Head of Commercial Finance, Beauty & Personal Care, MYSG

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POSITION OVERVIEW

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. This role requires a high degree of commercial agility, strategic insight, and business partnering skills to shape and influence decisions. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and critical thinking abilities to derive actionable insights that drive business success.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Business Performance 

• Use insights to drive and impact commercial decision making together with the CD/CSP and Marketing teams in MYSG. 

• ​Delivering the in-year P&L, driving and shaping business performance. 

• ​Performance analysis and interventions for delivery of in-year financial targets and business winning

• ​Drive and manage the commercial investment strategy as well as return on investment in both TTS/BMI

• ​Identify value opportunities and drive value creation for the business. 

• ​Support Malaysia CD from financial perspective in all aspects and building financial models for different channels. TTS budget control, Rebates and support contractual negotiations. 

• ​Delivery and monitoring of pricing initiatives including support in customer negotiations. 

• ​Lead Sales and Operational Planning Process (S&OP) Financial discussions.

• ​Support Country General Manager/Finance Director in overall performance management for 1UL MYSG

• ​Dynamic resource allocation/decision support on business proposal (Innovation plan/Investment plans) ,

• Pre and Post Business Case Evaluation

• Support Country General Manager/Finance Director in Strategic planning and execution.

• Oversee TTS FET activities

• Lead projects to improve efficiency, simplification and improvement in ways of working, embrace a mindset of continuous improvement. 

Stewardship 

• ​Ensuring strong Trade Terms Controls in Malaysia

• ​Serve as a catalyst in managing overdue accounts in collaboration with the AR Team/customer

• ​Active engagement on Regulatory requirements together with Tax/Controlling. 

People Management

• ​​Responsible for the Commercial Finance talent agenda in MYSG. 

• Develop and nurture the team.

Experiences & Qualifications

• Excellent commercial acumen & strong business partnering credentials with a proven track record on delivery. 

• High integrity, structure and drive.  

• Preferred Exposure to key value creation initiatives such as NRM, IBP, F4G. 

• Financial forecasting and cash-up exposure, with a track record in driving forecast accuracy. 

• Owner’s mindset towards business challenges. Ability to tackle complex situations, evaluate alternative courses of action, and provide fact-based solutions. 

• Strong communication, organizational, and analytic skills, with ability to influence and steer the decisions and work collaboratively. 

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills. 

• Strong team leadership skills. 

Key stakeholder

• Customer Development Team, Marketing Team, Demand Planner, SC team, Other Finance Team, Internal Auditor, Country LT/FLT, APAC Commercial Finance

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team delivers with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.

• You are still responsible for your own results and as a team leader, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenges with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.

What we offer

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all. Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (unilever.com).

ARE YOU INTERESTED?

Please apply online and add your updated resume. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements and we will be in touch to provide you with an update on the status of your application if shortlisted. 

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.