Cost Performance Analyst at Danone

About The Job

Analyse the Factory’s costs, losses as well as the performance of the use of available resources and report such analysis to management for decision-making and control.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Cost

• Deliver the required savings year on year and continuously identify opportunities to save costs
• Ensure accuracy of records for auditing purposes
• Daily/Monthly tracking of productivity initiatives to ensure accurate savings are recorded for financial reporting
• Support Industrial controller during month-end closing and reporting
• Prepare accruals to be done with regards to Quality block items, Temp labour not invoiced, any potential risks on losses/gains due to cut-over orders
• Monthly reporting on Production volumes to required stakeholders
• Monitoring BOM accuracy in SAP and reporting any errors to the Master-data team as well as R&I to be corrected
• Monitor and manage the manufacturing accounting systems and related policy and procedures. This includes the setting of standard costs, variance analysis, inventory accuracy, internal controls, ERP system integrity, etc
• Cost analysis of Packaging and processing orders to identify any Bom abnormalities
• Forecast overhead spend for various departments.

Performance

• Identify focus improvement projects (losses, efficiency)
• Work on ad-hoc projects as and when the need arises (losses analysis and pay-back input)
• Identify, implement and monitor cost saving initiatives to help improve industrial productivity
• Track and advise business on all labour KPIs (hours, Tons/FTE, labour utilization)
• Ensure proper SOP’s are in place with regards to stock counts, processing of orders and R&I trials to avoid any financial risks and gaps for errors to occur
• Ensure visible, clear and concise reports to all business levels and manage related queries with regards to labour variances and loss reporting
• Assist in budgeting and reporting against budgeted results
• Manage job costing and profitability
• Support Annual external audit preparation as well internal audits

Loss Analysis

• Management of system accuracy with regards to Processing and packaging orders
• Daily calculation, management and reporting of production losses to the plant
• Recommend corrective actions in respect of variations on Processing and Packaging orders to key users
• Accountable for coaching and guiding understanding of losses within plant
• Identifying key loss contributors and monitoring of initiatives to combat these contributing factors
• Monitor the accuracy of weekly/monthly stock counts and ensure the required approval is received before stock adjustments are posted

R&I Support

• Cost All R&I planned trials for Rolling Forecast accuracy
• Raise Orders for all R&I trials as and when necessary and make sure actual consumption is recorded
• Ensure approvals are received for all trials that are done
• Cost and record R&I trials for re-billing purposes between cost centres as well as for Record keeping and traceability
• Record and report all Reformulation initiatives for Productivity purposes

Supply chain support

• Calculate the actual IDL Logistics cost for the month based on actual volume distributed, fuel rate for the month to confirm the IDL Logistics invoice
• Report on the trade returns by customer by SKU for analysis purposes

About you

Experience And Skills

• Up to 3 years financial and performance management experience
• Sound understanding of input costs across the value chain especially in a manufacturing environment
• Computer literate, with preference to SAP and Excel

Reason For Essential Qualification & Skills

• Strong skills in project management incl. strong written + verbal communication
• Ability to lead and influence others, be empowering, inspiring and a good coach

State specific complexities within the role

• Understanding of input costs across the value chain especially in a manufacturing environment
• Adherence to Finance / Internal control requirements