Business Partner Controlling Regional Sales

Business Partner Controlling - Regional Sales (m/f/d)

in Germany (Bonn) or UK (Chester) for 12 months

Purpose of the job:

The Business Partner Controlling - Regional Sales is responsible for driving, measuring and communicating financial performance of the local Trading organizations, ensuring adherence and implementation of business relevant processes with overriding priority to support price setting and the terms and conditions in customer negotiations.

Key Responsibilities:

Pricing strategy

• Financial Business Partner to the Trading organisation, General Mangers and local sales managers
• Understand regional customers and potential price strategies to deploy
• Proactively identify and report financial risks and opportunities for regional customers

   
Support in Price Negotiations and tenders with regional customers 

• Provide a central state-of-the-art Contract Approval Form (CAF)
• Provide insights, in-depth analysis and proposals to support internal decision-making process
• Support preparation of customer offers and presentations to send to customers
• Help define negotiation strategy and take part in face-to-face negotiations
   

Pricing process

• Create price tables ready for input into system 
• Check actual pricing versus forecasts and various reporting tools
• Ensure adherence to Pricing and Approval DOA (Delegation of Authority) process
   

Reporting and Forecast

• Report actual metal management performance for the customer
• Drive financial reconciliation processes including metal and energy
• Monitor the settlement of Debit/Credit notes for the Key Accounts, eg. Rebates
• Provide commentary for reports and ad hoc requests

Processes

• Follow routine processes including those related commercial invoicing (eg. Metal reconcil-iation, rebates and claims debits and credits) 
• Drive continuous improvements (process/projects/tools), cost savings, KPI’s and support standardisation/harmonization
• Support local and central projects
• Support ad hoc commercial related topics as required by management

Period Closing and Financial Controlling

• Action postings and accruals as appropriate for Trading organization closing
• Take ownership of accounts for trading organization P&L, targets and balance sheet

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with focus on Finance /Controlling and Communication
• Professional qualification in financial controlling preferred (eg. CIMA)
• Minimum 2 years financial experience as a business partner in an international, preferably manufacturing, environment 
• Good financial understanding, deep understanding of business processes and business demands, an-alytical skills and creativity
• Experience: sales process, controlling, strategic thinking, planning, business case management, sce-nario planning, and financial evaluation of investment decision
  
  
   

About Ardagh Metal Packaging

Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) is a leading supplier of sustainable, infinitely recyclable metal beverage cans to brand owners globally. An operating business of sustainable packaging business Ardagh Group, AMP is a leading industry player across Europe and the Americas, with innovative production capabilities, 23 production facilities, more than 6,000 employees and recorded revenues of $4.8 billion in 2023.

AMP is 76%-owned by Ardagh Group and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AMBP.

About Ardagh Group

Ardagh Group is a global supplier of infinitely recyclable metal and glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for brand owners around the world. We have grown to a team of approximately 20,000 people with revenues of more than $9 billion. Today we have a presence across the Americas, Europe and Africa.

· Ardagh produces many of the beverage cans and bottles that contain your favourite beverages.

· Our packaging is manufactured from metal and glass - permanent materials that can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality.

· Ardagh produces more than 60 billion containers per year (more than 160 million containers per day).

The future we’re creating for Ardagh is built around our four Core Values of Inclusion, Trust, Teamwork and Excellence. We offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team - you’ll enjoy the journey!