CHANEL is a privately-owned company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best, feel fulfilled and confident in their work. We care deeply about our employees and strive to create a safe environment that values people’s humanity and uniqueness so that they are free to bring full selves to work and to their life’s calling.
At CHANEL, being a purposeful and human-driven employer means being intentional, meaningful and caring in inspiring our people; fostering an environment that reflects our strong values; encouraging and enabling inclusion and investing in work and workplace that foster collaboration and well-being. This is critical for the long-term success of our business.
This role is a strategic business partner via proactive generation of business insights and predictive analysis, report to Head of Business Finance.
Key Responsibilities:
Proactively provides value-added financial analyses, modelling, advisory and insights into business performance and earnings, to influence management decision making
Evaluate and contribute to profitability and productivity – of the assigned Division, by channel of distribution/ point of sale and product category. The focus is qualitative profitability growth while never compromising on our brand equity
Utilize robust analytics to derive business scenarios, predictive and prescriptive analysis to drive business decisions
The development of Company’s Monthly/quarterly forecasts, Budgets, Medium Term Plan, and Strategic Alignment Meetings
Compile capital expenditure request, drive inventory management with divisions through reviewing forecast proposals with commercial teams, sales forecast, follow up on Stock Obsolescence and write offs
Provide ad hoc financial analysis and presentation as required by senior management
Establish regular cadence with business partners for monthly budget vs actual analysis, sales and expense forecast updates and drive improvements to operating expense efficiency and forecasting.
Collaborate with local and regional teams on developing analytical KPIs and automated reports to support business decision making and enhance work efficiency
Role Specifications:
Academic / Professional Qualifications
University degree or same level
Work Experience
At least 10 yrs of financial analysis experience.
Required Competencies
Fluent in English (verbal and written)
Innovative
Highly analytical
People skills
Effective communications (presentation skills)
Knowledge in Lean Methodology
Influencing/ Negotiations skills
Conflict Management
Project management
Expert in MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Word & reporting/analysis tools
At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to Chanel.
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What We Do
CHANEL is a private company and a world leader in creating, developing, manufacturing and distributing luxury products.
Founded by Gabrielle Chanel at the beginning of the last century, CHANEL offers a broad range of high-end creations, including Ready-to-Wear, Leather Goods, Fashion Accessories, Eyewear, Fragrances, Makeup, Skincare, Jewelry and Watches. CHANEL is also renowned for its Haute Couture collections, presented twice yearly in Paris, and for having acquired a large number of specialized suppliers, collectively known as the Métiers d’Art. CHANEL is dedicated to ultimate luxury and to the highest level of craftsmanship.
It is a brand whose core values remain historically grounded on exceptional creation. As such, CHANEL promotes culture, art, creativity and “savoir-faire” throughout the world, and invests significantly in people, R&D and innovation.
At the end of 2019, CHANEL employed more than 28,000 people across the world.
