Sr. Finance Business Partner (f/m/x)

1 нед. назад

NetherlandsEuropeSenior

financial planningforecastingvariance analysisbudgetingcost analysis

Senior Finance Business Partner role focused on Cost of Goods and Packaging, partnering with supply chain, procurement, and distribution teams in the BNL and Nordics region.

Обязанности

As a Sr. Finance Business Partner for Cost of Goods and Packaging, you will be a core member of the BNL & Nordics Finance Team, reporting directly to the Associate Director of FP&A for Nordics & Benelux. This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you will serve as the primary finance partner for supply chain, procurement, and distribution centre leadership across both the BNL and Nordics markets.
Based in Amsterdam, you will embed yourself in the operational and commercial detail of our distribution centres, build trusted relationships with procurement and operations counterparts across markets, and translate cost data into clear financial insights for senior stakeholders. Beyond COGs and packaging, you will also have the opportunity to contribute to broader finance projects across the BNL and Nordics region, gaining exposure to the full P&L and a wide range of strategic and operational workstreams.

Условия

Compensation & Financial Wellbeing
Enjoy 20% off and 40% off Factor_ subscriptions.
Access the " Benefits at Work " platform for discounts on brands like Nike,, and IKEA. 
You'll receive a laptop, a €250 home office setup budget, and contribute to the Bedrijfspensioenfonds Levensmiddelen pension scheme (2026 rate 27.6%; employer pays 19.64%, employee pays 7.96%).
Health & Wellbeing
Benefit from discounts on ClassPass and gym memberships via Bedrijfsfitness Nederland, free bootcamp classes (Amsterdam), and free subscriptions to Headspace and OpenUp.
Get a 7,5% discount on additional health insurance at Zilveren Kruis in 2025.
Flexibility & Work-Life
Work flexibly with our hybrid setup (50% office, 50% remote), plus a €2.45 daily remote work allowance.
Receive 24 days of annual leave (pro-rated), plus one additional day per year of service (up to 30 days total).
Full reimbursement for 2nd-class public transport to the office, plus €0.23 per km for car and bicycle travel.
Eligible employees can work from another country for up to 8 weeks per year.
Career & Development
Grow with our "Learning Never Stops" mindset:  access internal/external opportunities, and join our cross-market mentoring program.
A dedicated annual budget to help you keep learning, developing new skills, and growing your career.
Culture & Environment
Enjoy fresh homemade lunches in the office (€3.00/day), weekly vrij-mi-bo (Friday drinks), quarterly strategy sessions, and team events.

Другое

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A): Lead COGs and packaging budgeting, forecasting, and month-end close for BNL and Nordics, incorporating inflation, menu mix dynamics, and specification changes.
Variance Analysis & Cost Bridges: Conduct variance analysis and build cost bridges against budget and prior year—decomposing drivers like price inflation, volume, menu mix, waste, and yield loss for executive stakeholders.
Business Partnering: Serve as the primary finance partner to Procurement, Menu Planning, and DC Operations to track supplier pricing, contract renewals, sustainability impacts, and operational performance.
Automated Reporting Suite: Own and continuously improve the regional COGs reporting suite, including theoretical consumption models, cost-per-box assumptions, and DC-level cost tracking.
Data Tooling & Technical Automation: Leverage SQL and Databricks to automate COGs data pipelines and eliminate manual reporting overhead.
Theoretical vs. Actual Benchmarking: Monitor theoretical vs. delivered COGs performance to identify, explain, and mitigate gaps driven by operational waste, yield loss, and menu composition.
Cross-Functional & Strategic Initiatives: Collaborate with central FP&A and broader finance teams on strategic projects, cross-functional efficiency drives, and continuous model improvement.
At least five years of experience in FP&A or commercial finance, with a demonstrable focus on COGs, procurement finance, supply chain, or manufacturing cost management.
Strong understanding of food or FMCG cost structures - ideally including ingredient pricing, packaging, and DC operational costs.
Hands-on, analytical, and intellectually curious - with the confidence to interrogate cost data, challenge numbers, and validate outputs.
Proven ability to build relationships with operational and procurement stakeholders and translate complex cost dynamics into clear business insight.
Comfortable operating across multiple markets simultaneously, with the adaptability to navigate different business contexts and stakeholder environments.
Strong SQL skills, with experience querying large datasets in cloud or data warehouse environments (Databricks experience a plus).
Proficiency with Google Workspace (Sheets, Slides, Docs) and Microsoft Office (Excel).
Experience in a subscription business or high-volume, low-margin consumer environment is a plus.
Fluency in English required; Dutch or another BNL language is an advantage.
Above all, we are looking for people who will make better. There are many different ways of developing skills, and we love diverse experiences! So even if you don’t “tick all the boxes” but think you’d thrive in this role, we would really like to learn more about you.
Are you the missing ingredient? If this sounds like a tasty opportunity, we’d be excited to hear from you. We aim to review your profile and respond within 5 business days.
Please submit your complete application below including your salary expectations and earliest starting date.
After submitting an application our team will review this and get back to you within 5 business days.