Supply chain Finance Analy

SIRE LIFE SCIENCES; Amersfoort; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SIRE LIFE SCIENCES in the Netherlands seeks a skilled Supply Chain Financial Analyst to support the S&OP process, optimize inventory, profitability, and cash flow, and collaborate with planning and finance for strategic improvements.

This role emphasizes scenario analysis, data-driven decision making, and monthly reporting for global S&OP meetings while partnering with factory controllers and commercial teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in FMCG/food/dairy finance or supply chain.
• Strong S&OP and commercial finance background.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with SAP/HFM/BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Support scenario analysis and valuation decisions within the S&OP process, aligning go-to-market and manufacturing priorities.
• Provide end-to-end insights into profitability, capacity and inventory impacts based on data.
• Assist in transitioning S&OP from volume-based to value-based decisions with financial data for forecasts.
• Contribute to automation projects by integrating financial and planning insights to streamline processes.
• Identify opportunities to simplify workflows and improve efficiency.
• Drive capacity utilization during S&OP meetings by sharing financial insights.
• Prepare monthly reports and consolidate data for global S&OP meetings.
• Back up the second S&OP controller when needed.
• Challenge plans and support the planning team with financial expertise.
• Support the rollout of production volume upload methods for financial forecasting.
• Review and reconcile supply volume data used in demand-supply balancing meetings for consistency across planning hubs.
• Develop and align methodologies for including raw milk sales volumes in forecasts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Scenario modeling

Stakeholder management

S&OP experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

HFM

Power BI

Adaptive

Job description

Company

A leading organization in the fast-moving consumer goods sector, specializing in food and dairy products. The company is committed to innovation, operational excellence, and delivering high-quality products to consumers worldwide.

Job Description

We are looking for a skilled Supply Chain Financial Analyst to join our client's team. In this role, you will support financial decision-making within the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, focusing on optimizing inventory, profitability, and cash flow. You will work closely with the planning and finance teams to provide valuable insights that drive strategic and operational improvements.

Responsibilities

• Support scenario analysis and valuation decision-making within the S&OP process, considering go-to-market (GtM) and manufacturing priorities.
• Provide end-to-end insights into decisions affecting profitability, capacity, and inventory, based on valorization and variable cost data.
• Assist in transitioning the S&OP process from volume-based to value-based decision-making, supplying financial data to commercial and factory controllers for accurate forecasts.
• Contribute to automation projects by integrating financial and planning insights to streamline processes.
• Proactively identify opportunities for simplifying workflows and improving efficiency.
• Drive capacity utilization during S&OP meetings by sharing relevant financial insights.
• Prepare monthly reports and consolidate data for the global S&OP meetings.
• Act as a backup for the second S&OP controller when needed.
• Challenge plans and support the planning team with financial expertise.
• Support the rollout of production volume upload methods for financial forecasting, ensuring smooth monthly processes.
• Review and reconcile supply volume data used in demand-supply balancing meetings, ensuring consistency across planning hubs.
• Develop and align methodologies for including raw milk sales volumes in financial forecasts.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience, ideally in FMCG, food, or dairy sectors.
• Strong background in Commercial Finance and/or Supply Chain Finance, with solid S&OP experience.
• Excellent analytical skills and experience with scenario modeling.
• Proven ability to assess financial impacts of supply chain decisions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills in a matrix organization.
• Experience working closely with planning and supply chain teams.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with SAP, HFM, Power BI, Adaptive, or similar systems is a plus.
• Fluency in English; Dutch language skills are preferred.
• Comfort with automation and process improvement projects.
• Able to challenge existing workflows and promote best practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes and translate insights into actionable strategies.

Other Information

This role offers a hybrid working mode—two days at the office in Amersfoort and three days working from home. The position is based at the company’s head office in Amersfoort, Netherlands. The role is a senior-level business partner position, focused on strategic support rather than traditional accounting or reporting.