Location: UK and Europe
Subject to Consultation
About the role
The Commercial Finance Business Partner Innovation is a key member of the divisional commercial finance team with a strong focus on supporting the Design & Innovation community and the CBUs in the commercialisation pricing development profitability assessments and performance tracking of tracked innovations and new service this role you will drive business performance by actively proposing supporting and leading projects that increase transparency and accuracy of information on the products and services. You will be a Business partner to the D&I Teams and Marketing for Packaging and to the Delivery Team for service offer development and tracking.#
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Analysis & Reporting - Develop P&L models and relevant balance sheet data to support business case development for new service offer proposals
Develop and support pricing strategies for all divisional driven non-standard product offerings ensuring value is maximised
As part of the project development support the teams in understanding tax and transfer price implications are properly understood and considered and work with Group Tax on ensuring frameworks are properly created before any product or service launches
Act as Commercial Finance Business partner for the D&I teams supporting on the tracking of initiatives and projects e.g. Eco Bowl and other divisional scalable innovations
Extract reports from the central CRM to ensure the proper tracking of performance linking SDB and Navigator data
Support the Central Marketing team for any project linked to performance tracking
Work with the innovation owners to develop financials in support of the various stages of the toll gate process to ensure the necessary support is in place for the development of a business case including costs benefits and key milestones that can be used for ongoing progress tracking
Ensure there is a clarity on the future operating model for the innovation and that processes are in place to support the ongoing tracking of performance.
About You
Formal finance qualification desirable
Experience of developing P&Ls for new product development
Excellent Excel skills
Experience sourcing financial data from disparate systems
Proven ability to intelligently operate and navigate in a multinational corporate environment and experience working in matrix organisation
Experience with stakeholder management proven ability to deal with stakeholders on senior management level
Resilience and tenacity a must in a change environment
Strong commercial acumen and strategic agility.
DS Smith is an international packaging company, offering sustainable, plastic-free packaging, integrated recycling services, and sustainable paper products.