Procurement Finance Manager

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

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What will this role achieve?

Procurement look after the sourcing & supply of all prime materials, bought-in products, goods & services for pladis and covers several categories & regions. The Procurement Finance team underpins this by providing insightful decision support, leading planning and reporting, and maintaining a strong control environment.

This role focuses on Reporting and Planning for Europe & UKI, while acting as a trusted finance partner to Procurement, actively shaping commercial decisions, driving cost optimisation, and improving financial visibility across Directs and Indirects.

What will be your key deliverables?

Business Partnering

• Act as a key finance partner to Procurement buyers, providing end-to-end support across categories
• Translate financial data into clear, actionable insights to support cost initiatives and supplier decisions
• Provide challenge and guidance on cost performance, ensuring financial implications are understood and embedded in decision-making
• Lead financial input into Procurement strategy and key initiatives

Planning & Reporting

• Deliver period-end close, forecasting cycles, and AOP with high quality and insight-driven outputs
• Lead the monthly forecasting process end-to-end, working closely with category teams to align assumptions, risks and opportunities
• Own preparation and presentation of procurement financial updates to senior stakeholders, providing clear insights, recommendations and challenge
• Own performance analysis, clearly explaining drivers of variances and identifying risks and opportunities
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and cost savings tracking, ensuring alignment with Procurement and wider business targets
• Produce reporting packs for senior leadership, focusing on clarity, insight and impact

Data, Processes & Control

• Ensure accuracy and integrity of procurement financial data, identifying and resolving issues (e.g. pricing, volumes, systems)
• Drive automation and simplification of reporting and processes
• Maintain strong financial controls, including validation of savings, audit support, and compliance with policies
• Support risk management framework compliance including Hedging & FX

Team

• Be a proactive, ownership-driven member of a high-performing team
• Act as a go-to contact for procurement finance topics, taking accountability for outputs end-to-end
• Build strong relationships across Procurement, Finance, Supply Chain, and offshore teams to ensure aligned and “right first-time” outcomes
• Continuously identify improvements and drive them through to delivery

Working Pattern: This role offers an agile 3,2 working pattern with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home

Requirements of the role

Essential

• Applicants encouraged to be a guide CIMA/ACCA qualified accountant or equivalent with a proven track record.
• Strong business partnering skills, with ability to influence and challenge stakeholders
• Advanced analytical and financial modelling capability, with experience handling large datasets
• Able to demonstrate a validated communication and leadership ability, with the gravitas to build validated, successful working relationships cross functionally
• Experience driving change and process improvements
• Proactive, self-starter mindset with strong ownership and delivery focus
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, comfortable using SAP

Desirable

• Technical accounting appreciation (IFRS9), particularly hedging
• Knowledge of SAP processes or other relevant systems and ability to get up to speed quickly on relevant systems
• Experience working in Procurement environment is a plus
• Business Partnering experience

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.