Strategic Supply Chain Finance Partner (ANZ)

Unilever PLC; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever is seeking a Finance Business Partner for Foods ANZ Supply Chain to connect operational performance with financial outcomes across cost, productivity, sourcing, inventory and capital investment. You will lead planning, forecast performance, and provide robust financial analysis to drive service, resilience and profitable growth.

The role partners with Supply Chain leadership to identify productivity initiatives and sustainable savings, challenge cost assumptions and support

Qualifications

• Professional accounting / finance qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of cost drivers, productivity, inventory and capital investment.
• Ability to influence operational stakeholders and convert complex data into decisions.
• Strong analytical, modelling and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in FMCG, manufacturing or a comparable operational environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning and forecasting for supply chain costs, productivity and related balance sheet/cash drivers.
• Track actual performance against plan, explain variances and drive corrective actions with operational owners.
• Develop clear visibility of key cost drivers and risks across manufacturing, logistics, procurement and inventory.
• Partner Supply Chain teams to identify, validate and track productivity initiatives and sustainable savings.
• Support capital expenditure business cases, prioritisation and post-investment reviews.
• Act as a trusted Finance partner to Supply Chain leadership and support transformation with financial modelling.

Skills

Supply chain finance

Manufacturing finance

Commercial finance

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Job description

Unilever is seeking a Finance Business Partner for Foods ANZ Supply Chain to connect operational performance with financial outcomes across cost, productivity, sourcing, inventory and capital investment. You will lead planning, forecast performance, and provide robust financial analysis to drive service, resilience and profitable growth.

The role partners with Supply Chain leadership to identify productivity initiatives and sustainable savings, challenge cost assumptions and support