Junior Finance Business Partner at Twining

• This role is the primary Junior Finance Business Partner to the Global Planning, Customer Service and Logistics (PCSL) Leadership Team and the Global Category Leader - Logistics Procurement, reporting to the Twinings Supply Chain FD.
• Role’s purpose is to provide decision support and financial expertise across PCSL & Logistics Procurement, financial insights to drive best cost, whilst ensuring that risk and volatility is handled and well-understood. 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide thorough financial and strategic support, developing the 5 year financial plans for the function.
• Develop insightful analysis to guide data led decisions and drive financial performance.
• Look outside for new ideas and best practice examples. 
• Proactively identify and communicate opportunities for efficiencies and cost savings within Logistics, Inventory, Planning – for budget, forecast, indicatives, 5YP e.g. ocean freight routes (Inbound and Outbound), SKU Rationalisation, Inventory Optimisation, NPD phase in/phase out risk mitigation.
• Work with Senior Finance Business Partner - Procurement and Technical to drive the Cost Innovation agenda for Twinings Supply Chain.
• Communicate insights to stakeholders to obtain sponsorship. 
• Lead the alignment of annual financial and KPI targets for PCSL that drive value optimisation and best cost, including the ongoing short- and long-term performance of the business.
• Ownership of the actual and forecast financial performance for PCSL – Inventory, volumes, freight and warehousing.
• Build and lead the monthly review of financial performance ensuring availability of clear and consistent information to drive decision making, including KPI performance. 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• University Degree in Accounting or Finance (or equivalent: ACCA / CIMA) 
• Experience in a fast paced FMCG businesses preferred
• Strong communication and influencing skills, verbal and written
• Previous Supply Chain experience would be an asset
• Working knowledge of SAP, knowledge of Power BI or other visualisation tools would be an advantage