Italy Petcare Finance Sr. Business Partner Job Description: This Senior Market BP role will be expected to:Act as a catalyst for change by changing perspective, bringing the outside in and framing the issue.Be a strategic investor by providing holistic and innovative insights, displaying forward looking and long-term analyses, anchoring an ROI mindset in the organization.Be the key point of contact for One Demand and Sales teams for the Petcare category.Be modern to the times by empowering users with digital tools, working cross functions, and visualizing data storytelling in an engaging way.This role is one of the feeder roles to the Cluster Finance Director position.
What will be your key responsibilities?Finance business partner for respective customer group/channel – as such supporting the definition of customer strategy and achieving targets set within operational plan/3 yrs value creation plan.Partner with regional Customer/Channel teams and Centers of Excellence in the process of strategies and plans definition.Member of the Customer/Channel Management Team, accountable with the Customer/Channel Business Director for the delivery, ownership and execution of the Operating Plan.Develop strategic partnership with the Customer Business Director through spending time in the market to understand the competitive landscape, uncover opportunities for growth, further understand the customer and strengthen the relationship with the Customer team.Support in the preparation of annual trade negotiations and customer business plans for respective customer group/channel in coordination with regional Customer teams.Influence sales and customers to recommend process improvements for the mutual benefit of all parties and to allow for the best use of trade funds.Support in ad-hoc activities and customer individual offers via financial evaluation and recommendations for respective customer group/channel.Ensure that the trade budget of the respective customer group/channel is managed accurately and at appropriate level of detail in the Trade Budget Systems; work in conjunction with sales to review trade fund use and effectiveness; identify opportunities to maximize ROI and eliminate non-working investments.Establish strong partnership with SRM Head and local organization to support creation and rollout of winning pricing, promo, mix and trade investment strategies - in service of the business unit's value creation and share gains delivery.
Evaluation of financial impacts of SRM strategies.Partner with local One Demand (Sales, Market Strategy, Supply Chain) teams to effectively create business unit PL forecast.
Identify key opportunities and risks to delivery of targets with recommended remedies.Ensure adherence to all corporate policies and guidelines pertaining to internal control with respect to the Trade budget.Drive digital tools/reporting and a value creation mindset within the local Sales/channel organization.Establish and maintain effective collaboration with regional FPA team and other shared service and Center of Excellence teams.
What can you expect from Mars?Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.Minimum Requirements:Education Professional Qualification: Higher education (Master's degree in Economy, Finance, Business Administration).Knowledge/Experience:Minimum 7 years experience in other Finance roles.Significant experience in FMCG multinational environments.Significant experiences abroad from own country are a plus.Language skills: English proficiency.Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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