Supply Chain Costings and Planning Controller

Job description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits. To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led , resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility , we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact Click “Apply” to get started. What will this role achieve? Reporting to the Supply Chain Finance Director, this role owns end‑to‑end Supply Chain Finance FP&A, leading planning, performance management and decision support, alongside accountability for wider Supply Chain finance activities including capital investment, transfer pricing, product costing and logistics finance. Through strong leadership of a central team, you will create a costing centre of excellence ensuring robust financial insight, disciplined governance, and clear visibility of cost, margin, and investment performance across manufacturing sites, logistics, and central Supply Chain functions. The role has direct line management responsibility for: Financial Control & Product Costing Manager Planning & Capital expenditure Manager Logistics Finance Manager As a Senior Manager, you will set direction, priorities, and standards for Supply Chain Finance, ensuring high‑quality outputs, strong controls, and effective business partnering aligned to UK&I and Global objectives What will be your key deliverables? People & Business Partnering Provide senior financial leadership and business partnering to Supply Chain leadership, supporting decision‑making with clear, high‑quality insight. Build strong, trusted relationships across Supply Chain, Logistics and Finance to drive performance and mitigate financial and control risks. Lead, coach and develop the central Supply Chain Finance team, creating a culture of accountability, ownership and high performance. Supply Chain FP&A, Performance & Insight Own end‑to‑end Supply Chain Finance FP&A, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting and performance insight across manufacturing sites, logistics and central functions. Ensure transparency of cost drivers, productivity and financial performance, with clear insight into variances, risks and opportunities. Drive high‑quality performance management and decision support aligned to UK&I and Group objectives. Capital Investment, Costing & Pricing Lead financial governance and decision support for capital investment projects, from business case development and approval through to tracking and post‑investment review. Own product costing and transfer pricing governance, ensuring robust methodologies, optimal processes, clear understanding of cost movements, and effective communication of margin impacts. Financial Control & Continuous Improvement Set standards for strong financial control, governance and compliance across Supply Chain Finance. Champion simplification, standardisation and continuous improvement of financial processes to improve efficiency, insight and quality of outputs. Act as a senior point of escalation on financial risks, controls and issues across the end‑to‑end Supply Chain. What do you need for this role? Essential CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualified Proven FMCG (Food & drink is beneficial) experience Strong Financial Control Comfortable challenging the Status Quo and influencing Senior Stakeholders Project Management / Leadership of Business Critical Workstreams Able to demonstrate a proven communication and teamwork ability, with the gravitas to build solid, successful working relationships cross-functionally Understanding of Standard Costing and variance analysis Experience working with Internal & External Audit Track record of providing robust and insightful financial analysis, including planning and forecasting Experience of Financial Analysis / modelling / investment appraisal techniques Knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint Knowledge of SAP system and ability to get up to speed quickly Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our great strength. We’re an equal opportunities employer and believe in fostering an inclusive environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law. We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business. We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.