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Nuremberg, By, De

• Driving the planning and execution of the annual budgeting process and strategic business plan for the region• Managing and maintaining best-of-class monthly and ad-hoc financial forecasting process • Developing and monitoring KPIs for ad-hoc, short- and long-term planning, ensuring consistency across all business areas• Overseeing the analysis of monthly financial results• Providing top notch and highly accurate information and analysis for business decisions

• Establishing a robust target setting model for Operating Overhead (OOH) incl. the link to FTE targets & outlook• Enabling better transparency for monitoring & steering effectively OOH targets achievement, including enhancing transparency of FTE development• Short term and strategic OOH cost management, ensuring company strategy and profitability targets are being met with focus on anticipating cost challenges and identifying levers to mitigate these• Strengthening OOH analytics to… Show more • Establishing a robust target setting model for Operating Overhead (OOH) incl. the link to FTE targets & outlook• Enabling better transparency for monitoring & steering effectively OOH targets achievement, including enhancing transparency of FTE development• Short term and strategic OOH cost management, ensuring company strategy and profitability targets are being met with focus on anticipating cost challenges and identifying levers to mitigate these• Strengthening OOH analytics to assure holistic and cross-functional understanding of OOH drivers and enable identification of key efficiency improvement opportunities • Supporting Value Creation Team development by managing part of the team and by coaching junior team members for upskilling them • Improving forecasting & budgeting processes Show less

Acting as the financial business partner for the global Business Development, Sales Head office and SVP Global Sales• Enable a fact based decision-making process by creating transparency on key performance indicators with respect to projects, business plans & overall Sales strategy• Lead Sales Finance Tools & Capabilities development and drive ongoing improvement for standard reporting and adhoc analysis• Manage & co-ordinate Sales Finance inputs cross functional

• Acting as the financial business partner for the Global WHS Senior Management and their teams• Driving strategic initiatives in collaboration with global WHS / DPC team, such as 5-year strategy plan for the WHS business• Driving WHS P&L enhancement and portfolio management by providing business insights (incl. establishing reporting & analytical frameworks) to drive profitable and sustainable business growth with focus on future marketplace• Project lead for development… Show more • Acting as the financial business partner for the Global WHS Senior Management and their teams• Driving strategic initiatives in collaboration with global WHS / DPC team, such as 5-year strategy plan for the WHS business• Driving WHS P&L enhancement and portfolio management by providing business insights (incl. establishing reporting & analytical frameworks) to drive profitable and sustainable business growth with focus on future marketplace• Project lead for development, implementation and roll out of global Customer Profitability Tool • Enabling fact-based decision making by creating financial transparency on WHS / DPC Business, e.g. analyzing forecasts and business performance to identify risks & opportunities • Providing comprehensive expertise for assigned WHS Sales systems and processes• Financial setup and review of Partner Program Initiative• Managing cost centers and supporting cost center managers in all financial tasks (including budgeting, forecasting, year-end management), supporting contract management with external vendors• Personal responsibility for direct report, i.e. recruiting and managing direct report including setting objectives and prioritization of tasks as well as proposing structural changes for Global WHS finance team, as well as managing interns Show less

Moscow, Russia

• Consulting local Finance team in WHS Finance & Controlling tasks• Acting as financial business partner for the Russia Senior Management WHS team• Upskilling local team in terms of WHS business and global standards as well as implementing finance and business processes according to global standards and policies, including definition of Roles & Responsibilities, process steps, etc.o Setting up Credit management processes and developing A/R and payment forecasting… Show more • Consulting local Finance team in WHS Finance & Controlling tasks• Acting as financial business partner for the Russia Senior Management WHS team• Upskilling local team in terms of WHS business and global standards as well as implementing finance and business processes according to global standards and policies, including definition of Roles & Responsibilities, process steps, etc.o Setting up Credit management processes and developing A/R and payment forecasting toolso Implementing Trade Terms framework and processeso Creating Planning approach & processes and developing planning toolso Enabling standardized reporting solutionso Implementing Customer profitability reporting to manage WHS customer portfolio• Supporting in operational tasks during Corona Crisis, such as Payments, A/R tracking, mitigation plans alignment, risk scenario creation and forecasting Show less

Herzogenaurach

• Project lead for development, implementation and roll out of global Customer Profitability Tool • Setting up framework and implementing reporting on Digital Partner Commerce Business• Creating transparency on business performance, through consolidating and analyzing global data and establishing presentation packages, to enable fact-based decision taking for Executive Board and Senior Management • Enhancing Wholesale reporting landscape and processes• Participation in Strategic… Show more • Project lead for development, implementation and roll out of global Customer Profitability Tool • Setting up framework and implementing reporting on Digital Partner Commerce Business• Creating transparency on business performance, through consolidating and analyzing global data and establishing presentation packages, to enable fact-based decision taking for Executive Board and Senior Management • Enhancing Wholesale reporting landscape and processes• Participation in Strategic global projects (e.g. Future Market Place)• Managing cost centers and supporting cost center managers in all financial tasks (including budgeting, forecasting, year-end management), supporting contract management with external vendors• Personal responsibility for 1 direct report, as well as managing interns Show less

Herzogenaurach

• Implementing and enhancing Omnichannel Reporting Solutions• Defining and implementing global eCom KPI framework• Enhancing eCom reporting landscape • Creating Transparency on the eCom and DtC (Direct to Consumer) business performance through setting up reporting and analyses packages and guiding through business updates for the eCom/Retail team and SVP Sales&Strategy• Cost center management and consolidating / discussing actuals / forecast / budget with SVP Sales&Strategy… Show more • Implementing and enhancing Omnichannel Reporting Solutions• Defining and implementing global eCom KPI framework• Enhancing eCom reporting landscape • Creating Transparency on the eCom and DtC (Direct to Consumer) business performance through setting up reporting and analyses packages and guiding through business updates for the eCom/Retail team and SVP Sales&Strategy• Cost center management and consolidating / discussing actuals / forecast / budget with SVP Sales&Strategy, supporting contract management with external vendors• Creating Transparency on the eCom P&L, through setting up new Accounting policy and Standards, creating Omnichannel booking policy (P&L treatment) Show less

Herzogenaurach

• Analyzing performance on different key products to enable fact-based decision taking for Executive Board and Senior Management• Preparing and guiding through monthly RBK Open to Buy meeting• Managing cost centers and supporting cost center managers in all financial tasks• Analyzing price impacts by setting up basket analysis• Creating transparency on margin drivers• Giving guidance in budget and forecast processes

Herzogenaurach

• Supporting the Controlling team during planning, budgeting and forecast processes• Creating daily, weekly and monthly reports and analysis for senior management stakeholders• Assisting in creating Business Plan Models (BPM)

Bamberg Und Umgebung, Deutschland

• Costumer Service• Sales and consulting (own client base): capital investment, insurance, building savings contract, credit business• Cashier’s desk• Instructor and trainer: lectures for new trainees, mentoring in the store

Bamberg Und Umgebung, Deutschland

• Costumer Service• Sales and consulting: capital investment, insurance, building savings contract, credit business• Cashier’s desk• Instructor and trainer: lectures for new trainees, mentoring in the store