Financial Analyst - Aarhus

If you have a passion for data and creating transparency for the complete end-to-end business, along with aspiring to be part of a dynamic international company, then we invite you to consider this exciting opportunity.

“Together with great colleagues, you will enter a team of 4 responsible for outsourcing direct manufacturing (contract manufacturing) or secondary packing activities (co-packing) to third-party providers. The role is based in Viby, Aarhus but has a global outreach, where you will play a pivotal role in enhancing transparency and boosting procurement performance across Arlas global business.” Says Director Contract Manufacturing, Anders Bygballe.

How you will make an impact

This role will be responsible for creating price and cost management transparency for our stakeholders in Global Arla. This includes the development and maintenance of a huge and complex cost management database and the development of relevant tools to ensure a reliable and transparent in-depth insight into costing and pricing development.

Moreover, your tasks will include:

• Holistic performance analysis: Consolidate, review, and analyze potential in different markets. This includes market outlook report and bottom up analysis.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with different teams to ensure procurement compliance in contract manufacturing through data-driven analysis.
• Influential insights: Obtain the lowest possible Total Cost of Ownership from our contract manufacturers.
• Drive efficiency: Manage and drive joint cost improvement programs together with internal and external stakeholders.
• Administrative procurement tasks: Maintain and ensure supplier onboarding, investigate cost deviations and manage contract manufacturing in procurement systems

What will make you successful

We are looking for a candidate with an analytical mindset and display strong communication skills with stakeholders. You are able to prioritize tasks, organize information and work independently. As a true relationship builder, you possess the ability to balance networking with execution and delivery. Nevertheless, you adapt to changing priorities as needed and demonstrate a problem-solving mindset.

Further, it will be an advantage if you have:

• A bachelor or master degree in cand.merc, cand.oecon or similar. The ideal candidate can both be a newly graduate or have 2-3 years of work experience.
• Any prior work experience in procurement, finance, or similar roles in a big matrix organization is an advantage.
• Have experience with PowerBI and financial reporting

Were eager to interview candidates with diverse experiences, and well tailor your responsibilities accordingly.

What do we offer?

In our team we have a strong focus on flexibility and work-life balance, where you have the possibility of working from home. Moreover, you will be part of a global organization with colleagues from all over the world, which is why you can expect some traveling days.

We’re committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you’ll join a market leader who produces nutritious household-favorite brands in a way that makes things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world.

Would you like to join us?

For more information, please reach out to Director, Anders Bygballe, Contract Manufacturing on +4589381396. Well be reviewing applications continuously and closing the position once we find the right candidate.

We have a purpose for Good
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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