Finance Business Partner, Plant Network and Storage, Supply Chain Finance, North America

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 300 million pallets, crates and containers.

We employ 11,000 people and operate in more than 55 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner.

You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals.

And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our .

Job Description

Position Purpose

This role provides detailed Supply Chain finance support via analysis and insights with a focus on decisions related to our plant and storage networks.

Major / Key Accountabilities

• Provides business with analytics and insights to influence strategic and operational decision excellence and in doing so, drives improved business performance and capital allocation decisions
• Supports the implementation and adoption of standard finance tools and processes
• Identifies and explains levers of supply chain performance and strategic objective delivery
• Provides analytical support to key stakeholders and business leaders via supply chain financial analysis, business case preparation, strategic initiatives, financial process governance, and global alignment
• Partners with PNO, Operations, Planning, and Corporate stakeholders for North America to forecast and analyze costs and benefits
• Supporting the evaluation of Supply Chain initiatives from ideation to execution
• Supports decisions related to plants and storage, plus any related post investment reviews (PIR’s)
• Support the production and tracking of monthly KPI (including financial performance) for storage
• Drive continuous process improvements in reporting, forecasting, and budgeting activities through automation, system enhancements, data quality, consolidation, and quality improvement
• Provide leadership, direction, motivation and support to business partners and analysts
• Administers delegation of financial authority approvals and supports approval audits as required
• Supports other supply chain analyses, ad hoc requests and projects as required
• Lead the planning / forecast process timely and accurately with stakeholders for storage, real estate (incl. IFRS16) and Network strategy
• Timeliness and accuracy of month-end analysis and financial forecasting / budgeting

Measures

• The quality and effectiveness of strategic and operational decision support provided to Supply Chain and the business within the market(s) under responsibility
• The ideation and financial impact of Supply Chain initiatives (including Transformation initiatives) identified to drive performance and achieve forecast / targets as measured by their outcome
• Timeliness and accuracy of month-end analysis and financial forecasting / budgeting
• The quality of insight and commentary on the financial results and performance within the market(s)
• The % standard Supply Chain tools and processes developed and adopted within the market(s)

Challenges

• Ability to work across different time zones and cultures both within Finance and across the Business
• Navigating the complexity of working and developing relationships in a matrix structure

Qualifications

Minimum : Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Accounting or in a similarly data-driven technical discipline or equivalent experience

Experience

• Minimum 4 years of analytical business partner experience, preferably in complex multinational businesses within Finance or similar roles
• Minimum 2 years of experience within CHEP US finance, with supply chain finance experience as a team leader or above preferred
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and intermediate PowerBI skills required
• Building and preparation of scorecards, dashboards, and management reporting desirable
• Demonstrated comfort with interpreting and presenting output to executive levels of the organization

Skills and Knowledge

Refer the Technical and Behavioral Function Profile for detailed requirements, however key aspects include :

• Well-developed use of Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, especially in interpreting complex subjects for partners
• Solid understanding of corporate finance and accounting concepts
• Excellent problem solving, business partnership, and quantitative analysis skills
• Effectiveness in managing cross functional stakeholders and competing priorities
• Understanding of CHEP business and plant cost structure strongly preferred
• Experience in financial and / or supply chain data analysis tools preferred. Examples include (but not limited to) : SAP / Business Warehouse, Business Objects / Power BI

Preferred Education

Bachelors

Preferred Level of Work Experience

3 - 5 years

Remote Type

Hybrid Remote

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential.

This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.