Commercial Finance Associate Manager

Kraft Heinz; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraft Heinz in Amsterdam seeks a Commercial Finance Associate manager to lead a high‑performing team with strong autonomy and P&L ownership, partnering with the Sales team across 25+ European countries to drive growth and support pan‑European tenders for major brands.

You will own the cluster’s P&L, oversee forecasting cycles, assess ROI on trade investments, guide Revenue Growth Management initiatives, and act as a finance partner in negotiations with distributors to maximize profitability.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience in Finance/Category or similar background.
• Excellent leadership skills – self-starter with drive for results.
• Strong financial competence including P&L ownership and drivers.
• Strong interpersonal skills with distributors and customers.
• Growth mindset and ability to deliver solutions.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills in an agile environment.
• Experience negotiating short- and long-term initiatives with customers.

Responsibilities

• Own the Cluster’s P&L: owner of P&L for the region – responsible for delivering annual sales target while protecting profitability; building thorough business cases; focus on driving growth
• Operational planning & routines: lead the forecast cycle discipline – assure key assumptions inclusion in the plan with constant challenge of change drivers
• Managing Trade Investments: assess opportunities for extra investments to maximize ROI, collaborate in creating the joint Promotion Plan, being the gate keeper and ensure control and clarity over the Trade Investments
• Revenue Growth Management: provide insights into PPA (Price, Pack, Architecture) in-line with strategy of delivering profitable growth across Volume, Revenue, Bottom-line and Market Share
• Business partner mindset: deep understanding of markets environment/trends, proactive proposal of value generative ideas, contact/negotiations with distributors

Skills

P&L ownership

Leadership

Financial analysis

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Job description

Job Description

As a Commercial Finance Associate manager, you will be leading and working with a high performing team, with high degree of autonomy and decision making, and P&L Ownership. Besides partnering with the Sales team on driving the business across 25+ countries within Europe, the position is the designated business partner for the Head of Away From Home supporting in pan-European tenders for growth opportunities (Burger King, KFC, etc). You will also be leading from Finance perspective the negotiations with Hard Discounters (Kaufland & LIDL) focusing on enhancing the collaboration, expanding the assortment and maximizing the existing business.

Job Description

Key responsibility:

• Own the Cluster’s P&L : owner of P&L for the region – responsible for delivering annual sales target while protecting profitability; building thorough business cases; focus on driving growth
• Operational planning & routines : lead the forecast cycle discipline – assure key assumptions inclusion in the plan with constant challenge of change drivers
• Managing Trade Investments : Assess opportunities for extra investments to maximize the ROI, collaborate in creating the joint Promotion Plan, being the gate keeper and ensure control and clarity over the Trade Investments
• Revenue Growth Management: Provide insights into PPA (Price, Pack, Architecture) in-line with the strategy of delivering profitable growth across Volume, Revenue, Bottom-line and Market Share
• Business partner mindset: deep understanding of markets environment / trends, proactive proposal of value generative ideas, being a point of contact / negotiations with distributors

Expected Experience & required skills:

• 5-7+ years of experience in Finance/Category or similar background
• Excellent leadership skills – self-starter, with a drive for results while operating with speed and agility
• Strong financial competence inclusive of previous experience owning a P&L, understanding of profit and revenue drivers
• Strong interpersonal skills with experience in building distributor and customer relationships
• Passionate about growth and demonstrates a growth mindset focused on delivering solutions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in an agile environment
• Experience negotiating both short- and long-term initiatives that are mutually beneficial to KHC and the customer

Location(s)

Amsterdam

Location(s)

Amsterdam

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.