Decision Support Manager - MOVE at Diageo

Role responsibilities

• Partner with Operational heads of departments to understand current and future spend requirements and ensure delivery of operational efficiencies and cost initiatives underpinning financial forecasts.
• Support all planning activities for Supply Chain, delivering Budget, Long range plans, re-forecasts and monthly rolling forecasts.
• Lead reviews of monthly performance and providing guidance and insight to drive decision making.
• Understand and challenge KPIs to be able to articulate key movements in spend and to drive cost efficiencies include process end to end understanding.
• Provide oversight over the SF analysts deliverables.
• Understand production processes by regular visits to the factory floor and communication with the operations teams.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Qualified accountant (CPA/ ACCA) with 5 years post qualification experience and suitable university degree in finance/accounting
• Supply finance background, with experience of manufacturing analysis, supply chain analysis, cost accounting etc.
• Consistent track record of building remote cross-functional business partnerships
• Strong Excel skills
• Experience with SAP, including monthly reporting and planning.
• Good communications skills