Plant Commercial Manager

Bunge; Madhya Pradesh; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Bunge seeks a Senior Manager - Plant Commercial to lead plant controlling, accounting close, and financial reporting, ensuring robust internal controls and timely monthly submissions. The role oversees inventory, WIP, and weighbridge accuracy, and supports cost performance monitoring with actionable insights.

You will manage governance around contracts, Capex, GRN, and SOX compliance while developing the plant commercial team through coaching and clear direction.

Qualifications

• CA or equivalent professional qualification with 10–15 years in industrial/manufacturing finance, plant controlling or commercial finance roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant controlling, accounting close and financial reporting activities, ensuring accurate books and timely submission of monthly reports.
• Oversee inventory, production and weighbridge controls for raw oil, WIP, finished goods, packing materials and MRO items, ensuring SAP accuracy and timely reconciliations.
• Monitor plant variable and fixed costs, analyse performance against budget and prior year, and provide actionable insights.
• Manage commercial governance activities including DPO review, contract evaluation, Capex evaluation, GRN/weighbridge reconciliations, scrap management, and statutory/SOX compliance.
• Lead and develop the plant commercial team through direction, communication, coaching and timely audit query closures.

Skills

Business judgment

Ownership of controls

Stakeholder partnering

Team leadership

Communication

Advanced Excel

Education

Chartered Accountant

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

Job description

Senior Manager - Plant Commercial

Role Purpose Statement

The Plant Commercial Manager is responsible for leading the plant commercial and controlling activities to support smooth, cost-effective and compliant plant operations. The role ensures accurate accounting and reporting, robust internal controls, inventory accuracy, budget and cost performance monitoring, contract and commercial governance, statutory compliance, and effective team leadership.

Main Accountabilities

• Lead plant controlling, accounting close and financial reporting activities, ensuring accurate books and timely submission of monthly reports.
• Oversee inventory, production and weighbridge controls for raw oil, WIP, finished goods, packing materials and MRO items, ensuring SAP accuracy and timely reconciliations.
• Monitor plant variable and fixed costs, analyse performance versus budget and prior year, and provide actionable insights to support cost control and operational decision-making.
• Manage commercial governance activities including DPO review, contract evaluation, Capex evaluation, GRN/weighbridge reconciliations, scrap management, and statutory/SOX compliance.
• Lead and develop the plant commercial team through clear direction, regular communication, coaching and timely closure of audit queries.

Knowledge and Skills

Behavior: Demonstrates sound business and financial judgement, strong ownership of controls and compliance, and the ability to partner effectively with plant operations, SCM, procurement, legal and finance stakeholders. Leads and develops team members through clear communication, coaching and performance focus, while driving disciplined execution and positive change in a plant environment.

Technical: Strong knowledge of plant controlling, cost accounting, financial accounting, budgeting, MIS reporting, taxation and statutory compliance, internal controls/SOX, SAP and advanced MS Excel. Ability to analyse production and cost variances, review commercial contracts, evaluate Capex proposals, and support operational decision-making with accurate financial insights.

Education Experience

Chartered Accountant or equivalent professional qualification with 10-15 years of relevant experience in industrial/manufacturing finance, plant controlling or commercial finance roles. Experience in SAP-based reporting, internal controls and plant operations environment is preferred.

Job Segment

Compliance, Recruiting, Plant Operator, Plant Manager, Accounting, Legal, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Finance