GROUP SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE MANAGER

HC RESOURCES; Lyon; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HC RESOURCES in Lyon, France seeks a Group Supply Chain Finance Manager to drive consistency in financial reporting, lead a global cost-out programme, and oversee working capital management across six regions. The role focuses on delivering cash improvements and strong internal controls.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Commercial and Finance, own KPI dashboards, and challenge assumptions to unlock savings while maintaining governance in a fast-paced, international environment.

Qualifications

• Around 10 years of relevant experience in supply chain finance and plant/manufacturing controllership.
• Experience with working capital management and inventory optimisation.
• Strong understanding of IBP / S&OP processes and financial integration.
• Fluent in English and French, autonomous and capable of driving change.

Responsibilities

• Ensure alignment across Supply Chain, Commercial and Finance on a single-number forecast.
• Lead savings programmes and tracking of benefits and working capital improvements.
• Own working capital performance across Supply Chain including DIO and stock policies.
• Implement balanced KPIs and provide actionable insights for performance management.
• Ensure budgets and forecasts are completed within timetable and maintain financial controls.

Skills

Supply chain finance

Working capital management

IBP / S&OP processes

SAP

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

English & French Fluency

Education

Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

The Group Supply Chain Finance Manager is responsible for ensuring consistency and transparency in financial and operational reporting, driving a cost out programme globally as well as oversight and compliance with all internal controls. This role will help manage a very high amount of spend globally across 6 geographic regions. The objective is to identify and implement a savings programme. In addition, this role will challenge our current approach to working capital to deliver cash to the organisation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• – Ensure full alignment across Supply Chain, Commercial and Finance on a single-number forecast and lead financial risk and opportunity assessment in the monthly S&OP cycle.
• – Contribute to a Project Direct savings program, including savings validation, tracking and delivery, build and maintain benefit tracking models, challenge assumptions and ensure delivery of committed savings and working capital improvements.
• – Own working capital performance across Supply Chain, including DIO, inventory drivers and stock policies. Challenge trade-offs between service, inventory and cost, and drive reduction of excess & obsolete stock and improvement of cash generation.
• – Implement and drive a balanced scorecard of Supply Chain KPIs. Ensure consistent reporting and performance reviews across all regions and provide clear, actionable insights to support performance management.
• – Ensure that supply chain budget & forecast processes are completed within the business timetable, assist in driving accountability and understanding of the drivers.
• – Establish and maintain financial controls and processes in line with company accounting policies and financial procedures.
• – Lead the financial review of capital projects with recommendations within the supply chain.
• – Provide ad hoc strategic analysis and scenario planning.
• –Support the Global Supply Chain Director in the implementation of required processes to improve control globally.

Location: Greater Lyon Area, France

Reporting Line: Group Finance Director

PROFILE

You have around 10 years of relevant experience, with a background in supply chain finance and particularly in plant/manufacturing controllership. You hold a degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.

You have proven experience in working capital management, inventory optimisation, transformation programmes or PMO-driven environments.

You possess a strong understanding of IBP / S&OP processes and their financial integration, as well as solid experience with SAP. You are fluent in both English and French. You are able to work autonomously, manage priorities effectively and deliver results in complex environments with limited guidance. You are comfortable driving change and operating within international, fast-paced and evolving organisations.

You are recognised for your analytical skills, your ability to interpret and summarise large datasets, and your capacity to provide clear insights that support business decision-making.

You have strong stakeholder management and communication skills, combined with the ability to collaborate effectively across different countries and cultures.