ops Commercial with data scenario analysis/mapping for non material costs matters (e.g labour costs overtime management manufacturing lean activities underutilisation treatment etc.)
- Lead regular financial risk assessments of CMs
- Oversee the control environment relating to write offs and rework processes
- Prepare ad hoc analysis to support commercial / strategic initiatives involving CMs
- Review of key processes to drive process improvements
About you
- At least 8 years to 10 years of relevant work experience
- Experience in manufacturing finance is a plus
- Experience in rigorous financial analysis and comfortable with large database
- Excellent analytical ability and Excel spreadsheet skills
- Ability to understand concepts and ideas quickly and model data in meaningful ways
- Naturally Inquisitive - comfortable and willing to interrogate existing systems with large amounts of data for answers but accepts that not every query has an exact answer
- Proactive in proposing ideas to challenge status quo
- Experience in working across functions and cultures and dealing with overseas entities
- Excellent personal and business presentation skills in particular the presentation of financial information to non-finance managers and directors
- Assertive and able to influence upwards and peers
- Good spoken & written English
- Has strong sense of operational discipline and ability to meet deadlines
Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds dont think alike and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race colour religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
