Manager, Supply Chain Finance

ZUS COFFEE; Subang Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ZUS COFFEE is seeking a finance professional with 6-10 years of FMCG experience to lead cost and inventory controls across the supply chain. The role focuses on standard costing, BOM governance, OEM cost structures, and cost-to-serve modelling to support pricing and portfolio decisions.

You will partner with Supply Chain, Product, and Commercial teams, driving cost efficiencies through ERP systems like NetSuite and advanced Excel modelling in a high-growth environment.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in FMCG finance
• Experience with OEM/contract manufacturing models preferred
• Hands-on experience implementing standard costing frameworks
• Strong business partnering across Supply Chain, Product, and Commercial teams
• Ability to simplify complex financial data for operational stakeholders
• Advanced Excel modeling and ERP proficiency (NetSuite)

Responsibilities

• Transition inventory valuation processes from weighted average to standard costing
• Maintain BOM accuracy for all SKUs with Product Development
• Own OEM cost structures across materials, packaging, conversion, logistics and overhead
• Provide monthly cost and variance analysis to identify price movements and inefficiencies
• Provide gross margin reporting by SKU, category and portfolio
• Develop cost-to-serve models by SKU and channel for pricing decisions
• Monitor 3PL and distribution costs with Supply Chain for optimisation
• Support negotiations with OEMs and vendors using cost benchmarks
• Collaborate with Product Development on cost-saving opportunities in materials and packaging
• Embed cost controls across procurement, production, and stock movements
• Evaluate make-vs-buy and ROI for network expansion and supplier strategy
• Provide strategic input for portfolio rationalisation and pricing decisions

Skills

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Costing analysis

Business partnering

Data simplification

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

• Transition inventory valuation from weighted average to a standard costing, enabling clear tracking of price, usage, and efficiency variances.
• Maintain and govern the BOM accuracy for all SKUs, working with Product Development to ensure ingredients, packaging, conversion, and specifications.
• Own OEM cost structures across raw materials, packaging, conversion costs, logistics, and overhead components.
• Provide monthly cost and variance analysis to distinguish between input price movements, OEM inefficiencies, and internal planning gaps.
• Provide gross margin reporting by SKU, category, and portfolio.

Supply Chain & Cost-to-Serve Optimisation

• Partner with the Supply Chain to monitor and optimise 3PL and distribution costs.
• Collaborate with Product Development to identify cost-saving opportunities in materials, formulation, and packaging.
• Support commercial negotiations with OEM partners and vendors using cost breakdowns and benchmarks.
• Develop cost-to-serve models by SKU and channel to support pricing and portfolio decisions.

Inventory & Cost Control

• Ensure inventory and supply chain numbers are accurate and properly controlled including review stock-take reconciliations, inventory ageing and SLOB, to optimise working capital.
• Define and embed financial control standards into Supply Chain SOPs across procurement, production, inventory movements, and stock adjustments.
• Ensure inventory valuation, provisions, and write-offs are accurate, compliant, and commercially sound across OEMs, warehouses and 3PLs.

Strategic Decision Support

• Evaluate make-vs-buy and OEM-to-in-house transitions through ROI and cost-benefit analysis.
• Provide financial input to support network expansion, SKU rationalisation, and supplier strategy.

Qualification and Experience

• 6-10 years of experience in FMCG finance, with strong exposure to product costing, BOM management, and supply chain economics.
• Experience working with OEM / contract manufacturing models strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience implementing or operating standard costing frameworks.
• Strong business partnering skills across Supply Chain, Product, and Commercial teams.
• Comfortable operating in a high-growth, evolving environment with incomplete data and building structure from the ground up.
• Advanced Excel modeling and proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite).
• Ability to simplify complex financial data for operational and commercial stakeholders.