Finance Partner Operations (m/f/d)

HQ medac GmbH; Wedel; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours with remote</p>

30 vacation days

Cafeteria

Pension scheme

Medac academy training

Bonuses

Job summary

HQ medac GmbH is seeking a Finance Business Partner with strong FP&A and supply chain experience to influence strategic and operational decisions across inventory management and logistics. You will drive financial steering, scenarios, and robust business cases, while leading budgeting and performance reviews across the Operations domain.

The role requires a university degree in a related field, several years in FP&A/Controlling, and fluency in German and English.

Qualifications

• University degree in business/finance or related field.
• Several years of experience in finance business partnering, controlling, FP&A or similar role.
• Strong understanding of supply chain and operations, incl. inventory, logistics, working capital and key performance drivers.
• Proven budgeting, forecasting, business planning, and performance management experience.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking with ability to translate complex problems into clear recommendations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, with ability to influence across organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted sparring partner to Operations leadership for inventory, logistics and end-to-end supply chain decision-making.
• Steer inventory finance, write-offs, disposals, logistics costs and working capital with clear recommendations.
• Challenge assumptions through financial insights, scenario analyses and robust business cases.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, business reviews and performance management processes.
• Translate operational/financial developments into clear insights for management.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives with Finance Capability Centers to improve efficiency and value creation across Operations and Supply Chain.

Skills

Finance FP&A experience

Supply chain understanding

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

German & English proficiency

Education

University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Industrial Engineering or related field

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted sparring partner to Operations leadership, supporting strategic and operational decision-making across inventory management, logistics and end-to-end supply chain processes
• Drive the financial steering of inventory, write-offs, disposals, logistics costs and working capital by identifying risks, opportunities and key value drivers and deriving clear recommendations for action
• Challenge operational assumptions and business plans through financial insights, scenario analyses and robust business cases
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, business reviews and performance management processes
• Translate complex operational and financial developments into clear insights and recommendations for management
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and projects in close collaboration with Finance Capability Centers and business stakeholders to improve efficiency, resilience and value creation across Operations and Supply Chain

Your Profile

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Industrial Engineering or a related field
• Several years of relevant experience in Finance Business Partnering, Controlling, FP&A or a comparable role
• Strong understanding of Supply Chain and Operations, including inventory management, logistics, working capital and key operational performance drivers
• Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, business planning and performance management
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, combined with the ability to turn complex business challenges into clear recommendations
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge, influence and build trusted relationships across different organizational levels
• Strategic mindset, high degree of ownership and a collaborative, solution-oriented approach
• Fluent in German and English

Our employees are our greatest asset. And to show our appreciation, we offer attractive benefits

Your work-life balance is important to us. We offer flexible working hours with the option of working a proportion of those hours remotely, 30 annual vacation days and an excellent cafeteria

Attractive salaries and success-based bonuses for all medac employees

Individual training opportunities: Our medac academy offers a wide range of programmes including leadership training, coaching essentials and language classes

A funded pension scheme and other social benefits

We care for our employees beyond the workplace and provide advice on caring for elderly relatives as well as offering counselling We promote sports and activities to improve our employees' health

About Medac

We are a strong community: with more than 2,000 employees worldwide, we are committed to improving human health. Our work is more than just a job. With a career at medac, you can make a real difference in the industry. Look into this job opportunity and become part of an exceptional workforce.