Business Controller Logistics

Danone; Zoetermeer; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly bonus

Pension

Health discounts

30 days leave

Hybrid work

Job summary

Danone Netherlands seeks a Business Controller Logistics to partner with logistics and finance teams, driving financial performance across the Dairy and Plant-Based logistics network. You will own month-end close, forecasting, rolling forecast, and standard costing, while driving cost efficiency and productivity initiatives.

You will report to the Senior Business Controller Logistics and operate in a hybrid setup, gaining exposure to end-to-end logistics across countries and brands.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration across functions.
• Ability to influence and partner with business teams.
• Strong analytical and storytelling skills with numbers.

Responsibilities

• Manage logistic control topics under supervision.
• Drive month-end close, forecasting and annual planning for logistics scope.
• Animate results with business teams and monitor savings initiatives.
• Drive cost efficiency and productivity discussions across logistics.
• Manage full Planning and Control cycle (Month close, Rolling Forecast, Standard Costing).
• Identify risks and opportunities and translate into actionable recommendations.

Skills

Team spirit

People management

Analytical skills

Data storytelling

Proactive mindset

Attention to detail

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Power Query

Magnitude

IPROview

Job description

About The Job

Looking for a finance role with real business impact? As Business Controller Logistics, you'll work closely with logistics and finance teams, shape key decisions, and help drive efficiency and performance across a dynamic and fast-moving supply chain.

Our Primary Logistics organization focuses on all the logistic activities from Supply Point to our Sales Units. Within our scope we manage all activities around Transport, Warehousing, Documentation, Control Towers, Projects. We are active in 3 categories; Dairy, Plant based and Specialized Nutrition.

For our finance department we are looking for a Business Controller Logistics, who together with the Senior Business Controller Logistics, your future manager, will be responsible for driving financial performance and providing business partnering support for our Dairy and Plant-Based logistics operations.

What you need to do:

• Manage, under the wing of a senior business controller, a few specific logistic control topics (e.g. warehouse, write-off or transport)
• Drive month-end closing, forecasting and annual planning activities for your scope.
• Animation of result with Business Teams
• Drive cost efficiency and productivity discussions and monitor savings initiatives
• Managing full Planning and Control cycle for your scope (Month close, Rolling Forecast and Standard Costing)
• Identify risks and opportunities and translate them into actionable recommendations

What you will gain:

• Exposure to an end-to-end logistics network across multiple categories and countries
• Opportunity to work closely with senior logistics and finance leaders
• Ownership of key financial processes and business-critical decisions
• A dynamic environment with opportunities to drive productivity, automation and continuous improvement initiatives

Meet your future manager! Your manager will be Loudy Tuba, Senior Business Controller Logistics. Learn more about him: Loudy Alfathan Tuba | LinkedIn

About You

To succeed in this role, you fulfil the following'

• Great team spirit
• People management skills (Business Partnering and Influencing)
• Relevant years of work experience which comes with a Business Controller role
• Well-developed Excel and analytical skills (of course )
• Ability to tell the story which comes with the set of numbers presented
• A proactive mindset with a continuous improvement mentality
• Attention to detail while maintaining a strong business perspective
• Preferable tools experience: (not a must)
  • SAP
  • Power tools of Microsoft (Power BI, Power Query)
  • Magnitude
  • IPROview (productivity tracking tool)

About Us

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health – BY YOU.

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.*

We Offer

It’s an exciting time to join Danone. You’ll build meaningful relationships and networks working with large, dynamic brands. And the best part? You’ll be supported to grow an impactful career that you can be proud of. Together, we’ll build a healthier world.

• Competitive salary and yearly bonus
• Premium free pension
• Great discounts on health insurance and Danone products
• 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more)
• Hybrid working environment where you can work either from home or from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk

Need more information? Please contact Claudia Llona, Talent Acquisition Manager via [e-mail].

* All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status